Evaluation of Two Estrus Synchronization Protocols on Estrus Response, Conception, and the Kidding Rate during Lower Breeding Season for Abergele Goat in Northern Ethiopia

Table 1

Effect of hormones on estrus response (%), the onset of estrus (LSM±SE), and the duration of estrus (LSM±SE) of Abergele goats.

Protocols	N	Estrus response (%)	Onset of estrus (LSM ± SE)	Duration of estrus (LSM ± SE)
Treatments				NS
PMSG	25	24(96)	8.5 ± 0.65^b	38.6 ± 1.64
PGF2α	52	44(84.6)	10.5 ± 0.53^a	40.6 ± 1.24
Overall	77	90.3	9.8 ± 0.43	39.9 ± 0.99
CV			35	20

where PMSG = pregnant mare serum gonadotropin hormone, PGF2α = prostaglandin f2α, N = total population, LSM = least square means, and SE = standard error,  = ,  = .