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Clinical Investigation of Foot and Mouth Disease of Cattle in Batiaghata Upazilla Veterinary Hospital, Bangladesh

KM Fakhrul-Islam, Mohammad Shah Jalal, Sonnet Poddr, Md Nurul Quader, Md Sahidur-Rahman, Avijit Dutta and Shuvo Mazumder

... mortality in calves and kids. In this study proportionate prevalence of FMD in cattle was estimated and the distribution of FMD according to different factors was evaluated. Both retrospective and prospective FMD clinical cases were included considering clinical signs and drugs used for treatment during 13 January to 15 March 2015. A total of 131 cattle was investigated and 16.8% cattle cattle were recorded as FMD. The proportionate prevalence of FMD in diffe...

Determination of Appropriate Growth Models for Early Selection Possibilities in Goats

Bahattin Cak¹, Orhan Yilmaz¹, Siddik Keskin², Tahir Bayril³and Mohammad Masood Tariq⁴*

... females) Colored Mohair kids were used. The kids were weighed at 2-week intervals from birth to 150 days. The Monomolecular, Gompertz, Richards and Three Parameter Logistic models were used. The best model was determined by considering the root mean square error, R2 % and asymptotic correlation coefficient criteria. We concluded that the Gompertz and Richards models were favourable for singletons and that the Richards model...

Nadeem Akmal, Hassnain Shah*, Muhammad Azam Niazi** and Waqar Akhtar*

...nce of Rs. 1277 for male kids and Rs. 697 for female kids of the same age than the kids from local buck crosses. The farmers believed that the price difference was not only due to the higher weight but a better look and better structure of the Beetal goat. Farming community showed keen interest in using this intervention on a regular basis.

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Creep Feeding Supplemented with Roughages Improve Rumen Morphology in Pre-Weaning Goat Kids

Nay Naing Htoo¹, Basit Zeshan^1,2,*, Aung Tun Khaing¹, Than Kyaw¹, Erkihun Aklilu Woldegiorgis¹ and Mohd Azam Khan¹

...goats (n=48) single born kids, seven-day-old (live weight 4.4±0.09kg) were divided into 3 treatment groups, each having 8 females and 8 males. The kids from first treatment group had free access to creep feed with roughage (CFR), second group had free access to creep feed without roughage (CF) while last group (control) had access to their does’ milk (DM) only. All kids had ac...

Dietary Supplementation with Oregano and Linseed in Garganica Suckling Kids: Effects on Growth Performances and Meat Quality

Pasqua Rotondi¹, Maria Antonietta Colonna¹, Giuseppe Marsico¹, Francesco Giannico¹, Marco Ragni¹ and Anna Maria Facciolongo^2,*

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Meat from Garganica kids fed diets containing oregano and linseed was analysed for physical and sensory properties, chemical and fatty acid composition of intramuscular lipids. Twenty-one three-week-old kids were divided into three homogeneous groups (n = 7), according to age and body weight, and assigned to one of the following feeding treatments: C) control: commercial pelleted feed; L) pelleted feed containing 3% ext...

Reproductive Characteristics of Dazu Black Goats, a Newly Discovered Chinese Indigenous Breed Resource with High Litter Sizes

Zhongquan Zhao*, Tianyuan Yang, Lei Qiao, Qijie He and Zinuo Dai

...ding for male and female kids were 102.0±4.2 days vs. 117.0±8.7 days; 216.0±28.5 days vs. 195.0±22.4 days; 490.0±38.5 days vs. 355.0±27.5 days, respectively. Estrous cycle was 20.1±0.5 days. The duration of the natural estrous period of Dazu black goat (41.4±8.6 h) was longer than these reported goat breeds and was not significant difference among the different litter sizes does in the breed. The semen qu...

