Influence of seasons on the goat milk composition reared under conditions of Amber tehsil of Jaipur district

Abstract

Goats are an integral part of livestock production and play a vital role in the socio-economic structure of the rural poor. The aim of this study was to project the importance and significance of goat milk with special reference to Indian rearing conditions. A large quantity of milk produced in the country, amounting to over 46%, is being consumed as liquid milk. 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 Amber tehsil in different seasons of all 1200 samples was 1.0399±0.0009, 4.70±0.048 per cent, 3.79±0.029, 4.81±0.024, 0.88±0.009 per cent, 13.09±0.039 and 8.15±0.051 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.