Difference in Growth Performance Among Four-Month-Old Goat Kidlets from Different Strains in Western Hunan

Feed intake and daily weight gains of four-month-old goat kidlets from Boer,Nanjiang Yellow and Boer×Nanjiang Yellow F1 were studied.The results showed that daily feed intake within each week and the overall feed intake did not differ significantly among the strains(P0.05);average daily weight gains of Nanjiang Yellow kids were significantly higher than hybrid kids of Boer×Nanjiang Yellow F1 in the first week(P0.05);average daily weight gains of Nanjiang Yellow kids were significantly lower than hybrid kids of Boer×Nanjiang Yellow F1 in the second week(P0.05);but in the third week average daily weight gains had no difference among the strains(P0.05),and the overall daily weight gains had no significant difference among the strains(P0.05).The study showed that growth performance was comparable among the three strains,and the heterosis from Boer goats was not observed.