Influence of feeding a milk replacer deficient in α-linolenic acid on fatty acid composition of various tissues in goat kids

The effect of cold acidified milk replacer on productive performance of suckling kids reared in an extensive farming system

“…On the basis of live weight recorded throughout the experimental period, NM growth rate showed a steady pattern whereas, during the first two weeks, AR kids had lower gains in comparison with NM. Weight gains of AR were higher than those recorded by Yeom et al (2003) in Dutch White kids, and similar to those recorded for artificially fed Saanen × Criollo kids (Tacchini et al, 2006). On the other hand, average weight gains calculated on the whole period of the trial were similar between the treatments (127 g/d for NM and 140 g/d for AR, data not shown); this result could be considered as positive because in the study by Argüello et al (2007) artificially fed kids have significantly lower weight gains than the group naturally fed by their dams.…”