Influence of tannin-rich pine bark supplementation in the grain mixes for meat goats: Growth performance, blood metabolites, and carcass characteristics

The objective was to evaluate the use of condensed tannin (CT)-rich ground pine bark (PB) in grain mixed diets on meat goat growth performance, blood metabolites, and carcass characteristics. Twenty four Kiko crossbred (Capra aegagrus hircus) growing male kids (BW = 36.9 ± 2.5 kg) at approximately 8...

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Main Authors: Desnatie Reynolds, Byeng Ryel Min, Nar Gurung, Wendell McElhenney, Jung Hoon Lee, Sandra Solaiman, Olga Bolden-Tiller
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: KeAi Communications Co., Ltd. 2020-03-01
Series:Animal Nutrition
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2405654519301210