Daily weight gain of goats until weaning receiving two schemes of mineral supplementation
The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of commercial mineral supplementation and selective mineral supplements in which only elements known to be deficient in the animal's diet. In an experiment conducted in Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were analyzed: da...
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| author | Viviane Antunes Pimentel Pedro Antônio Muniz Malafaia Karen Purper Freitas Magiero Mariana de Souza Farias Bruno Borges Renata Gomes da Silveira Deminicis |
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The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of commercial mineral supplementation and selective mineral supplements in which only elements known to be deficient in the animal's diet. In an experiment conducted in Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were analyzed: daily weight gain, nutritional and economic aspects of goats mixed breed receiving two types of mineral supplements. The sixteen animals were divided into two groups. For one group a commercial mineral mixture was used, and to the other group selective mineral mixture containing only sodium (Na) and copper (Cu) was offered. There was no difference in daily weight gain when the selective or commercial mixture was given. The selective mineral supplementation was 4,8 times more economic than conventional supplementation with a commercial mineral mix. The animals showed an increase of hair pigmentation around the eyes, attributed to the correction of copper deficiency. Thus, when an adequate concentrate and good quality forage is given, only the deficient mineral element(s) should be supplemented. The result of this experiment confirms the hypothesis that selective mineral supplementation is correct and can result in reduction of the cost with mineral supplementation of a herd.
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| spelling | doaj.art-0594309ad3484c57b1030a2ec7008b982024-01-15T11:44:39ZengUniversidade do Estado de Santa CatarinaRevista de Ciências Agroveterinárias2238-11712023-12-0122410.5965/223811712242023656Daily weight gain of goats until weaning receiving two schemes of mineral supplementationViviane Antunes Pimentel0https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3448-1602Pedro Antônio Muniz Malafaia1https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7732-5159Karen Purper Freitas Magiero2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3246-0664Mariana de Souza Farias3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1796-5744Bruno Borges4https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1663-8298Renata Gomes da Silveira Deminicis5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8278-4405Fundação Osório, Rio Comprido, RJ, BrazilUniversidade Federal Rural do Rio de Janeiro, Seropédica, RJ, Brazil.Universidade Federal do Espírito Santo, Vitória, ES, BrazilUniversidade Vale do Rio Doce, Governador Valadares, MG, BrazilMinistério do Desenvolvimento, Indústria, Comércio e Serviços, Brasília, DF, BrazilUniversidade de Brasília, Brasília, DF, Brazil The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of commercial mineral supplementation and selective mineral supplements in which only elements known to be deficient in the animal's diet. In an experiment conducted in Federal Rural University of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, were analyzed: daily weight gain, nutritional and economic aspects of goats mixed breed receiving two types of mineral supplements. The sixteen animals were divided into two groups. For one group a commercial mineral mixture was used, and to the other group selective mineral mixture containing only sodium (Na) and copper (Cu) was offered. There was no difference in daily weight gain when the selective or commercial mixture was given. The selective mineral supplementation was 4,8 times more economic than conventional supplementation with a commercial mineral mix. The animals showed an increase of hair pigmentation around the eyes, attributed to the correction of copper deficiency. Thus, when an adequate concentrate and good quality forage is given, only the deficient mineral element(s) should be supplemented. The result of this experiment confirms the hypothesis that selective mineral supplementation is correct and can result in reduction of the cost with mineral supplementation of a herd. https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/23814Capra hircuscopper deficiencyselective mineral salt |
| spellingShingle | Viviane Antunes Pimentel Pedro Antônio Muniz Malafaia Karen Purper Freitas Magiero Mariana de Souza Farias Bruno Borges Renata Gomes da Silveira Deminicis Daily weight gain of goats until weaning receiving two schemes of mineral supplementation Revista de Ciências Agroveterinárias Capra hircus copper deficiency selective mineral salt |
| title | Daily weight gain of goats until weaning receiving two schemes of mineral supplementation |
| title_full | Daily weight gain of goats until weaning receiving two schemes of mineral supplementation |
| title_fullStr | Daily weight gain of goats until weaning receiving two schemes of mineral supplementation |
| title_full_unstemmed | Daily weight gain of goats until weaning receiving two schemes of mineral supplementation |
| title_short | Daily weight gain of goats until weaning receiving two schemes of mineral supplementation |
| title_sort | daily weight gain of goats until weaning receiving two schemes of mineral supplementation |
| topic | Capra hircus copper deficiency selective mineral salt |
| url | https://periodicos.udesc.br/index.php/agroveterinaria/article/view/23814 |
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