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Established June, 2000

Roy Austin   El Dorado, CA  530-621-2920

 Mission

Providing a green alternative method to reducing the

unwanted vegetation for property owners all over

El Dorado County and California.

Email to kiko@goatcentral.com

Our kiko goats are mother nature approved

 

 

Home Birth Bottle Feeding Calculations Castration Conformation Cross Breeding Goat Behaviors Goat Health Goat Tattooing Heritability Heterosis Hoof Care Kiko vs. Boer Kiko Performance Kiko Development Maternal Traits Tattoo Schedule Zoonosis

I found a great article on Heritability.  Click here to view it.
Trait Heritability %
Birth Interval 0.5 to 10
Birth Weight 30 to 40
Number Born 15
Motherability 40
Weaning Weight 20 to 30
Yearling Weight 40
Mature Weight 65
Milk Yield 25
Milk Fat (%) 55
MilkProtein (%) 50
Udder Support 20
Teat Placement 30
Feed Conversion 40
Stature (Conformation/Frame) 45 to50
Rear Legs 15
Wither Height 40
Cannon Bone Circumference 45
Carcass Weight 45 to 50
Quality Grade 40
Fat Depth 40 to 45
Ribeye (loin) area 40 to 45
Cutability (%) 25 to 30
Muscling 40 to 45
Temperament 25
Scrotal Cirfumference 50

By Dr. An Peischel © 2001

 

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