Effect of sex of kids and Litter size on Taggar goat Kids performance

The experiment was conducted to evaluate the effect of litter size on Taggar goat Kids performance. Sixty two (62) kids of Taggar goats which were divided into 3 groups according to sex and the number of kids born per doe (Litter size): Single Kids group (32), twin kids group (24) and triplet kids' groups (6). The results indicated that the birth weight on single kids' groups was 2.10±0.06 kg, the twin group was 2.05±0.05 kg and the triplet group 1.7±0.16 kg and there were no significant (p ≥0.05). The effects of litter size on weaning body weight at were 8.63±0.24 kg, 8.11±0.26 kg and 7.410.51 kg. The effects of litter size on body weight gain of kids from birth to weaning were 6.53±0.22 BW/kg, 6.09±0.25 BW/kg and 5.62±0.48 BW/kg. The effect of little size on Body weight at puberty age was 14.16±0.34 kg, 13.55±0.29 kg and 11.66±0.43 kg. The effect of litter size on puberty age were 175.63±12.86 days, 195.31±9.94 days and 206.61±8.19 days and also at first kidding age was 358.10±15.01 days , 384.86±9.56 days and 387.81±11.60 days and there was no significant (p≥0.05) among the groups. From the study conclude that litter size has a positive effect single kids' group and has a negative effect on the triplet kids' group. Keywords: Taggar, goat, production, reproduction, concentrate ration, dry land, Sudan