Study of effect of seasons on the goat milk composition reared under conditions of Jaipur tehsil of Jaipur district

Abstract

The goat is thought to have been the earliest domesticated ruminant and, of all the species of domesticated animals except the dog, has the widest ecological range. The research has conducted at the Shri Vinayak College of Agriculture, Nayla, Kanota, Jaipur district of Rajasthan during 2022-24. The overall average specific gravity, fat, protein, lactose, ash, total solids and solids not fat of goat breeds reared under conditions of Jaipur tehsil in different seasons of all 1200 samples was 1.0295±0.00038, 4.79±0.048 per cent, 3.25±0.032, 4.44±0.015, 0.744±0.008 per cent, 13.16±0.036 and 8.39±0.054 per cent, respectively. The specific gravity, fat, calcium, phosphorus, potassium, magnesium and chloride percentage in the milk of Jakhrana as well as Sirohi goat breeds under seasonal conditions was significantly differ. Season has conspicuous effects on milk quality of goats.