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Evaluation of lactation performance identifies superior sire in Anglo Nubian dairy goat herd

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Hopkins, K. and Reid, D. (2022) Evaluation of lactation performance identifies superior sire in Anglo Nubian dairy goat herd. In: Australian Association of Animal Sciences 34th Biennial Conference 2022, 5–7 July 2022, Cairns, Queensland.

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Abstract

Anglo Nubian goats are commonly considered poor milk-producers among Australian dairy goat breeds and fall short of the 300+ day lactations desired in commercial dairies (Abud and Stubbs 2009). Anglo Nubians have milk with a high % of fat and protein however, lower overall milk production results in low total fat and protein yields. Markets for Australian goat milk include whole milk, cheese, yoghurt, and milk powder, meaning that both quality and quantity of milk are commercially relevant. Lactation recording can identify animals with superior milk production traits including lactation length, total milk, fat and protein yield. Understanding the performance of related animals forms the basis of a breeding program, therefore sire identification is critical (Lindsay and Skerritt 2003). The aim of this paper is to demonstrate the benefit of lactation recording to identify sires of high producing does in a case study Anglo Nubian herd.

Item Type:Conference or Workshop Item (Paper)
Corporate Creators:Department of Agriculture and Fisheries, Queensland
Business groups:Animal Science
Subjects:Animal culture > Breeding and breeds
Animal culture > Goats
Live Archive:06 Feb 2024 03:58
Last Modified:06 Feb 2024 03:58

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