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Production characteristics of domestic Balkan goats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  01 August 2011

N. Memisi
Affiliation:
Institute for Science Application in Agriculture, 29 Novembra 69b, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
F. Bauman
Affiliation:
Institute for Science Application in Agriculture, 29 Novembra 69b, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
S. Stojanovic
Affiliation:
Federal Institute for Plant and Animal Genetic Resources, Omladinskih brigada 1, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
B. Pavlov
Affiliation:
Galenika a.d., Batajnicki drum bb, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
S. Jovanovic
Affiliation:
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Bulevar JA 18, Belgrade, Yugoslavia
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Summary

The paper presents milk production results in a domestic Balkan goat breed reared in the north-western region of the Sharplanina massif. A characteristic of the domestic Balkan goat is that it is reared under poor conditions where other domestic animals can not find enough food to survive. These goats have a strong constitution, are robust and resistent to contagious and parasitic diseases, tolerant to hot, arid climate, and have modest nutritional requirements. The entire body (except the nose, hoofs, and lower portion of the tail) is covered by hair. Hair color varies. Most often it is reddish or gray, but can also be black, as well as chestnut, brown, patchy, and seldom, white. Body size increases with age, due to the fact that the domestic Balkan goat matures late, reaching full size at about 4 years of age. Mean values for height at withers and body length in mature goats were 66 and 70 cm, respectively. Lactation duration was 238 days, total milk production 178 kg per lactation, milk fat 3.68%. An average of 1.2 kids are obtained per goat annualy. Poor fertility of the domestic Balkan goat is caused by numerous reasons, mainly poor nutrition.

Résumé

Voici le résumé des résultats d'élevage des chèvres domestiques balkaniques. La chèvre balkanique est élevée dans la partie nord-ouest du massif montagneux de Šarplanina. Elles vivent dans des conditions les plus défavorables, dans les localités où les autres animaux domestiques ne peuvent pas trouver assez de nourriture substantielle. Ces chèvres sont d'une constitution robuste, elles sont fortes et résistantes, elles supportent bien la chaleur et la sécheresse et sont modérées dans l'alimentation. Le corps entier, à l'exception du museau, des sabots et du bout de la queue, est couvert d'un pelage dont la couleur est variée: le plus souvent le poil est rougeâtre ou gris, mais il est aussi noir, marron et multicolore. Le pelage blanc est rare. Le développement corporel de la chèvre est adéquat à l'âge de l'animal. Elle parvient à son plein développement physique à l'âge de quatre ans. La hauteur moyenne de la crête et la longueur moyenne du corps d'une chèvre adulte est 66 cm et 70 cm respectivement. La production de lait par jour est 238 et la production totale de lait est 178 kg par lactation. La richesse du lait en graisse est 3,68%. Pratiquement cela signifie que une chèvre chevrote 1,23 chevreaux annuellement. La fécondité basse est causée par bien des raisons : la cause la plus importante est l'effet de la nourriture.

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Copyright © Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 2004

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