Portal de Periódicos da CAPES

Persistency of lactation in the Improved Valachian breed of sheep

1976; Cambridge University Press; Volume: 87; Issue: 2 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1017/s0021859600027817

1469-5146

F. Louda, J. M. Doney,

Milk Quality and Mastitis in Dairy Cows

The possibility of using sustained lactation as a maternal character for the enhancement of lamb growth has been suggested by Doney & Peart (1976). Horák & Jakubec (1964) shows that Improved Valachian ewes had a relatively sustained pattern of lactation when lambs were suckled. This breed was developed by cross-breeding between the Texel breed and the original Valachian, a coarsewoolled, mountain breed used to produce milk for cheese. The process of breed development has been described by Laurinčík (1964).