Acta Vet. Brno 2025, 94: 165-172
https://doi.org/10.2754/avb202594020165
Growth, fattening, slaughter and carcass characteristics of Manavlı goat kids
Büşra Akçay1
, Aykut Asım Akbaş2, Mustafa Saatci3
, Aykut Asım Akbaş2, Mustafa Saatci3
1Caranoglu Trading Joint Stock Company, Antalya, Türkiye
2Burdur Mehmet Akif Ersoy University, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Department of Animal Science, Burdur, Türkiye
3Muğla Sıtkı Koçman University, Fethiye Faculty of Agriculture, Department of Animal Science, Muğla, Türkiye
Received March 17, 2025
Accepted July 8, 2025
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