Body performance of the mother and the kid of sapera goats based on birth type at Kuncen Farm

Abstract

Sapera goats have many excellencies but their population is still low. Efforts that can be made are to provide female goats that have the potential to give twin birth type and have high productivity. This is obtained through an assessment of body performance. The mother and her offspring of Sapera goats with twin and single birth types have different body performance. These differences can be a reference to describe the productivity of Sapera Goats on these farms. This research was conducted in January 2023 at Kuncen Farm, Mijen District, Semarang City with the criteria for a mother Sapera goat aged between 1.5 - 2 years and her offspring aged between 3 - 5 months. Based on the results of the study, the body performance of Body Length (BL), Body Height (BH), and Chest Circumferences (ChC) were superior to the mothers and offspring of the twin birth type, while Canon Circumferences (CC) and Head Length (HL) performance of the mother and her offspring in each type of birth do not have much difference. Therefore, it can be concluded that Body Length (BL) Body Height (BH), and Chest Circumferences (ChC) are related to the type of birth while Canon Circumferences (CC) and Head Length (HL) performance are not related. Goat’s body performance is influenced by environmental conditions and animal feed.