Biomarkers for Pathogenic Clostridium perfringens in Small Ruminants of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan

Mumtaz Ali Khan¹, Aneela Zameer Durrani¹, Sher Bahadar Khan², Naimat Ullah Khan³, Muhammad Asfandyar Khan², Kashif Prince^1,*, Mahboob Ali¹, Ghazunfar Rashid¹ and Azmat Ulah Khan²

... identified in lambs and kids population from non-vaccinated dams of selected districts of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa province, Pakistan. Samples were obtained from non-vaccinated lambs and kids with the signs of enterotoxaemia. The isolates were initially identified by colony characteristics, Gram staining, biochemical tests and CFU/g. Clostridium perfringens was isolated from 43.45% of lambs and 50.59% of the

Effects of Nutrient Flushing on Production and Reproductive Performance of Teddy Goats (Capra hircus)

Aftab Shaukat^1,2,*, Tauseef ur Rehman³, Rizwan Shukat⁴, Shahid Ali Rajput⁵,

Shadab Shaukat⁶, Muhammad Ahsan Naeem^2,5,8, Mubashar Hassan^2,5, Tabassam Fatima^2,5,

Fayyaz Ahmad¹, Muhammad Usman Saleem⁷, Fatima Arooj¹, Ashar Mehfooz²and Anas Sarwar Qureshi²

...nd weaning weight of the kids in T₁ and T₂ group were 1.56±0.02 kg vs 1.87±0.04 kg and 9.0±0.21 kg vs 10.45±0.18 kg, respectively showing better results in group (T₂). Effect of flushing on type of birth was observed significant at Chi-square value of 9.138 p-value of 0.010 showing higher number of twin and triplet birth in test group. Furthermore, the study of growth of

Polymorphism Detection in Alpha-Lactalbumin Gene and its Association with Some Productive Traits in Egyptian Goats

Amira M. Nowier¹, Hassan R. Darwish², Sherif I. Ramadan³, Nadia A. Abo El-Maaty² and Othman E. Othman²*

... Zaraibi does with three kids and at the first month of lactation stage. Moreover, the T>C SNP in the Zaraibi α-lactalbumin gene may be a useful marker for assisted selection programs to improve goat milk yield trait.

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Influence of Sex on Some Body Measurement Traits of South African Non-Descript Goat Kids at Birth

Thobela Louis Tyasi1*, Lubabalo Bila2, Nkgaugelo Kgasago3, Siza Mthi4

...frican non-descript goat kids. A total of 46 new-born South African non-descript goat kids (30 females and 16 males) were used for the study. Analysis of variance and Pearson’s correlation were used for data analysis. Results showed that the mean live body weight of females and males was 2.11±0.05 and 2.76±0.12 respectively. Correlation analysis revealed that body weight (BW) was positively correlated wit...

Effect of Supplementation of Dried Chicory (Cichorium Intybus L.) Herb Leaves in Diets of Growing Kids on their Growth Performance, Blood Parameters and Hematological Profile

Yasmin M. M. Mahmoud*

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Comparison of Fattening Performances and Meat Yield in Meat Type Kids and Lambs

Murat Durmuş* and Nazan Koluman

... 25% Awassi) and 10 head kids of Improved Cukurova Boer type (10% Native Hair Goat + 90% Boer) were used as animal material in the experiment. Kids and lambs were housed in two different paddocks during the eight-week trial period and performance data such as feed consumption and live weight gain were recorded during the trial. Four head animals, of which closest to the average live weight of each group in the final of the f...

Effect of Silage Feeding on the Growth Performance and Body Confirmation of Tapri Goats under Intensive Management System

Imdad Hussain Soomro¹, Gulfam Ali Mughal¹, Naeem Rajput¹, Rameez Raja Kaleri^2,6*, Deepesh Kumar Bhuptani³, Raza Ali Mangi⁴, Ghulam Mustafa Solangi⁵, Sheva Dhari⁶, Abdul Wahid Solangi⁶ and Zoya Parveen Soomro⁶

..., twelve Tapri male goat kids of six months age were purchased from local market and divided into two groups, each group contains six kids. (Group A was fed with fresh maize grass and Group B was fed with maize feeding silage). After completion of 2 months trail results was collected and analyzed. The result for weekly weight gain statistical analysis showed that non-significant (P≥0.05) difference between groups from 1st...

