Genetic Evaluation of Milk Production Traits in the Serbian Saanen Goat Population.

ABSTRACT: Within the framework of this study, a genetic evaluation of milk traits was conducted in the Saanen goat breed. The focus of the research was placed on the application of more advanced models for estimating heritability and breeding values of economically important milk traits. The study included 670 Saanen goats and a total of 2155 lactations between 2010 and 2021 on a single farm located in the Autonomous Province of Vojvodina. The milk production traits included total milk yield per lactation (TMY), milk fat yield (FY), protein yield (PY), and the content of milk fat (MF) and protein (PC). The fixed effects included in the Sire and Animal models were as follows: kidding season, type of kidding, year of kidding, and lactation number. The permanent environmental effect of the doe and the

SUBMITTER: Zeljic Stojiljkovic K 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12560933 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature