Contributor: Mr. Ruey-Chun HsiehTaiwan Livestock Research Institute 1 Ranch Road, Kenting Hengchun, Pintung, Taiwan Republic of China Tel: 886-8-8861341∼4 Fax: 886-8-8861345
Growth Performance | Mean ± SD |
Male birth weight | 2.7±0.3 Kg |
Female birth weight | 2.6±0.5 Kg |
Male weaning weight | 13.7±1.6 Kg |
Female weaning weight | 11.9±0.7 Kg |
Average daily gain before weaning(M) | 0.13±0.03 Kg |
Average daily gain before weaning(F) | 0.11±0.01 Kg |
Male mature weight | 64.1±5.4 Kg |
Female mature weight | 44.8±5.9 Kg |
Average daily gain at postweaning | 0.20 Kg in male |
Postweaning feed conversion | 6.20 Feed/Gain in male |
Dressing percentage | 48.4 % in male |
Lean percentage | 32.9 % in male |
Reproductive | |
Performance | Mean ± SD |
Age at puberty of bucks | 135±13 days |
Pubertal weight of bucks | 19.1±4.0 Kg |
Scrotal circumference at puberty | 19.4±1.9 cm |
Scrotal circumference at mature | 22.5±2.1 cm |
Interval from kidding to recycling | 34.6±11.4 days |
Kidding rate by 100 does | 161.3 % |
Singling rate | 41.9 % |
Twinning rate | 54.8 % |
Tripling rate | 3.3 % |
Conformation | |
Measurements | Mean ± SD |
Body length(the distance from the | 88.1±3.6 cm in male |
middle point between two | 67.1±3.8 cm in female |
earheads to tailhead) | |
Withers height(the distance from | 76.2±4.5 cm in male |
shoulder-blades to ground) | 67.1±3.8 cm in female |
Chest girth(the circumference of chest | 100.0±4.2 cm in male |
which measured over back shoulder | 85.4±4.6 cm in female |
and foreflank) |
Milk Production | Mean ± SD |
Length of lactation | 150 days |
Daily milk yield | 0.82±0.37 Kg |
Milk fat | 5.5±0.3 % |