Research on Quantitative Skills in Meat Production Direction at Youth Goats from Carpathian Breed in Relation with the Rearing System

This paper aims to quantify the quantitative performances to the production of meat at Carpathian youth breed in relation to the rearing technology. To assess the development of kids body during birth - 6 months kids were weighing at birth, at 28 days, at weaning (60 days) and 6 months, registering total weight gain and average daily gain achieved by them in stages and throughout the period monitored. The research took into account two farms of goats from Carpathian breed differentiated by technology of rearing and exploitation practiced which were situated in South Muntenia Region (Giurgiu and Prahova counties). The farm from Prahova County exploits animals belonging to Carpathian breed and practicing an extensive operating system or pastoral and the farm from Giurgiu County exploits the same breed using semi-intensive operating system. The best result in terms of quantitative parameters of meat production (average daily gain, average total gain) were achieved by animals which practicing semi-intensive operating system. (C) 2015 Published by Elsevier B.V.