Effect of milk replacer on kid performance among small holder farmers

Mai Talukder,Mz Rahman,Md Yousuf Ali,Most Sumona Akter

doi:10.3329/ajmbr.v2i2.29082

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Abstract

An experiment was conducted with 15 Black Bengal kids of both sexes (in 3 groups) were fed two different milk replacer using ingredient shotti (T1), skim milk (T2) and no milk replacer- kids with mother, termed as control group (T0) at Southern agro trade, Subarnachar, Noakhali. The average total DM intake and milk dry matter intake were not significantly differed among the treatment group. Total dry matter intake was not affected by intake of liquid milk replacer or goat milk. The CP intake were ranged from 19.97 to 20.93 g/d. Total CP intake was not significantly differed among the group but T1 group was slightly higher(0.42 g/d) than T0 and T2. The amount of protein intake (g/d) was followed NRC (1985) recommendation. DMI from concentrate (g/d), DMI from green grass (g/d) and DMI from percent live weight were not significantly differed among the treatment groups. The average daily gain was not significantly (P>0.05) differed among the treatment group. The average growth rate (57.42 61.20 g/d) of all kid of Black Begal goat was lower than the Angora goats (115.00-125.00 g/d) and Alpine goats (153.00-258.00 g/d). Dry matter (DM) digestibility (%) was significantly (p<0.05) higher (74.45) in T1 group compare to other groups. CP digestibility was numerically higher in T1 group than other three groups. The digestibility of nutrient depends on physiology of kids, particularly the development and capacity of the digestive tract. The lower growth rate might be genetic characteristics of Black Bengal goat.Asian J. Med. Biol. Res. June 2016, 2(2): 357-360

Highlights

Milk is an essential feed for newborn kids
Milk replacer was prepared at 100g mixture/1 litre worm water and boiled it at least five minutes and again cooled at 35-370 C, and it was suckled to the kids
Total dry matter intake was not affected by intake of liquid milk replacer or goat milk

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Introduction

Milk is an essential feed for newborn kids. The scavenging nature of Black Bengal goats cannot be relied on to produce adequate nutrient for optimum sustainability of kids. The increasing feed need to minimize the mortality of kids produced by inadequate production of milk by the dam (Awah, 198; Akinsoyinu, 1985; Ayoade, 1987; Ademosun, 1988). The Black Bengal is poor milk producer 108-135g/d (Hussain, 1999). The causes for poor mothering could be nutritional stress or genetic inability to produce milk to support kids (Shelton, 1981). In such cases, orphan twin and triplet kids would be raised successfully using milk replacer

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