Original scientific paper
Alpine and saanen goats milk yield and composition
Neven Antunac
; Zavod za mljekarstvo, Agronomski fakultet, Svetošimunska 25, 10000 Zagreb
Abstract
The influence of lactation sequence on milk yield and composition of Alpine and Saanen goats, kept, fed and brought up in equal condition, was studied during first three lactations. The 3rd lactation of Alpine goats was significantly (P<0.05) shorter (239 days) than that of Saanen (259 days). Differences in lenght between the first and second lactation were not significant. Both breeds produced more milk during 2nd and 3rd lactation compared to the first - Alpine 18 and 37 per cent, Saanen 23 and 35 per cent resp. Average amounts of milk and protein in both breeds and during three lactations were roughly equal and their differences not significant.
Keywords
alpine and saanen goats' milk composition; milk yield; lactation sequence
Hrčak ID:
96675
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Publication date:
1.6.1990.
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