https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/66a25cc21c82e1bb8fd190ee1fb77205.pdf 9ca2a5dd01233522b5c0635c2091b2af https://ir.zou.ac.zw/files/original/9f146a3538e6ede7ac913e734e2e3d1f.pdf 9ca2a5dd01233522b5c0635c2091b2af Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource Staff Publications Text A resource consisting primarily of words for reading. Examples include books, letters, dissertations, poems, newspapers, articles, archives of mailing lists. Note that facsimiles or images of texts are still of the genre Text. Dublin Core The Dublin Core metadata element set is common to all Omeka records, including items, files, and collections. For more information see, http://dublincore.org/documents/dces/. Title A name given to the resource INFLUENCE OF STAGE OF LACTATION ON QUANTITATIVE AND QUALITATIVE MILK PRODUCTION PARAMETERS IN GOATS Creator An entity primarily responsible for making the resource N. ASSAN Description An account of the resource 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 lactation and then a decline in milk yield as it reaches the end of lactation. However, the other milk constituencies (protein, fat, lactose, etc ) do not follow the same trend as total milk yield through the 3 lactation stages. Therefore, it is suffice to suggest that the understanding of the physiological changes in these stages of lactation is crucial in maximizing milk production in goats. The present discussion explores the importance of different stages of lactation in milk production in influencing yield and milk composition. Milk yield and its composition are influenced by various factors, among these stage of lactation is very significant. The proportion of protein, lactose, fat and total solids declined slightly with advance in lactation and a steady fall in milk yield. This is on the basis that milk yield is a function of the number of mammary secretory cells and their metabolic activity change during the course of lactation. The significant stage of lactation effect in most studies may have practical implications in determining optimal feeding management to maximize total lactation yield and milk composition. Therefore, the knowledge of physiological activities during different stages of actation is critical to dairy animal nutrition and management decision support systems for optimization of goat dairy flock production processes Publisher An entity responsible for making the resource available Scientific Journal of Animal Science Date A point or period of time associated with an event in the lifecycle of the resource 2014 Goat Stage of lactation Yield Composition