KPRA SC is a farm of 3 000 goats of Pure Breed Murciano-Granadina and is located in the South-East of Spain, in the center of the Region of Murcia.

Main activity:

Since 1999, his main activity has been the sale of raw goat milk, which is entirely transformed by the dairy industry in cheese PDO (Protected Designation of Origin). His objective is to provide the dairy industry with a first-rate raw material and ultimately to offer the consumer an excellent end-product.
The KPRA’s work philosophy is to get the highest standards of goat milk quality under the principles of maximum animal’s welfare-health, continuous improvement of the breed and respect of the environment.

Go to milking and milking room ©KPRA

Genetic Selection Process:

Each animal is registered in the Official Genealogical Book of the Murciano-Granadina Breed. KPRA SC performs the official dairy control through the Official Dairy Control Center of the Autonomous Community managed by NUCOLEMUR and develops a rigorous genetic selection process based on individual morphological assessment, study of productions potentials, parental control by DNA test and growth and docility monitoring. For this reason, KPRA SC exports animals in many European countries (Greece, Italy, Romania, Portugal, etc) and in North Africa (Algeria, Morocco, Libya, etc).

Collaboration in several research projects :

KPRA SC collaborates with the scientific community by playing an active role in research projects conducted by universities and public research entities on a national and international level, always with the aim of contributing to the development of the goat-production sector. The KPRA SC general manager is a member of the Ruminant Health Research Team from the College of Veterinary Medicine at the University of Murcia. He is currently writing a doctoral dissertation on basic milking parameters at the College of Agronomic Engineering at Miguel Hernández University in Orihuela. He also collaborates on several research projects with the Universities of Córdoba, Murcia and Elche, as well as with IMIDA (Murcian Institute of Agrifood Research and Development) and INIA (National Institute for Agricultural Research). Particularly ambitious is the European research project “Flock-Reprod” (“hormone-free reproduction in goats for sustainable development on the European goat milk market”) in which seven European countries participate.

Involvement in Flock-Reprod project :

Regarding this project, KPRA SC has started to implement their animals’ estrus synchronization techniques without use of hormones in the case of natural mating with bucks, obtaining a successful outcome. Currently the farm is working with the Spanish Team and its other European Flock-Reprod partners to refine the parameters in order to use this technique on artificial insemination (A.I.) with much greater precision. First results of A.I. are very satisfactory and promising to get great results without the use of common hormonal techniques.

Young bucks and Artificial Insemination © KPRA