Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LXVIII, Issue 2
Written by Laura MARINICĂ, Dorina NADOLU, Andreea Hortanse ANGHEL, Constantin PASCAL
The Murciano-Granadina breed, known for its remarkable milk production, is attracting increasing interest in Romania due to its ability to provide high quality milk throughout the year (deseasoned). The present study aims to follow the evolution of milk production in 150 goats of the Muciano-Granadina breed, included in the pure-bred breeding program of the Genealogical Register of the breed. The milk production of the 150 goats from three farms with different rearing systems, traditionally modernized in lot 1 (in Vaslui County), intensive in lot 2 (in Timiș County) and semi-intensive in lot 3 (in Călărași County) was followed over five years (2020-2024), highlighting the productive potential under different rearing and nutrition conditions. The results indicate a variation in average milk production for the 5 years analyzed of 237.68 kg/257.96 lactation days in the semi-intensive system, 301.04 kg/267.4 lactation days in the modernized traditional system and 474.36 kg/281.92 lactation days in the intensive system. Irrespective of the farming system, the milk production of Murciano-Granadina goats is lower in the specific geo-climatic conditions of our country than in the subtropical and temperate Mediterranean climates.
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