Feeding and Nutrition

Rankins, Darrell L.; Pugh, David G.

doi:10.1016/b978-1-4377-2353-3.10002-2

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“…It is estimated that approximately that both share a staggering number of 2.1 billion-over 1.7 billion (80%) resides within Africa and Asia continent [1,2] and more than 90% of the goat population found in Asia and Africa (Figure 1). This increase in goat population is accomplished with its economic value as an efficient converters of low-quality feeds into high quality meat, dairy, and leather products [3,4].…”

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Goat Immunity to Helminthes

Ayaz¹,

Sheikh²,

Aziz³

et al. 2020

Goats (Capra) - From Ancient to Modern

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Goat hematology, especially, shares considerable attention since the last 1980s. Large number of discrepant normal hematologic values is reported. The discrepancies resulted came from the differences in age group, breed, and health standing of goats. This makes it further complex with variances in climate of the region, its environment, and size and methodology applied. With time, many inconsistencies, reasonably standardization in normal caprine kinetic hematologic values, are in place. Both goats and sheep are infested by the same key digestive tract helminthes (DTHs) diseases. Helminthes are exceedingly ubiquitous worm parasites that progressed to adopt with many erudite means to evade host immune system.

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“…Goats, on the other hand, are classified as browsers or intermediate browsers. They can ingest substantial amounts of woody plants, vines and brush according to their liking [3]. These feeding habits could upshot to sources of DTHs infestation and with distinct strategies with major consequences to host-parasite relationships [4].…”

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Goat Immunity to Helminthes

Ayaz¹,

Sheikh²,

Aziz³

et al. 2020

Goats (Capra) - From Ancient to Modern

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“…The goals of a creep feeding programme are to promote an adequate intake of palatable feed and to promote all necessary nutrients in the most economical regimen possible (Rankins & Pugh, 2012). While kids continue to suckle milk and graze, they shall also receive additional nutrients to make up for any shortfalls in intake (Yami et al, 2010).…”

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“…The goat milk production peaks within 2 to 3 weeks after parturition. The production declines rapidly to a lower level in 8 to 10 weeks after parturition, which means the growth performance of the kids cannot rely solely on the milk supplied (Greyling et al, 2004;Rankins & Pugh, 2012). Early introduction of roughage and concentrates in the diet of sucking kids could accelerate the development of the rumen (Govil et al, 2017).…”

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Effect of varying dietary energy to protein ratio in creep feed on feed intake, growth performance and nutrient digestibility of pre-weaning Boer goats.

Razali

Mohamed

Arshad

et al. 2019

JTRSS

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This study was conducted to investigate the effect of dietary energy-to-protein ratios in the creep feed on feed intake, growth performance and nutrient digestibility of Boer kids before weaning. Twenty-four Boer kids, one months of age which were randomly divided into four treatment groups, with each group consisting of three males and three females. The animals were fed formulated creep feeds with varying metabolizable energy (ME) (MJ/kg DM) and crude protein (CP) contents as follows: 10 MJ ME/kg to 17% CP (Group 1, control), 10 MJ ME/kg to 18% CP (Group 2), 10 MJ ME/kg to 18% CP (Group 3) and 12 MJ ME/kg to 22% CP (Group 4). Throughout 67 days of the trial period, feed intake was found to be more in Group 3 (P < 0.05) compared to other groups. Dry matter intake (DMI) reduced in Group 4 when energy-to-protein ratio was increased. No significant difference (P > 0.05) were observed in live weight gain (LWG), body measurements and body condition score (BCS) between treatments. LWG for Groups 2 and 3 were found to be higher than the other groups. The feed conversion ratio (FCR) for Groups 1, 2, 3 and 4 were 2.21: 1, 2.50: 1, 3.57: 1 and 4.65: 1, respectively. Significant difference (P < 0.05) was only observed in digestibility of crude protein where Group 4 had the highest percentage of CP digestibility, however, was not translated into better BW gain in the animals of this group. The results from this study suggested that dietary formulation that contained 10 MJ ME/kg to 17% CP was sufficient to Boer goat kids at the pre-weaning stage based on LWG, body measurement, BCS and FCR.

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“…The birth weight and early growth rate of animals are determined not only by the genetic potential but also by maternal and environmental factors [ 3 ]. Since milk production in goats peaks within 2-3 weeks after parturition and then declines rapidly to a low level by 8-10 weeks after parturition [ 4 ], higher growth performance of kids cannot only be sustained by milk supply from their dams. Goat kids from single litters have been shown to have better growth performance than those from multiple litters.…”

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Enhancement of growth performance in pre-weaning suckling Boer kids supplemented with creep feed containing alfalfa

Htoo¹,

Khaing²,

Abba³

et al. 2015

Vet World

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Aim:This study examined the effects of creep feed (CF) supplementation (with or without Alfalfa) on the pre-weaning growth performance of nursing goat kids.Materials and Methods:A total of forty eight (48), 7 days old, single born kids (live weight 4.4±0.09 kg) were divided into three treatment groups, each containing eight males and eight females. All three groups had access to their dams’ milk (DM). The kids from the first treatment group had free access to CF containing alfalfa (CFA) while those from the second group had free access to CF without alfalfa. The third treatment group (control) had access to their DM only. All three groups were kept isolated from the dams from 800 to 1200 h and from 1400 to 1800 h while having access to CF.Results:Total weight gain and average daily gain of kids from CFA group (11.2±0.36 kg, 145.2±4.64 g) was significantly higher (p<0.05) than kids from CF (7.9±0.49 kg, 102.9±6.43 g) and DM (5.5±0.43 kg, 71.1±5.56 g) groups. The weaning weight of kids from CFA group (15.6±0.39 kg) was significantly higher (p<0.05) than those from CF (12.1±0.56 kg) and DM (9.9±0.59 kg) groups.Conclusion:This result shows that supplementation of CF combined with alfalfa from birth to weaning enhances growth performance of cross-bred Boer goat kids.

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Feeding and Nutrition

Cited by 15 publications

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Goat Immunity to Helminthes

Goat Immunity to Helminthes

Effect of varying dietary energy to protein ratio in creep feed on feed intake, growth performance and nutrient digestibility of pre-weaning Boer goats.

Enhancement of growth performance in pre-weaning suckling Boer kids supplemented with creep feed containing alfalfa

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