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 3

Conception rate (%), kidding rate (%), litter size (LSM±SE), and birth weight (LSM±SE) of Abergele goats synchronized with the PMSG and PGF2α protocols.

Protocol	N	Mating (%)	Conception (%)	Kidding (%)	Litter size (LSM±SE)	Birth weight (LSM±SE)
Treatments
PMSG	24	15 (62.5)	9 (37.5)	6 (66.6)	1.5 ± 0.20	1.8 ± 0.04
PGF2α	44	44 (100)	29 (65.9)	25 (86.2)	1.0 ± 0.03	2.1 ± 0.04
Overall		81.25	51.7	76.4	1.1 ± 0.05	2.0 ± 0.03
CV					24	10

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