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This discussion attempt to explore the influence of breed,
stage of lactation and nutrition on milk yield and major milk
components in goats. Different breeds protray different
lactation curves, this is possibly that their genomes from…

Slaughtering kids/lambs at specified age and weight of
specialized goat and sheep meat breeds might promote high muscle
deposition and a desirable carcass fat cover, culminating into meat
with a more adequate nutritional profile and health…

Goat lactation is synonymous to an agricultural production
function with three distinct production regions namely, early, mid
and late lactation. It is characterised by an increase in milk yield in
early lactation to a possible peak in the mid…

The level of individual milk output per dam is a crucial element
in the economic survival of any dairy enterprise. A profitable goat
dairy enterprise should aim at maximazation of milk output per
dam or optimizing the overall milk output from the…

The factors influencing the amount and composition of
produced milk can be divided into two groups, namely internal
and external factors. This is very important to remember when
evaluating the milk quality and in the improvement of milk yield
and…

The tropics and subtropics is a habitat to diverse populations of
indigenous goats and sheep breeds known for their adaptability to the
existing harsh agro-ecological conditions and the majority are reared
under traditional systems of management.…

he growth performance, carcass and meat properties are the
driving factors for efficiency and overall viability of goat and sheep meat
production systems. These performance factors are much dependent on
genotype, although the overall productive…

One principal source of unsubstantial meat production
efficiency in commercial small ruminants is high kid/lamb
mortality, where a larger proportion of kid/lamb crop fails to
reach marketable age resulting in immense economic losses.
There is…