Breeding of dairy goats in terms of industrial technology

The aim of the work is to adapt the industrial technology used on European industrial farms for Russian farms. The main elements of industrial/production technology of milk goat maintenance were defined and characteristics of the main industrial/production processes were specified while studying. The study was carried out with the usage of methods of comparison, correlation and analysis of the own materials and literature sources. Analysis of the main elements of industrial technology practices in milk goat keeping adapted to Russian experience was carried out. The analysis was carried out on the industrial/production farms where there were from 1000 to 4000 heads. The main technological processes – feeding, milking, watering, raising kid crop are mechanized and optimized on these farms. The minimum feeding front on industrial farms is 26 sm/head, optimal – 30-33 sm. Decreasing a feeding space from 26 to 14 sm/head increases the quality of conflicts between the animals in 3,5 times. Increasing the workload on 1 stock fount from 25 to 35 goat’s decreases water consumption for 10,2% and daily yield for 8,5%. When observing the main production processes this technology provides the average yield from one goat on its first lactation 700 kg and more. This surpass the minimum requirements of the Standard in 1,4 times when the time period of production usage of dam goats is 7-8 years. Intensive raise of kid crop provides live weight at the age of 2 months as 15-17 kg and inseminate young goats at the age of 8-14 months. High level of mechanization of the main production processes from 70 to 100% support the decrease of labourship in 2 times.

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