Comparison of phenotypic and heterotic effects affecting milk yield, composition and udder morphometry of Hair and F, F and G generation cross-breeds of Alpine × Hair and Saanen × Hair dairy goats in a semi-intensive system.

This study was conducted to compare milk yield, milk components and udder traits of Hair goat, F, F and G generation cross-breeds of Alpine × Hair and Saanen × Hair goats under a semi-intensive system. The effects of genotype, parity, flock and year on milk production, physical and chemical compositions were almost all significant (between p < 0.05 and p < 0.

Determination of factors affecting milk yield, composition and udder morphometry of Hair and cross-bred dairy goats in a semi-intensive system.

In this Research Communication we report milk yield, milk composition and udder morphometry of Hair, Alpine × Hair F1 (AHF1), and Saanen × Hair F1 (SHF1) cross-bred goat genotypes managed in a semi-intensive system. The SHF1 genotype had significantly higher lactation milk yield, fat yield, protein yield, and electrical conductivity than other genotypes, whilst AHF1 was intermediate. The milk fat, protein, lactose, solids-non-fat and total solids contents as well as pH and density of the Hair goat milk were significantly higher than the corresponding values of the cross-bred genotypes.

Some descriptive characteristics of a new goat breed called Honamli in Turkey.

This study has been carried out in the Western Mediterranean Region of Turkey on seven different Honamli goat flocks. The aim of this study was to determine the growth characters, survival rate (till weaning, 105th day), some reproductive characteristics and marketable milk yield. The data were collected from 516 does and 210 kids (125 buckling and 85 doelings).