Category: Breeding

Dairy Sheep & Goat Conference 2017

12/6/2016

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Feeding & Breeding, February 21-22, 2017

The second annual conference aiming to inform and lead the development of small ruminant dairying in the UK.
Aimed at producers, processors, vets and all industry suppliers.
Exciting line up of national and international speakers.
A forum for the exchange of information and ideas for all those involved in the growing field of sheep and goat milk production.

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China successful cultivation of “Jianzhou big ear goat”

11/4/2013

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The “Jianzhou big-eared goat” is China’s newest meat goat variety. This marks the second successful cultivation of a new variety of meat goats in Sichuan Province, and the first Chinese meat goat since in 1998 following the country’s successful “Nanjiang yellow goat” variety in Sichuan Province.

Jianzhou big-eared goats evolved after 60 years of crosses between the British Nubian goat and the Jianyang local goat breed, including three cultivation stages: the introduction stage (hybrid form and hybrid population), progressive hybrid breeding stage, and transverse formation of fixed and breeding new varieties subculture stage. Jianzhou big-eared goats are 75% Nubian and 25% Jianyang.

They are characterised by the following:

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Dairy Sheep & Goat Conference 2017

China successful cultivation of “Jianzhou big ear goat”

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