Partial Results Regarding Exploitation Characteristics, Morpho-Productive Traits for Saanen Breed Goats in South of the Country

Abstract

Over about 92% from national goat livestock come from local unameliorated breeds, namely Carpathian breed which is traditionally exploited in a mixed way next to sheep in a proportion of over 65% from the breed total. Expectations towards a qualitative and quantitative production led to pretty important imports for specialized breeds like the Saanen one, from communitary states, during the last 10 years.This study presents the results of some research started since the last semestre of the previous year on some goat livestock from Saanen breed, livestock which was brought to the Garbovi farm, Ialomita county. The livestock presents the following morpho-productive traits, such as: weight 57.375±0.23 Kg as an average, back length 67.47±0,38cm, crupper length 69.25±0,41 cm, oblique body length 70,98±0,38 cm, thoracical perimeter 89.17cm±0.32 cm, resulting a dolicomorphe body structure. The medium milk production in is of 2.19 l/head/day during the stalling months November-February, with average of November 58.05±1.77 l.,December 70.47±2,07 l.,January 92.30±2.93 l., and February 45.10±1.38 l.,only during the first 120 days, and the chemical composition of the main constituent parts: Dry matter nonfat 9.3%, protein 3.53%, fat 4.02%, a significant quantitative and qualitative gain of goat milk especially when the local breeds don’t yield them.The females prolificity is of 128%, being a lot below the breed average 150-170% in comparison with the average proven by the breed but also in comparison with the unameliorated breeds, this aspect being also a basical element in selection, next to the milk quantitative aspect. The gain recorded for goat youth over the 90 days is comprised between 127g, 198g, 122g/day of males and 109g, 173g, 106 g/day of females, during the whole period which was much over the average of Carpathian breed. Shortage of some agricultural policies on breed, of trained staff in the farm,speciality information concerning the exploitation of some performant breeds led to goats purchase, esppecially milk ones, which have typical dolicomorphe structure but with a great productive and somatometrichal variability.

Keywords

• body structure
• goats production
• goats somatometers
• milk production