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The Anglo-Nubian is a dual-purpose goat, reared both for goat's meat and for milk. Kids fatten quickly for meat production. The milk yield is not as high as in some Swiss goat breeds, but the milk has a higher percentage of fat. Nannies give approximately 3.9 kg of milk per day, with an average
Dairy goats in their prime (generally around the third or fourth lactation cycle) average—2.7 to 3.6 kg (6 to 8 lb)—(or 2.8 to 3.8 L (3 to 4 U.S. qt))—of milk production daily—roughly during a ten-month lactation. Goats produce more after freshening and gradually drop production toward the end of their lactation.
Almeda produced the crosses by breeding purebred a Saanen doe imported from Australia with a Anglo-Nubian buck imported from the United States. [1] The facility is known for pioneering the use of Indigofera zollingeriana as goat feeds which was observed to have increased the dairy production of the AGF's herd. [2]
About 1940, Mrs. Frey purchased a short-eared doe from the Goodridge herd, and called her 'Nesta'; a small, beautiful doe with big milk production. [9] Nesta yielded many of the goats in Mrs. Frey's herd of 1960; extant when she wrote her detailed history for Dairy Goat Journal. [9]
The Kinder is an American breed of domestic goat. It originated on a farm in Snohomish, Washington, where in about 1985 an American Pygmy buck was cross-bred with Nubian does. The resulting stock was selectively bred to create a compact but well-muscled goat, suitable both for milk and for meat production.
Freshening (coming into milk production) usually occurs at kidding, although milk production is also relatively common in unbred doelings of dairy breeds. [35] Milk production varies with the breed, age, quality, and diet of the doe; dairy goats generally produce between 680 and 1,810 kg (1,500 and 4,000 lb) of milk per 305-day lactation. On ...
Raw milk fans say this unprocessed dairy product has health benefits. But food safety experts say that unpasteurized milk is dangerous consume. ... usually cows, sheep, or goats—and less ...
This page presents a list of dairy goat breeds utilized for the production of milk which is either consumed in its original state or used to make different types of cheese. Note that many of those breeds listed below are dual-purpose, meaning that they are also utilized for the production of fiber or meat.