Comparison of different systems for milk feeding of kids for meat production

Authors

  • Luiz Eduardo dos Santos Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Zootecnia Diversificada, Seção de Ovinos e Caprinos, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Domingos Sanchez Roda Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Zootecnia Diversificada, Seção de Ovinos e Caprinos, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Walter Dupas Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Zootecnia Diversificada, Seção de Ovinos e Caprinos, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Marildes Josefina Lemos Neto Instituto de Zootecnia, Centro Estadual de Pesquisa Aplicada em Sericultura de Gália, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Eliana Aparecida Schammass Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão Técnica Básica e Auxiliar, Seção de Estatística e Técnica Experimental, Nova Odessa, SP
  • Wignez Henrique Instituto de Zootecnia, Divisão de Nutrição Animal e Pastagens, Seção de Nutrição de Ruminantes, Nova Odessa, SP

Keywords:

milk-fed, kids, bottle, bucket, weaning, goats

Abstract

A study was conducted at Itapetininga (SP), to compare three systems of milk feeding of kids. Twenty-seven cross-bred Anglonubian kids were randomly assigned to three groups of nine kids, five males and four females. All animals received coloctrum during at least the first 48 hours after birth. The kids were confined to individual pens. The treatments were, does milk: (A) bottle-fed until 60 days; (B) bucket-fed until 60 days and (C) bucket-fed until 45 days of age. The milk kept at ambient temperature was offered twice a day. Kids had free access to water and grass hay (8.7% crude protein). Seven days after birth kids were offered a diet with 17% crude protein and a mineral-salt mix. A completely randomized design in fatorial scheme was used to analyse the data. Variables studied were: body weight at 45,60 and 120 days; body weight gain from 1 to 45days, from 46 to 60 days and from 61 to 120 days of age and labor required to milk feed the kids during the first 60 days. There were no differences in body weight at 60 and 120 days between kids fed from bouttle or fed from bucket until 60 days of age but kids fed from bucket until 45 days of age showed the longest values. The same was observed for body weight gain. Kids from system A and B presented more higher milk intake Levels than kids from system C but had lowest concentrate intake levels. Bucket-fed system reduced labor required for milk feeding of kids.

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Published

2014-01-15

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ANIMAL NUTRITION

How to Cite

Comparison of different systems for milk feeding of kids for meat production. (2014). Bulletin of Animal Husbandry, 46(2), 177-184. http://bia.iz.sp.gov.br/index.php/bia/article/view/758

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