Restricted Feeding and Re-Alimentation: An Approach to Improve Growth Performance of Beetal Kids Under High-Input Feeding System

Muhammad Umar Farooq¹, Kashif Ishaq¹*, Muhammad Imran Khan¹, Muhammad Farooq Iqbal¹, Tanveer Ahmad¹, Jamil Akbar¹, Asim Fraz², Sara Naeem¹ and Aansa Latif¹

...al of twelve male Beetal kids with an average weight of 20±2 kg and approximately 6 months old were randomly selected and kept for 85 days including 15 days of an adjustment period. There were two phases of the experiment. During the restriction phase; the animals were divided into three groups i.e. T1=feeding @2% of body weight (BW), T2=feeding @3% of BW, and T3=feeding @4% of BW. In the re-alimentation phase; all the animals were fed ad-libitum. The a...

Farmer Characteristics and Knowledge of Reproductive Management Practice in Traditional Dairy Goat Farming at Simpay Tampomas Farmers Group, Sumedang, West Java Indonesia

Rini Widyastuti¹*, Rangga Setiawan¹, Nurcholidah Solihati¹, Siti Darodjah¹, Kundrat Hidajat¹, Mochamad Ali Mauludin², Alkaustariyah Lubis³, Mas Rizky Anggun Adipurna Syamsunarno⁴, Sigit Prastowo⁵, Takdir Saili⁶, Arief Boediono⁷

...% managed and weaned the kids. Farmers mated their goats in the first estrous cycle, leading to an early first delivery age of approximately 12 months. Farmers in Simpay Tampomas Farmers Group generally had adequate knowledge of reproductive physiology but little experience in managing dairy farming goats, leading to suboptimal reproductive performance.

Keywords | Dairy goat, Reproductive management, Breeding practice, Repr...

Leverage of Dietary Spirulina on Physiological Profiles of Black Iraqi Goats

Zahid I. Mohammed

...al traits in Black Iraqi kids. A total of 28 male kids aged 4-5 months, with body weight 18.35 to 22.76 kg, were randomly assigned to four nutritional groups (each group involved 7 animals). The first group was fed concentrate diet 3% of the body weight every day and was deemed to be the control group. The second group was daily fed concentrate diet 3% of the body weight in addition to Spirulina (2gm/head). The third group w...

Effect of Creep Feed Formulated with Palm Kernel Cake and Tropical Forages on Growth Performance of Boer Crossbred Kids

Xin Yan Ku¹, Phek Jin Kwong1*, Chaiw Yee Teoh¹, Mohammad Mijanur Rahman², Fakar Fariz³

...e-weaning Boer crossbred kids. Proximate analyses were conducted on the feed ingredients and the newly formulated feed before the feeding trial. Twelve (n=12), single-born Boer x Jamnapari crossbred kids, with an average birth weight of 3.25 kg and body condition scoring of 3 to 3.5 were randomly divided into two dietary treatment groups (n=6 per group), each containing 3 males and 3 females. In the first treatme...

Reproduction and Milk Production Performance of Saanen Dairy Goat in Southern Togo (West Africa)

Elie Brigitte Mawussi¹*, Arnaud Koffi Assah², Essozimna Abalo Kulo¹

...rved to the animals. The kids are fed with powdered milk replacing their mother’s milk until weaning to avoid the Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus. They are fed with local fodders after weaning. Were collected through regular controls: litter size, birth weight, type of kidding (single or twin), mother’s parity, age at first kidding, interval between kidding, milk yield and lactation length. The results reveal that litter size ranged from 1 to ...