Volume 38, Issue 2, December 2022, Pages 443–453
Nourou Abdou1, Ousseini Mahaman Malam Mouctari2, Abdoulaye Soumana Gouro3, and Ignatius Verla Nsahlai4
1 Department of Animal Production, National Institute for Agricultural Research, Niamey, Niger
2 Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy, University Abdou Moumouni, Niamey, Niger
3 Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy, University Abdou Moumouni, Niamey, Niger
4 Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Original language: English
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Red Maradi goats from Caprine Centre of Maradi in South of Niger were used during two subsequent lactations from 2 weeks post kidding to 13 weeks (91 days) to evaluate to determine the effect of previous level of feeding on production performance of dams and their kids. For the first lactation, sixty goats were placed into six groups of 10, and randomly assigned to six treatments (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6) with four levels of feeding (g/kg DM): T1=842, T2=T5=T6=934, T3=1079 and T4=1300 corresponding to 200 g, 400g, 600g and 800g of milk production, respectively. During the subsequent lactation, 35 lactating does and 17 kids were used. All does were given one dietary treatment (T4) to determine the effect of previous levels of feeding on preweaning performance of kids and determine the potential milk production of Red Maradi goat. At the 1st lactation, the linear effect of level of feeding increased (P<0.001) dry matter intake, ME intake and milk yield of dams. During the 2nd lactation the previous levels of feeding did not affect these parameters; however, previous levels of feeding affected (P<0.001) final liveweight and live weight change of dams. During 1st kids’ ME intakes increased (P<0.001) linearly with levels of feeding and kids’ final weight also increased linearly with feeding level of does. During the 2nd lactation, the daily ME intake of dams, and daily milk yield (mean milk yield of 367 g/day) were not affected by previous level of feeding.
Author Keywords: Red Maradi goat, preweaning performance, feeding levels, metabolisable energy, kids.
Nourou Abdou1, Ousseini Mahaman Malam Mouctari2, Abdoulaye Soumana Gouro3, and Ignatius Verla Nsahlai4
1 Department of Animal Production, National Institute for Agricultural Research, Niamey, Niger
2 Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy, University Abdou Moumouni, Niamey, Niger
3 Department of Animal Production, Faculty of Agronomy, University Abdou Moumouni, Niamey, Niger
4 Department of Animal and Poultry Science, University of KwaZulu-Natal, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa
Original language: English
Copyright © 2022 ISSR Journals. This is an open access article distributed under the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Abstract
Red Maradi goats from Caprine Centre of Maradi in South of Niger were used during two subsequent lactations from 2 weeks post kidding to 13 weeks (91 days) to evaluate to determine the effect of previous level of feeding on production performance of dams and their kids. For the first lactation, sixty goats were placed into six groups of 10, and randomly assigned to six treatments (T1, T2, T3, T4, T5, and T6) with four levels of feeding (g/kg DM): T1=842, T2=T5=T6=934, T3=1079 and T4=1300 corresponding to 200 g, 400g, 600g and 800g of milk production, respectively. During the subsequent lactation, 35 lactating does and 17 kids were used. All does were given one dietary treatment (T4) to determine the effect of previous levels of feeding on preweaning performance of kids and determine the potential milk production of Red Maradi goat. At the 1st lactation, the linear effect of level of feeding increased (P<0.001) dry matter intake, ME intake and milk yield of dams. During the 2nd lactation the previous levels of feeding did not affect these parameters; however, previous levels of feeding affected (P<0.001) final liveweight and live weight change of dams. During 1st kids’ ME intakes increased (P<0.001) linearly with levels of feeding and kids’ final weight also increased linearly with feeding level of does. During the 2nd lactation, the daily ME intake of dams, and daily milk yield (mean milk yield of 367 g/day) were not affected by previous level of feeding.
Author Keywords: Red Maradi goat, preweaning performance, feeding levels, metabolisable energy, kids.
How to Cite this Article
Nourou Abdou, Ousseini Mahaman Malam Mouctari, Abdoulaye Soumana Gouro, and Ignatius Verla Nsahlai, “Effect of level of feeding on the preweaning growth performance of kids,” International Journal of Innovation and Applied Studies, vol. 38, no. 2, pp. 443–453, December 2022.
