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Body chemical composition and efficiency of energy and nutrient utilization by growing pre-ruminant Saanen goat kids

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 August 2016

M. Bezabih  and
E. Pfeffer
M. Bezabih*
Affiliation:
Department of Animal and Range Sciences, Awassa College of Agriculture, Debub University, PO Box 5, Awassa, Ethiopia
E. Pfeffer
Affiliation:
Institute of Animal Nutrition, Bonn University, D-53115, Germany
*
†E-mail:derseh7@yahoo.com
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Abstract

An experiment involving a feeding trial and a comparative slaughter was conducted to assess the body chemical composition and patterns of nutrient utilization in pre-ruminant Saanen goat kids. Thirty male kids weighing about 6 kg were divided into five equal groups, one of which was slaughtered as the reference group (G0). The remainder were randomly assigned to four feeding levels of 250, 290, 330 and 370 g goats’ milk per kg M0·75 per day and named as groups GI, GII, GIII and GIV, respectively up to about 15 kg live weight, after which they were slaughtered. Mean milk consumption per unit live-weight gain (LWG) (kg/kg), and daily LWG (g/day), for GI, GII, GIII, GIV respectively were: 13·5 and 110; 10·5 and 160; 10·2 and 180; and 10·3 and 200. Empty body weight (EBW) as a proportion of final live weight was 0·95 in the reference animals, and ranged from 0·80 to 0·88 in the treatment groups. The dry matter (DM) concentration in the empty body of kids increased as their age advanced, from 277 g/kg EBW (G0) to between 308 and 326 g/kg EBW (GI to GIV). The protein and fat concentration of LWGs increased with the level of feeding from GI (142 g crude protein (CP) and 75·5 g fat per kg LWG) to GIV (155 g CP and 109 g fat per kg LWG). Regression of energy retention (ER) on metabolizable energy (ME) intake resulted in an efficiency of ME utilization for body retention (k) of 0·72(± 006). ME requirement for maintenance was estimated as 458 kJ/kg M0·75 per day. Efficiency of nitrogen (N) utilization for growth and N requirement for maintenance were estimated as 0·66(±011) and 0·47 g/kg M0·75 per day, respectively.

Keywords

body compositiongoat milkkidsmetabolizable energynutrient retention
Type
Ruminant nutrition, behaviour and production
Information
Animal Science , Volume 77 , Issue 1 , August 2003 , pp. 155 - 163
Copyright
Copyright © British Society of Animal Science 2003

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