Proceedings

While working with a large goat dairy (average census 886 head) a monthly census was taken by the owner of adult animals on the dairy for a 14 month period. The categories used were the number of does in milk, the number to freshen, the number dry, the number of bucks, the number yearling does, the number died and the number culled. Comparisons were made with California DHIA cow dairy data for percent dry, percent in milk and percent animals leaving the herd. The total number of animals ranged for 843 to 1317 head. Animals that left the dairy were: 276 died, 187 for slaughter, 46 sold at auction and 108 sold for milkers. This represented 47 percent of the beginning census. The average percent dry was 19 percent, fresh 80 percent. California dairy cow data states an average of 15 percent of cows dry, 85 percent in milk and 30 percent leave the dairy each year. Monthly variation for does in milk in the goat dairy was much greater than for cow dairies due to the seasonal breeding activity of the goat and the number of animals that left the dairy was quite a lot higher for the goat dairy. Further study is indicated on the economic ramifications of these differences

Bibliographic Details

Main Authors:	64266 East, N.E., 6757 Dairy Goat Journal Publishing Co., Scottsdale, AZ (EUA), 33022 3. International Conference on Goat Production and Disease Tucson, AZ (EUA) 10-15 Ene 1982
Format:	biblioteca
Published:	Scottsdale, AZ (EUA) 1982
Subjects:	CAPRINOS, ANALISIS DE LA INFORMACION, CARACTERIZACION DE SISTEMAS, ESTADOS UNIDOS DE AMERICA,
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