Milk production parameters and growth traits of the Guéra goat in Kayes, Mali

摘要

Evaluationswerecarriedoutonmilkproduction(dailymilkproduction,totalmilkproductionandlactationlength)andgrowthparameters(weight,heighttothetourniquet,lengthscapulo-ischiale,thoracicperimeter,backlengthandhipwidth)onGuéragoatsinKayes,Mali..Averagedailymilkyieldwas1.9liters,varyingfrom1to3liters,duringthe142daysoflactation,foratotalmilkproductionof262literspergoat.Milkyieldincreasedtothenumberofbirthhasbeenobserved.nbsp;nbsp;Averagebirthweightnbsp;was2.14kg,regardlessofsex.Ontheotherhand,nbsp;weightofnbsp;singlenbsp;kidswassignificantlysuperiortothoseofnbsp;doublesandtriples.Adulthoodnbsp;averageweightwasnbsp;35kgforthefemalesand42kgformales.nbsp;nbsp;nbsp;