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

Authors

  • Leticia Gaytán UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO
  • Miguel Mellado UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO
  • Francisco G Véliz UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO
  • 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

Keywords:

Body weight, calving interval, grazing, growth traits

Abstract

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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Author Biographies

  • Leticia Gaytán, UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO
    PROFESORA INVESTIGADORA C DE TIEMPO PARCIALDEPTO DE PRODUCCION ANIMAL
  • Miguel Mellado, UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO
    PROFESOR INVESTIGADOR C DE TIEMPO COMPLETODEPTO DE NUTRICION ANIMAL
  • Francisco G Véliz, UNIVERSIDAD AUTONOMA AGRARIA ANTONIO NARRO
    PROFESOR INVESTIGADOR C DE TIEMPO COMPLETODEPTO DE CIENCIAS MEDICO VETERINARIAS

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Published

2016-08-25

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How to Cite

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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