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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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