1,200 Spanish Goats Imported to Yazd

EghtesadOnline: Yazd Province in central Iran has launched the farming project of Murciano-Granadina goats, after importing 1,200 of this breed of dairy goats from Spain on May 21.

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25 May 2019

According to Hossein Bakhshayesh, an official with Yazd Agricultural Jihad Organization, these goats are very good milk producers, with a lactation period of 210 days, producing up to 600 liters of high-fat, high-protein milk annually.

“Their milk has 5.7% fat and 3.4% protein, they enter maturation period and reproduce quickly and usually give birth to two kids per labor,” IRNA quoted Bakhshayesh as saying.

The Murciano-Granadina goat is a very strong and hardy breed. They are well adapted to the hot and dry conditions of the semi-arid areas of southeastern Spain, according to Financial Tribune.