The objective of this study was to evaluate production and chemical components of milk from Corriedale sheep and Corriedale x Milchschaf breed. Thirty-three Corriedale, 43 Corriedale x Milchschaf (F1), and 23 F1 (Corriedale x Milchschaf) x Milchschaf (F2) were used. Animals were milked twice daily, from September to December 2002. A total of five milking evaluation periods with a 21-day interval was conducted. Fat, protein and lactose contents were determined. A completely randomized design was used to evaluate the effect of genotype in milk production, corrected for 100 days and yield of fat, protein and lactose. In the mathematical model, age, number of sheep born and body condition were used as co-factors. Significant difference (P<0.0001) was found between genotypes in terms of milk production (kg), fat, protein, and lactose (g) corrected for 100 days of lactation. Genotypes F1 and F2 were the most productive.
lactation; Corriedale; Milchschaf; sheep; milk components; milk yield
