Milk yield and Milk Composition of West Africa Dwarf Does as influenced by Body weight
and Body Temperature

Afolabi Taoheed Yusuff; Asmau Adepate Adeyemi; Maryam opeyemi Lawal; John Sunday DeCampos; Babatunde Hadiyatullah Ajao; Jimoh Olalekan Aremu

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Milk yield and Milk Composition of West Africa Dwarf Does as influenced by Body weight and Body Temperature

Afolabi Taoheed Yusuff, Asmau Adepate Adeyemi, Maryam opeyemi Lawal, John Sunday DeCampos, Babatunde Hadiyatullah Ajao, Jimoh Olalekan Aremu.

Abstract
The study was conducted to determine the effect of bodyweight and body temperature on milk yield and milk
composition of West Africa Dwarf (WAD) does. A total number of sixteen lactating WAD does of different body
weights were selected for the experiment. The bodyweight and body temperature of the does were taken before
every milking period which lasted up to 8 weeks. Milk samples from each doe were subjected to milk composition
analysis using milk analyzer. The bodyweight of the does and its corresponding milk yield were grouped into four
classes (12 -15 kg, 15.1 -18 kg, 18.1-21 kg, 21.1-24 kg) while the body temperature and its corresponding milk
yield and properties were portioned into three ranges (low: 36.10 – 37.00 oC; medium: 37.10 – 38.00 oC; high:
38.10 – 39.00 oC). The data obtained were subjected to one-way analysis of variance of completely randomized
design. The results revealed that bodyweight significantly (P<0.05) affects milk yield but not milk composition
while body temperature range of 38.10-39.00 oC influences higher milk yield (580.60 ml). It is therefore concluded
that WAD does have a relatively stable milk composition irrespective of body temperature or bodyweight while
the does of higher body weight produce more milk. It is therefore recommended that body temperature and
bodyweight should be among the considerable criteria when selecting WAD goats for dairy purpose.

Key words: Lactation, Milk yield, Bodyweight, Temperature

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Yusuff AT, Adeyemi AA, Lawal Mo, DeCampos JS, Ajao BH, Aremu JO. Milk yield and Milk Composition of West Africa Dwarf Does as influenced by Body weight and Body Temperature. Equijost. 2021; 8(2): 20-25. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.4

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Yusuff AT, Adeyemi AA, Lawal Mo, DeCampos JS, Ajao BH, Aremu JO. Milk yield and Milk Composition of West Africa Dwarf Does as influenced by Body weight and Body Temperature. Equijost. 2021; 8(2): 20-25. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.4

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Yusuff AT, Adeyemi AA, Lawal Mo, DeCampos JS, Ajao BH, Aremu JO. Milk yield and Milk Composition of West Africa Dwarf Does as influenced by Body weight and Body Temperature. Equijost. (2021), [cited March 04, 2024]; 8(2): 20-25. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.4

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Yusuff, A. T., Adeyemi, . A. A., Lawal, . M. o., DeCampos, . J. S., Ajao, . B. H. & Aremu, . J. O. (2021) Milk yield and Milk Composition of West Africa Dwarf Does as influenced by Body weight and Body Temperature. Equijost, 8 (2), 20-25. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.4

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Yusuff, Afolabi Taoheed, Asmau Adepate Adeyemi, Maryam opeyemi Lawal, John Sunday DeCampos, Babatunde Hadiyatullah Ajao, and Jimoh Olalekan Aremu. 2021. Milk yield and Milk Composition of West Africa Dwarf Does as influenced by Body weight and Body Temperature. Equity Journal of Science and Technology, 8 (2), 20-25. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.4

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Yusuff, Afolabi Taoheed, Asmau Adepate Adeyemi, Maryam opeyemi Lawal, John Sunday DeCampos, Babatunde Hadiyatullah Ajao, and Jimoh Olalekan Aremu. "Milk yield and Milk Composition of West Africa Dwarf Does as influenced by Body weight and Body Temperature." Equity Journal of Science and Technology 8 (2021), 20-25. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.4

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Yusuff, Afolabi Taoheed, Asmau Adepate Adeyemi, Maryam opeyemi Lawal, John Sunday DeCampos, Babatunde Hadiyatullah Ajao, and Jimoh Olalekan Aremu. "Milk yield and Milk Composition of West Africa Dwarf Does as influenced by Body weight and Body Temperature." Equity Journal of Science and Technology 8.2 (2021), 20-25. Print. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.4

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Yusuff, A. T., Adeyemi, . A. A., Lawal, . M. o., DeCampos, . J. S., Ajao, . B. H. & Aremu, . J. O. (2021) Milk yield and Milk Composition of West Africa Dwarf Does as influenced by Body weight and Body Temperature. Equity Journal of Science and Technology, 8 (2), 20-25. doi:https//dx.doi.org/10.4314/equijost.v8i2.4

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