Table 1 Descriptive statistics of milking traits of genotyped New Zealand dairy goats in their first and second parity (n = 7,284)
Trait | Mean | SDa | Min | Max | CVb |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Lactation length, d | 272.3 | 117.0 | 60.0 | 696.0 | 43 |
Lactation yields | |||||
 Milk, kg | 804.5 | 290.4 | 58.4 | 2,005.8 | 36 |
 Fat, kg | 26.7 | 10.3 | 2.0 | 76.5 | 39 |
 Protein, kg | 25.0 | 8.9 | 2.4 | 63.0 | 36 |
SCSc | 8.6 | 1.3 | 3.5 | 13.7 | 15 |