Parameters

Breed

Arab

Felata

Gumuz

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Mean ± SD

Age at first mating (months)

8.54 ± 0.40

7.75 ± 0.41

7.48 ± 0.35

Age at first kidding (months)

13.65 ± 0.40

12.90 ± 0.29

12.54 ± 0.43

Kidding interval (months)

8.52 ± 0.41

7.85 ± 0.25

7.67 ± 0.22

Litter size

1.58 ± 0.18

1.73 ± 0.14

1.91 ± 0.07

Milk yield/head/day (liter)

0.52 ± 0.03

0.61 ± 0.02

0.59 ± 0.01