MILK PRODUCTIVITY OF NEW TYPE OF MOLDAVIAN TSIGAI SHEEP

PETER LYUTSKANOV, OLEG MASHNER, IVAN TOFAN

Abstract: In the Republic of Moldova have long been bred Tsigai sheep of Bulgarian type wool-milk productivity with relatively not high productive indicators. As a result many years of work, was created a new type of Moldavian Tsigai sheep woolmeat-dairy productivity with good adaptation to local conditions of breeding and dairy. On 438 head of livestock was studied milk production of ewes with single and double offspring. Milk yield of 275 ewes with single lamb in general for the 187 days of lactation was 106.98 kg of milk, including the suckling period 87.76 kg and 19.22 kg of milch period. From 163 heads of ewes with twins lambs milk production was respectively: 167.67 kg 142.68 and 24.98 kg of milk in 190 days of lactation. On average, the herd during lactation obtained from one sheep 129.57 kg of milk.

Keywords: lactation; lambs; milk; milking period; Sheep; suckling period

Date published: 2023-01-31