Livestock Etawa

In its development, increasing population, production and productivity will be able to help solve the problem of providing milk and meat are in need in the country, to meet national needs through government programs.
Production of fresh milk in the new country to meet 25% of the national needs of central production is still concentrated in Java (70%) of domestic production. Milk production may be regarded as wholly or largely from dairy cattle, but milk is not only can be produced from dairy cattle, but also can be produced from dairy goat population in Indonesia is quite a lot that still can be developed to increase the population, production and productivity through government programs to enhance the role of stakeholders, especially agricultural extension.
Goat dairy goats in Indonesia are descendants Etawa (PE), a descendant Etawa from India, brought by the Dutch in the colonial period, goats were mated with nuts and grow as a producer of goat milk, so the shape of the body, the nature and characteristics are among the goats Etawa and goat nuts, namely: The head of the nose upward curved or convex, long ears hanging down, beautiful coat and color vary from white stripes, red, brown, black spot or a combination of all three, on the back have long hair and thick.
BREEDING AND REPRODUCTION The big goat, female body weight approximately 25 kg and males about 35 kg, height Withers is approximately 60 cm in females and males less than 70 cm. Males and females have short horns and slender. Goat can produce children between 1-4 larvae per birth or average of two tails. Mating time of PE is good at the age of 15-18 months, because at that time had fully developed reproductive organs.
Parent and male candidates are selected based on production records. Prospective parent ie: birth weight between 1.8 to 2 kg, weaning weight between 6-8 kg, the weight age of one year (yearling) between 20-25 kg, daily weight gain between 80-120 g / head / day, number one birth children (litter size) from 1.5 to 1.8 animals per parent; aged between 8-12 months; have a good reproductive efficiency; body strapping, healthy, energetic, and not disabled; was never attacked by the disease; form symmetrical udders, slightly hanging, and a normal nipple (not branched); form back straight, and shiny fur.
Male candidates are: age between 1.5 to 3 years; looks nice and sturdy; have the records or information superior production and reproduction, which is derived from the parent that the number of children (litter size) from 1.5 to 1.8 animals per parent, Daily body weight gain (80-120 g / head / day), and has a symmetrical shape Scrotum circumference of 28-30 cm in length and no visible marks on their skin abscess, permanent, high libido, 90% sperm motility and progressive.
Sexual maturity at around 10 months of age, can then be mated at age 10-12 months with approximately 55 kg body weight. About 35 hours old lechery, lechery cycle during three weeks ago. At the time of lust is a good time to be married, with the signs are: anxiety, decreased appetite and drinking, often dikibaskan tail, frequent urination, swollen genitals and quiet when riding. Period of about five months pregnant, and during birth, weaning and ± 2-month break. Commercial goat can give birth to at least three times in two years.