Research regarding productive potential specific to goats bred in N-E part of Romania.

The present paper is part of an ampler program which approaches the study of the productive potential of goats from Romania, with the purpose to elaborate a program for their genetic improvement. The genetic material taken for study is comprised of a number of 300 adult goats and 370 young goats of different ages. We monitored, through specific laboratory exams and measurements several indicators regarding the goats, such as: the weight at delivery (2,18-2,30 kg and the degree of corporal development (42,35 ± 0,425 kg in females and of 46,5 ± 0,353 kg in males.), traits which characterize the pilose coating (the fine hair with a length of 5,53 ± 0,055 cm and fineness of 14,65 ± 0,066 μ, and the hair 12,43 ± 0,033 cm and respectively 21,31 ± 0,26 μ)., the lactogenic potential (over 500g in the interval May-July and similar to this value in the interval August-September ) the qualitative milk parameters (fat between 3,19% and 4,02%, proteins between 2,62% and 3,75%, and lactose around the value of 4%); aptitudes regarding the milk production (the daily average growth rates were of 167,512 ± 1,252g in the case of males and 151,302 ± 2,414g in females). The goats bred and exploited in the private sector from the NorthEast part of Romania are characterized through a strong heterogeneity.