ADGA BREED AVERAGES – 2004 LACTATIONS

DOES 275-305 DAYS in MILK

N=

AVG. AGE at START of LACTATION

MILK lbs

RANGE

BUTTERFAT % / lbs

PROTEIN

% / lbs

 

 

ECM*

lbs

 

ALPINE

665

3y6m

2313

620-5030

3.4 / 78

2.9 / 66

2241

LAMANCHA

286

3y6m

2058

950-3590

3.9 / 79

3.1 / 63

2143

NUBIAN

471

2y6m

1814

770-3720

4.8 / 86

3.7 / 66

2184

OBERHASLI

91

2y6m

2272

1080-3920

3.6 / 83

2.9 / 67

2300

SAANEN

583

2y6m

2535

680-5200

3.3 / 83

2.9 / 73

2421

TOGGENBURG

190

3y7m

2172

980-4930

3.2 / 69

2.8 / 61

2036

 Based on 2004 ADGA DHIR Individual Doe Records not corrected for age

* ECM = Energy Corrected Milk

                                     

 

AVERAGES of DHI GOAT HERDS by BREED, 2004

 

HERD BREED

Herd N=

Doe Years N=

MILK LBS.

BUTTERFAT %/ lbs

PROTEIN

 %/ lbs

ALPINE

63

1587

2104

3.4 / 72

2.9 / 60

LAMANCHA

38

647

1765

3.9 / 68

3.2 / 56

NUBIAN

78

1129

1449

4.5 / 65

3.5 / 51

OBERHASLI

17

209

1810

3.6 / 55

2.8 / 51

SAANEN

32

795

1903

3.6 / 68

2.9 / 56

TOGGENBURG

17

293

1680

3.3 / 56

2.8 / 47

Based on 2004 USDA DHI Herd Records of those herds comprised of 75% of a single breed

Mixed breed & Experimental Herd data available at AIPL

 

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