AGR 2350 Lecture Notes - Lecture 6: Brie, Pygmy Goat, Mohair
21 Nov 2016
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Mainly kept for milk, meat and fibre. Considered the cow of the poor: a(cid:272)tually produ(cid:272)e pretty (cid:449)ell, they"re like the (cid:272)hi(cid:272)ke(cid:374)s of the dairy i(cid:374)dustry. In nepal they have a milking system on a motorcycle. Adaptable to adverse climatic and geographic conditions. Browsing species: utilize poor quality forages, areas where pastures are overgrazed, majority are located in the developing countries (asia) I(cid:374) ca(cid:374)ada there"s a(cid:271)out 22(cid:1009) (cid:1008)00 goats: has increased on a global scale about 60% since 1993. Asia eats most, america has about 2: we"re stu(cid:272)k o(cid:374) (cid:272)hi(cid:272)ke(cid:374) Removable building technology is best for goats. Ontario: 52% of goat population (quebec 17%, alberta 13%, 394 farms, numbers increased by 15. 5, normally the populated areas in canada are where ppl are. Ontario milk production close to 38 million l/year: 77% of estimated production in canada. Producers encourage to achieve: 2. 3% milk fat and 3. 0% protein, ontario has 2 main brokers.
