Milk yield and composition and body weight of offsprings of mixed-breed goats on semi-arid rangelands with different rainfall

The objective was to characterize milk yield and composition from mixed-breed goats kidding in winter and grazing rangelands with 221 ( n  = 15), 334 ( n  = 20), or 441 ( n  = 12) mm of annual rainfall in northern Mexico (22–25°N). Weekly milk yield and composition were recorded and progeny growth p...

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Published in:Tropical animal health and production 2020-11, Vol.52 (6), p.3799-3808
Main Authors: Flores-Najera, M. J., Vélez-Monroy, L. I., Sánchez-Duarte, J. I., Cuevas-Reyes, V., Mellado, M., Rosales-Nieto, C. A.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animal fat
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Annual precipitation
Annual rainfall
Arid environments
Aridity
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Body Weight
Body weight loss
Composition
Female
Goats
Goats - genetics
Goats - physiology
Lactation
Lactose
Lactose - metabolism
Life Sciences
Mexico
Milk
Milk - chemistry
Milk - metabolism
Offspring
Parturition
Pregnancy
Progeny
Rain
Rainfall
Rangelands
Regular Articles
Seasons
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
Weaning
Weight loss
Winter
Yield
Zoology
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Summary:The objective was to characterize milk yield and composition from mixed-breed goats kidding in winter and grazing rangelands with 221 ( n  = 15), 334 ( n  = 20), or 441 ( n  = 12) mm of annual rainfall in northern Mexico (22–25°N). Weekly milk yield and composition were recorded and progeny growth performance assessed. Body weight loss during lactation was the highest (6.4 kg) for goats on rangeland with 441 mm of rainfall than goats on 221 mm (1.6 kg), or 334 mm (1.8 kg; P  
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/s11250-020-02418-z