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Why Dairy Goats ?
by John Borely

 

 

 

Typical Lactation Yields of Goats on Farms in Trinidad in 1969

From the Trinidad and Tobago Annual Goat Show 1969

Breed
Average
Lactation
(lbs)
Lactation
Length
(days)
Approx.
Daily Yield
(lbs)
Bottles Per Day
(Approx.)
British Saanen


 

1600

 

240

 

6.7

British Alpine


 

1800

 

270

 

5.2

British Toggenburg


 

940

 

180

 

5.2

Anglo Nubian


 

1200

 

240

 

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