%0 Journal Article
%T Comparison of Weigh-Suckle-Weigh (WSW) and Hand Milking (HM) Methods for Measuring Milk Yield and Composition in Dairy Goats
%A Cemil T£¿l¨¹
%J -
%D 2019
%X Objective: The effect of two different methods on milk production and composition in the suckling period of dairy goats was investigated. Material and Methods: The study was carried out with 8 Turkish Saanen goats 4-5 years old and 8 goat-kids (3 Female; 5 Male). In this study, the mean of 47.5¡À0.50 days old and female goat-kids with live weight of 12.9¡À1.36 kg and male goat-kids live weight of 16.0¡À1.06 kg were used. Milk production was measured by the weigh-suckle-weigh (WSW) + hand milking method and hand milking (HM)-only method. Samples were collected from each goat and analyzed in the laboratory. Results: Results indicated that little more milk was obtained from the WSW method than HM (P=0.0777). The amount of milk was measured in the goats during the morning milking period when the goats and goat-kids had been separated for 14 hours (P<0.0001). While milk content was higher using WSW than the HM method, other milk components were higher with the HM method (P¡Ü0.05). Higher fat in the milk was obtained from WSW because of residual milk in the breast. The mean of aged 47-60 days goat-kids suckled 880 g milk/goat-kid per period in study. The goat-kids suckled significantly more in the morning than evening, and males more than females (P¡Ü0.05). Conclusion: The selection of milk production method can be made from either WSW or HM, according to farm conditions. However, it can be said that a variety of factors, such as age, gender, type of labor, duration of separation from mother, lactation time and labor, may influence the amount of milk suckled by the goat-kids.
%K T¨¹rk Saanen
%K emzirme
%K sa£¿£¿m periyodu
%K kal£¿nt£¿ s¨¹t
%K s¨¹t ya£¿£¿
%U http://dergipark.org.tr/hayuretim/issue/46450/500069