01816naa a2200265 a 450000100080000000500110000800800410001902400510006010000220011124501080013326000090024152010760025065000140132665000120134065000140135265000140136665000180138065000120139865000190141065000150142965300150144470000150145970000190147477300570149315232632023-09-01       1977    bl uuuu     u00u1 u    #d7 ahttps://doi.org/10.1017/S00220299000199202DOI1 aAKINSOYINU, A. O.  aStudies on milk yield and composition of the West African dwarf goat in Nigeria.h[electronic resource]  c1977  aSix adult West African dwarf does, about 2½ years old and weighing from 24 to 29 kg, were kept for 18 weeks/lactation, and for 2 lactation periods in all. During these periods the does were hand-milked twice daily and the daily samples were bulked for each animal for subsequent analysis. Milk yields for the period were low. Colostrum was characterized by a high content of total solids of 19·2%, fat 8·3%, total protein 5·1% and a gross energy of 517 kJ/100 g milk, but a low lactose content of 4·9%. The composition tended to approach that of mature goat milk between the second and third d after parturition. The mature goat's milk contained higher mean percentages of fat (6·9) and lactose (6·3) than any temperate breeds of goats and indigenous dairy cattle, but their protein (3·9%) and total ash (0·8%) contents were comparable with any temperate breeds of goats. The percentage protein, lactose, fat and total solids declined slightly with advance in lactation and there was a steady fall in milk yield which was statistically significant (P &lt 0·01).  aColostrum  aFemales  aGoat milk  aLactation  aMilk analysis  aCaprino  aLeite de Cabra  aProdução  aComposicao1 aMBA, A. V.1 aOLUBAJO, F. O.  tJournal Dairy Researchgv. 44, n. 1, p. 57-62, 1977.