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Table 1 Effect of genotype, lactation stage and interaction between genotype and lactation stage on milk composition of free-ranging indigenous goats

From: Comparative fatty-acid profile and atherogenicity index of milk from free grazing Nguni, Boer and non-descript goats in South Africa

Items (g/100 g milk)

Genotype

Lactation stage

P value

Nguni (10)

Boer (10)

Non-descript (10)

Early

Late

G

L

G × L

Fat content

4.30a ± 0.47

2.28b ± 0.75

4.56a ± 0.55

3.79a ± 0.49

3.64a ± 0.49

0.0484

0.9527

0.8492

Fat-free dry matter content

9.00a ± 0.52

9.26a ± 0.83

10.12a ± 0.60

9.79a ± 0.54

9.13a ± 0.54

0.3713

0.3924

0.9772

Moisture content

86.64a ± 0.75

88.44a ± 1.20

85.30a ± 0.88

86.40a ± 0.79

87.22a ± 0.78

0.1147

0.4623

0.9343

  1. Mean (± S.E.) values within rows with different superscripts differ significantly (P < 0.05) between genotypes and lactation stages
  2. S.E. standard error