TY  - JOUR
T1  - Characters of Henan Dairy Goat and its Development in Central China
AU - Wang, Yuqin AU - Qiujue, Wu AU - Yuanxiao, Li AU - Mingxing, Chu AU - Xiaohui, Zhang 
JO  - Research Journal of Animal Sciences
VL  - 6
IS  - 3
SP  - 42
EP  - 46
PY  - 2012
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1993-5269
DO  - rjnasci.2012.42.46
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=rjnasci.2012.42.46
KW  - Henan dairy goat
KW  -production performance
KW  -goat milk
KW  -sheep
KW  -China
AB  - The productive characteristics of Chinese Henan dairy goat 
  and its development in central China are presented. Adult males being 82.86 
  cm and adult females 65.27 cm high at withers, weighing 69.9 and 39.96 kg, respectively. 
  This breed has a high reproductive performance. Male and female kids reached 
  puberty at a mean age of 120 and 150 days, respectively. The number of kids 
  at one time varies from single to septuplet with the kidding rate is given as 
  2.02. Goat fed only on grass in first parity period, produced 619.19 kg milk 
  in 305 days of lactation and 668.4 kg in second parity, 698.73 kg in third parity. 
  The total solids, protein, ash content were rich in goat milk. On slaughter 
  performance when kids are 10 months old, the live eight is 37.25 and 33.15 kg, 
  carcass weight is 19.00 kg and 16.34, the slaughter rate are 54.09 and 53.00%, 
  carcass dressing rate are 43.62 and 42.11%, respectively in male and female 
  kids. The dairy goat’s fate in 
  Henan province will be great attention.
ER  -