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A total of 587 kidding records of West African Dwarf (WAD) goats over 10 years (1982-1991) were used. Mean kidding interval and litter size at birth were 275.68 ± 6.08 days and 1.79 ± 0.05 kids, respectively. Effects of parity, season and year of birth were significant (P < 0.05) for kidding interval. Parity also had significant effect (P < 0.05) on litter size at birth. Heritability estimates...