Physical performance, milk production and milk quality of Bligon goat as dairy goat

The production of milk in Indonesia is limited to the dairy cow, but it is still open for other sources of milk especially from dairy goats, sheep, and buffalo. The purpose of this research is to study about Bligon dairy goat reared by a smallholder farmer. The material used in this study is dairy goat farms, Bligon goats in the Sleman District of Yogyakarta. The method of this research is a survey by interviewing farmers and measuring some parameters as well as laboratory analysis. The results average of body weight for Bligon goat is 38 Kg and can be predicted by Scheiffer formula corrected-4%. The average milk production of the Bligon goat is 1083 mL (1st month), 950 mL (2nd month), 900 mL (3rd month), 616,67 mL (4th month), 583 mL (5th month). The composition of Bligon’s milk dairy lactation, regarding its total solid, fat, protein, and water are 17,24%; 6,5%; 4,5%; and 82,76% respectively.