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Donkin, E.F., Stewart, C.G., MacGregor, R.G., Els, H.C.and Boyazoglu,P.A., 1992. Resistance of Indigenous and crossbred goats to heartwater (Cowdria ruminantium). In:Recent Advances in Goat Production, V International Conf. on Goats, New Delhi, March 1992,1717- 1719. Miller, K. and Mwangi, N., 1996. Promotion of dairy goat farming for small holders - a Kenyan model. In:VI International Conf. on Goats, Beijing, May 1996. Volume 1: 62-65. Semenye, P.P., Onim, J.F.M., Conelly, W.T and Fitzhugh, H.A., 1989. On-farm evaluation of dual-purpose goat production systems in Kenya. J. Anim. Sci., 67: 3096-3102. Table 1 Parturitions of Saanen, South African Indigenous and crossbred goats. (First three years) Breed Age (yr) Saanen 1 2 3 All Indigenous 1 2 2 All Crossbred 1 2 All Bred (No.) 55 33 22 110 64 44 20 128 23 9 32 Kidded (No.) 51 31 21 103 42 44 19 105 22 9 31 Kidded (%) 93 94 95 95 50 100 95 82 96 100 97 Kids born Total 71 56 42 169 46 73 38 157 27 17 44 Kids Born (%) 139 181 200 164 110 166 200 150 123 189 142 32
Table 2 Milk yields and milk composition of Saanen, South African Indigenous and crossbred goats. Category (Lact. No. and Breed) First,1988 Saanen Indigenous First,1989 Saanen Crossbred Second,1990 Saanen Crossbred Lactation (kg) Mean±SE 614 ± 142 23 ± 13 558 ± 87 337 ± 63 743 ± 118 463 ± 122 Mean Days* 285 94 290 282 300 266 Milk fat Mean±SE 2.88 ± 0.31 9.06 ± 1.84 3.91 ± 0.40 5.31 ± 0.61 3.73 ± 0.40 5.13 ± 0.63 * Milk production beyond 300 days not included Protein (%) Mean±SE 2.63 ± 0.26 5.44 ± 0.69 3.15 ± 0.26 3.77 ± 0.28 3.12 ± 0.28 3.77 ± 0.26 Lactose (%) Mean±SE 4.61 ± 0.20 4.64 ± 0.44 4.47 ± 0.14 4.82 ± 0.12 4.47 ± 0.16 4.82 ± 0.12 33
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Rwandan goats (21 months). The dela
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UNIVERSITY OF FORT HARE CURRENT AND
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The billy goats also received light
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Goat research at Medunsa EF Donkin
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4. New Research Projects Using the
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UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA Computerised
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Expected Benefits * The research re
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