Koluman, NazanBoga, MustafaSilanikove, NissimGorgulu, Murat2019-08-012019-08-0120161806-9290https://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S1806-92902016001200006https://hdl.handle.net/11480/3542The objective of the study was to investigate milk yield and eating behaviour of crossbred goats, German Improved Fawn x Hair crossbred (GIF) and Saanen x Hair goats (S), in subtropical eastern Mediterranean climate of Turkey during early summer season. Eight GIF and eight S goats were individually housed in 1.5 x 1.5 m pens. Diurnal eating patterns were monitored by a system that recorded meal size and meal length. Milk yield (kg/day) was 1.77 in GIF and 2.0 in S goats, whereas milk production efficiency (kg feed/kg milk) was 1.15 in GIF and 1.07 in S goats. The differences between GIF and S goats in eating behaviour parameters were significant: the S goats had higher meal size and meal length and longer inter-meal interval, meal time, and eating rate within in each meal, but lower number of meals in comparison with GIF goats. German Improved Fawn x Hair crossbred and Saanen x Hair goats have similar lactation performance under good nutritional condition, but their eating behaviours are quite different.eninfo:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessGerman FawngoatSaanenmilk yieldArticle451276877210.1590/S1806-929020160012000062-s2.0-85011977098Q3WOS:000391865400006Q3