Six novel SNPs in BMPR1B, BMP15 and GDF9 genes were genotyped in Black Bengal goats (158).
The effect of season and parity was highly significant (p ≤ 0.01) on litter size.
The effect of genotype and year of birth was non-significant on litter size.
For age at first heat, first service and first kidding, effect of genotype was found non-significant.
The effect of season of kidding was significant (p ≤ 0.05) on age at first kidding for all the loci.