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Zhongwei reach sexual maturity at 5–6 months of age, and are typically mated at 18 months of age with a kidding percentage of 104-106%. [2] Cashmere
[citation needed] The Black Bengal goats gain sexual maturity at earlier age than most other breeds. The female goat becomes pregnant twice a year and gives birth to one to three kids. [ 2 ] This breed can adapt to any environment easily and its disease resistance is very high.
In the wild, mountain goats usually live 12 to 15 years, with their lifespans limited by the wearing down of their teeth. In zoos, however, they can live for 16-20 years. Mountain goat kid at Cawridge, Alberta. Mountain goats reach sexual maturity at about 30 months. [11]
Ewes generally reach sexual maturity at six to eight months of age, and rams generally between four and six (though ram lambs have occasionally been known to impregnate their mothers at two months). [1] Sheep are seasonally polyoestrus animals. [3] Ewes enter into estrus cycles about every 17 days, which last for approximately 30 hours. [1]
Milk production varies with the breed, age, quality, and diet of the doe; dairy goats generally produce between 680 and 1,810 kg (1,500 and 4,000 lb) of milk per 305-day lactation. On average, a good quality dairy doe will give at least 3 kg (6 lb) of milk per day while she is in milk.
Sexual maturity and thus the earliest age at which mammals can reproduce varies dramatically across species. Members of the rodent family Cricetidae can reach sexual maturity in 1–2 months, e.g. the Norway lemming (Lemmus lemmus) in 39 days.
[h] [43] Females reach sexual maturity at 30 months. [1] First breeding takes place at age 2.5–3 years; breeding occurs once a year, [ 27 ] between September and January. [ 44 ] In a courtship ritual resembling that of goats or gazelles, the male Japanese serow licks the female's mouth, strikes her on the hindlegs with his forelegs, and rubs ...
The Boer is a large goat: the average weight of an adult male is some 115 kg, with a mean height reported in 1984 at over 94 cm. [4]: 363 [2] The coat is glossy and short; the recommended colouring is white with a reddish-brown head with a white blaze, and pigmented skin.