AGR 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 14: Butterfat, Estrous Cycle, Menstrual Synchrony
7 Dec 2017
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Doeling = < 1 yr. old female goat. *when they loss their teeth at about one year old. Decreasing number of farms but number of goats on farm increasing. Largest increase of goat farms found in ontario. Number of goats in millions has and is increasing. Middle east and south west asia larger contributors. Must be licensed and inspected under milk act. In ontario, two main brokers: gay lea (hewitt"s dairy, ontario goat co-operative inc. Fall 2017: ~sh. 85/l below cost of production for majority of producers. ~275 licensed goat dairy producers in ontario (increasing) Representing approximately million dollars in farm gate sales. Ontario represents about 75% of canada"s goat milk production. Persistent and high milk production, average milk fat (3. 4%) Persistent and high milk production, average milk fat (3. 5%) Moderate milk production, moderate milk fat (3. 3%) persistent production. Good milk production, high milk fat 93. 9%) Con: no ears for tags, need to use neck ties instead.
