Performance and carcass traits of goat kids fed high-concentrate diets containing citrus pulp or soybean hulls

ABSTRACT: The objective in this trial was to determine the effects of partial replacement of ground corn by citrus pulp or soybean hulls on performance and carcass characteristics of feedlot goat kids. Twenty one Boer x Saanen kids (initial BW 15.8 ± 0.7kg), nine males and 12 females, were distribut...

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Main Authors: Daniel Montanher Polizel, Luiz Guilherme Mezzena Gobato, Rodrigo Araújo de Souza, Renato Shinkai Gentil, Evandro Maia Ferreira, Ana Paula Alves Freire, Ivanete Susin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Federal de Santa Maria 2016-04-01
Series:Ciência Rural
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0103-84782016000400707&lng=en&tlng=en