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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>2007-1124</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista mexicana de ciencias pecuarias]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. mex. de cienc. pecuarias]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>2007-1124</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Instituto Nacional de Investigaciones Forestales, Agrícolas y Pecuarias]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S2007-11242023000200423</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.22319/rmcp.v14i2.6190</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Relationship between body measurement traits, udder measurement traits and milk yield of Saanen goats in Capricorn district of South Africa]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Relación entre rasgos de mediciones corporales, rasgos de mediciones de la ubre y producción de leche de cabras Saanen en el distrito de Capricorn de Sudáfrica]]></article-title>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Makamu]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Thlarihani Cynthia]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Madikadike]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Molabe Kagisho]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Mokoena]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Kwena]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Tyasi]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Thobela Louis]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,University of Limpopo Department of Agricultural Economics and Animal Production ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Limpopo Province ]]></addr-line>
<country>South Africa</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2023</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>14</volume>
<numero>2</numero>
<fpage>423</fpage>
<lpage>433</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S2007-11242023000200423&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S2007-11242023000200423&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.mx/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S2007-11242023000200423&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract The association between body measurements and udder measurements can be used towards the improvement of milk yield. The objective of the study was to investigate the correlation between udder measurement traits and milk yield. The study was conducted at Sikline village in Mankweng, Capricorn district of Limpopo province, South Africa where a total number of 30 lactating Saanen goats were used. Pearson&#8217;s correlation technique was used for data analysis. The results showed a significant (P&lt;0.05) correlation between distance between teats and milk yield (r= 0.45) and a highly negative significant (P&#706;0.01) correlation between teat diameter and milk yield (r= -0.57). Body weight and milk yield (r= 0.54) had a highly positive significant correlation (P&#706;0.01). The finding of the current study implies that body weight and distance between teats can be used to improve the milk yield in Saanen goats. The finding of the study might be used to predict the milk yield of Saanen goats. However, further studies need to be conducted on relation of body and udder measurements and milk yield using higher sample size.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La asociación entre las mediciones corporales y las mediciones de la ubre se puede utilizar para mejorar la producción de leche. El objetivo del estudio fue investigar la correlación entre los rasgos de mediciones de la ubre y la producción de leche. El estudio se realizó en el pueblo de Sikline en Mankweng, distrito de Capricorn de la provincia de Limpopo, Sudáfrica, donde se utilizó un total de 30 cabras Saanen lactantes. Se utilizó la técnica de correlación de Pearson para el análisis de los datos. Los resultados mostraron una correlación significativa (P&lt;0.05) entre la distancia entre pezones y la producción de leche (r= 0.45) y una correlación negativa altamente significativa (P&#706;0.01) entre el diámetro del pezón y la producción de leche (r= -0.57). El peso corporal y la producción de leche (r= 0.54) tuvieron una correlación positiva altamente significativa (P&#706;0.01). El hallazgo del presente estudio implica que el peso corporal y la distancia entre pezones se puede utilizar para mejorar la producción de leche en las cabras Saanen. El hallazgo del estudio podría usarse para predecir la producción de leche de las cabras Saanen. Sin embargo, es necesario realizar más estudios sobre la relación de las mediciones corporales y de la ubre y la producción de leche utilizando un tamaño de muestra más grande.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Correlation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Body weight]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Teat diameter]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Udder circumference]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Milk yield]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Correlación]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Peso corporal]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Diámetro del pezón]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Circunferencia de la ubre]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Producción de leche]]></kwd>
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