RESEARCH ARTICLES
20. Comparative analysis of milk quantity and quality in native goat breeds of Kerala
K. Mathivathani, G. Radhika., T.V. Aravindakshan., R. Geetha and Marykutty Thomas
Journal of Veterinary and Animal Sciences.2020. 51(2):207-213.
Author Details
K. Mathivathani: PG Scholar, Department of Animal Breeding Genetics and Biostatistics, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
G. Radhika: Assistant Professor, Centre for Advanced studies in Animal Genetics and Breeding,College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
T. V. Aravindakshan: Director, Centre for Advanced studies in Animal Genetics and Breeding, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
R. Geetha: Assistant professor,Department of Dairy Science, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
Marykutty Thomas: Assistant Professor, Centre for Advanced studies in Animal Genetics and Breeding,College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Mannuthy, Kerala Veterinary and Animal Sciences University, Kerala, India.
Article History
Received:07.08.2019, Accepted: 20.10.2019, Published online: 01.07.2020
Corrersponding author: K. Mathivathani
e-mail:mathikvathani.mvc@gmail.com
Citation: Mathivathani, K., Radhika, G., Aravindakshan. T.V., Geetha, R. and Marykutty, T. 2020. Comparative analysis of milk quantity and quality in native goat breeds of Kerala. J. Vet. Anim. Sci. 51(2): 207-213.
Abstract
Goat rearing occupies an important place in augmenting the economy of our country. In India there are 23 well defined goat breeds and Kerala has two native breeds namely Malabari and Attappady Black, which vary significantly in milk production. Data on quantity of milk was collected from 100 Malabari and 70 Attappady Black goats. There was a significant influence of breed (p≤0.01) and parity (p≤0.05) on milk production. The average milk yield of Malabari goats was, 558.94 ± 4.21 ml per day, while for Attappady Black it was 340.22 ± 4.45 ml per day. Milk samples were collected from 54 Malabari and 35 Attappady black goats and significant difference was observed in fat per cent between two groups. Double digest restriction associated DNA sequencing (ddRADseq) is a modern reduced representation sequencing technique which is a powerful and inexpensive approach for identification of Single Nucleotide Polymorphisms (SNP) across populations. This technique was applied on two groups of Malabari and Attappady Black goats with differing milk production and the preliminary evaluation of results revealed SNPs in five major genes affecting milk production.
Keywords: Milk production, quantity of milk, Malabari, Attappady Black, fat per cent, ddRADseq, SNP
