EFFECT OF SEX, WATTLE, BEARD, HAIR TYPE AND EXTRA TEAT ON GROWTHRELATED TRAITS OF EXTENSIVELY MANAGED GOAT (Capra aegagrus) POPULATION OF NIGER STATE, NIGERIA

A study that evaluated the effect of sex, wattle, beard, hair type and extra teat on growth traits of goats extensively managed in the three Senatorial zones ( i.e zones A, B and C) of Niger state was carried out. The growth traits evaluated include body weight, body length, height-at-withers, chest depth, chest girth, head length, head width, rump length, rump width, shin circumference, fore leg length and hind leg length.Male goats had better (p