Milk production, kidding interval and kid growth of indigenous goats of southern Mexico

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  • Leticia Gaytán Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro image/svg+xml
    • Miguel Mellado Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro image/svg+xml
      • Francisco G Véliz Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro image/svg+xml
        • Ma. de los Angeles De Santiago Autonomous Agrarian University Antonio Narro, Department of Animal Nutrition, Saltillo, Coahuila, Mexico

          DOI:

          https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a3n9.858

          Palabras clave:

          Body weight, calving interval, grazing, growth traits

          Resumen

          Milk production, kidding intervals and kid growth were evaluated in 20 multiparous indigenous goats of southern Mexico, grazing on a tropical forest. The association between milk production and kid growth rate was also assessed. The total average milk yield was 26.9 ± 9.3 kg, in lactations of 108 ± 13 d. Average daily weight gain of kids was 67 ± 27 g. Considering the entire lactation, daily milk yield accounted for less than 1 % of the known variation in kid weight gain. It was concluded that, due to the high energy investment in reproduction (mean kidding interval of these goats was 195 ± 8 d), low genetic merit for milk production, low adult body weight (28.7 ± 3.3 kg), and sub-optimum nutrition (6 h daily grazing), the lactation performance of the indigenous goats of southern Mexico was very poor, which forces kids to depend upon native forage at an early age.

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          Biografía del autor/a

          • Leticia Gaytán, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro

            PROFESORA INVESTIGADORA C DE TIEMPO PARCIAL

            DEPTO DE PRODUCCION ANIMAL

          • Miguel Mellado, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro

            PROFESOR INVESTIGADOR C DE TIEMPO COMPLETO

            DEPTO DE NUTRICION ANIMAL

          • Francisco G Véliz, Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro

            PROFESOR INVESTIGADOR C DE TIEMPO COMPLETO

            DEPTO DE CIENCIAS MEDICO VETERINARIAS

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          2016-08-25

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          Gaytán, L., Mellado, M., Véliz, F. G., & De Santiago, M. de los A. (2016). Milk production, kidding interval and kid growth of indigenous goats of southern Mexico. Ecosistemas Y Recursos Agropecuarios, 3(9), 401-405. https://doi.org/10.19136/era.a3n9.858

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