1Professor - Madhav University, Sirohi-307026, Rajasthan, India
2Head, KVK, Ajmer, Rajasthan
3Assistant Professor – Govt. Agriculture College, Todabheem, Kota University, Rajasthan
4Professor - Madhav University, Sirohi-307026, Rajasthan, India
*Email: gitam.singh@madhavuniversity.edu.in
Online Published on 17 July, 2025.
The milk is often rightly described as a near-complete food in nature. It contains all five major nutrients: fat, protein, lactose (milk sugar), vitamins, and minerals (salts). The research was conducted at the Baijupara tahsil of Rukmani Devi College of Agriculture, Dausa district, Rajasthan, during 2021–23. The specific gravity of Sirohi goat breed’s milk was greater than that of Jakhrana goats. The overall fat percentage in both breeds during 2021–23 across all 1200 samples was found to be 4.61±0.021, Solids Not Fat (SNF) 8.44±0.031 percent, and the total solids percentage was found to be 14.31±0.035 percent. The protein percentage during 2021–22 conditions was significantly (p < 0.01) greater than that of farm-rearing goat milk in both breeds. The statistical analysis also revealed that the lactose content in 2021–22 was significantly higher than that in 2022–23 for both Jakhrana and Sirohi goat breeds (p < 0.05). The overall average ash content in both breeds’ milk during 2021–23 across all samples was found to be 0.814±0.007 percent. Breed had a conspicuous effect on milk composition.
Goat breeds, Milk composition, Dausa, Rajasthan