About the bucks

22.4 percent (n=11) of the bucks were born in January. 32.7 percent (n=16) were born in February.  44.9 percent (n=22) were born in March.  The three oldest bucks were born on January 20. The two youngest were born on March 17. The average age of the bucks on June 2 was 107 ±18.1 days. The median birth date is February 16.

Eighty-three percent (n=41) of the bucks are multiple births. Over 18 percent (n=9) are triplet-born and there is one quad birth (a Myotonic) among the group of 49 test bucks.

Ninety percent (n=44) of the bucks in this year's test are Kiko or Kiko-influenced.  In addition to the Kikos, there are two Boer bucks, two Myotonic bucks, and one Spanish buck.

30.6 percent (n=15) of the bucks were creep-fed.  69.4 percent (n=34) were not.  69.4 percent (n=34) of the bucks' dams were fed grain during the nursing period. 30.6 percent (n=15) were not.  30.6 percent of the bucks were 100 percent pasture-raised prior to arriving at the test site.

90 percent the bucks are Kiko or Kiko-influenced.
This Kiko buck was consigned by Hannah Zitta (Virginia)

Age
January-born (11) - 22.4 percent
February-born  (16) - 32.7 percent
March-born (22) - 44.9 percent

Average age - 107 ±18.1 days
Median age - 111 days
Average birth date - February 16

Birth type
Singles (8) - 16.3 percent
Twins (31)- 61.2 percent
Triplets (9) - 18.4 percent
Quads (1) - 2 percent

Percent multiple birth - 83.7 percent

Breed composition
Boer (2)
New Zealand Kiko (12)
Purebred Kiko (7)
Kiko (13)
Kiko x Boer (3)
Kiko x Spanish (2)
Kiko x dairy (3)
Kiko percentage (3)
Myotonic (2)
Spanish (1)

Kiko-influenced - 90 percent

A pair of New Zealand Kiko bucks consigned
by Jarred Dennison (Kentucky)

Nutrition
Dams fed grain during lactation (34) - 69.4 percent
Dams not fed grain during lactation (15) - 30.6 percent

Creep-fed (15) - 30.6 percent
Not creep-fed (34) - 69.4 percent

Percent 100 percent pasture-raised (15) - 30.6 percent

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