Malagueña
Goat Malagueña is a native Spanish breed is among the most dairy breeds in the world.
The origin of the race or rather where the first ranches were organized for its description and recognition, was in the region of La Axarquía Malaga, whose capital is Velez Malaga, population that gives this other name to the race.
It was also called Costeña, because it is all this original area, coastal zone.
Average age male reproducers (months): | 18 |
Female reproductive age (months): | 24 |
Average age at first delivery (months): | 14 |
Interval between births (days): | 290 |
Number of births per year: | 1 |
Prolificity: | 2 |
Duration of productive life (years): | 8 |
Seasonality:
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Very low |
Meat production | |
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Average daily gain (average; gr / day): | 160 |
Age at sacrifice (average, months): | 1 |
Channel weight (average, kg): | 4.5 |
% Channel yield: | 55 |
Milk production | |
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Milk production per lactation (average, kg): | 502 |
Duration lactation (average, days): | 268 |
No. of lactations: | 7 |
% Fat in milk: | 4.8 |
% Proteins in milk: | 3,4 |