Received: 15-04-2015 / Accepted: 13-05-2015
The present study was carried out at households in Nho Quan district, Ninh Binh province to determine the appearance characteristics and growth performance of indigenous goat (Co),F1between Bach Thao (BT)xCo (BT×Cỏ),and three way crossbred Boerx(BT×Cỏ). Results showed that Co goat had heterogeneouscolor hair, mostly yellow (54.47%). The F1 cross (BT×Cỏ) had four legs are longer than its’s Co and the ears are bigger but straight. Crossbred goats(Box (BT×Cỏ)) commonly have color same color of the male Boer breed (brown (37.11%) or Black heads (21.64%). They havelarge and balanced body size,well developed muscles, and big drooping ears. Body weight of[Bo × (BT×Cỏ)]cross wasalways highest. Male goats showed body weight higher than the females at all ages.The average daily gain (ADG) of the three way cross [Bo × (BT×Cỏ)](81.66g) was remakably higher than BT×Cogoat (66.71 g) and Co (47.12g) (P<0.05). Males have absolute growth rate higher than female goats atmost of stages of age evaluated.