Effects of Crossbreeding and Concentrates Feeding on Growth Rates of Goat Kids Reared under Highlands Conditions
Aim of the current research was to evaluate the effects that crossbreeding and concentrates feeding have on growth performance of goat kids managed under pasture conditions of the Romanian highlands. Experiments were carried out at the Research and Development Station for Sheep and Goats from Carans...
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| author | Maria Sauer Ioan Pădeanu Neculai Dragomir Walter-Ioan Sauer Sorin-Octavian Voia Dinu Gavojdian |
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| description | Aim of the current research was to evaluate the effects that crossbreeding and concentrates feeding have on growth performance of goat kids managed under pasture conditions of the Romanian highlands. Experiments were carried out at the Research and Development Station for Sheep and Goats from Caransebes, in south-western Romania. The growth performances of two kids genotypes were studied, Carpatina purebreds and F1 Boer x Carpatina crossbred kids, respectively. Under two experimental variants, with no concentrates allowance and with 300 g/day concentrates supplementation of the ration, respectively. Carpatina purebred kids had an average daily gain of 100.7±0.03 g/day when managed exclusively on pastures (control group), while the group fed with concentrates registered growth rates of 124.4±0.02 g/day (p≤0.05). The F1 Boer x Carpatina crossbreeds had growth rates of 145.2±0.02 g/day when kept exclusively on pasture, while the group fed with additional concentrates registered growth rates of 211.9±0.04 g/day (p≤0.01). Genotype of the kids affected significantly (p≤0.001) the growth rates, in both experimental variants. It was concluded that both crossbreeding and, to a leaser extent concentrates feeding of kids, are influencing the growth rates of fattening kids managed under highlands conditions of Romania. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-6091cce65fc4487382dd80d89c6739982024-04-11T04:52:07ZengAgroprint TimisoaraScientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies1841-93642344-45762023-09-01482169169335Effects of Crossbreeding and Concentrates Feeding on Growth Rates of Goat Kids Reared under Highlands ConditionsMaria Sauer0Ioan Pădeanu1Neculai Dragomir2Walter-Ioan Sauer3Sorin-Octavian Voia4Dinu Gavojdian5Research and Development Station for Sheep and Goats, Romanian Academy for Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, 325400, Caransebes, Drumul Resitei km 2, RomaniaBanat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 300645, Timisoara, Calea Aradului 119, RomaniaBanat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 300645, Timisoara, Calea Aradului 119, RomaniaResearch and Development Station for Sheep and Goats, Romanian Academy for Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, 325400, Caransebes, Drumul Resitei km 2, RomaniaBanat’s University of Agricultural Sciences and Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Animal Science and Biotechnologies, 300645, Timisoara, Calea Aradului 119, RomaniaResearch and Development Station for Sheep and Goats, Romanian Academy for Agricultural and Forestry Sciences, 325400, Caransebes, Drumul Resitei km 2, RomaniaAim of the current research was to evaluate the effects that crossbreeding and concentrates feeding have on growth performance of goat kids managed under pasture conditions of the Romanian highlands. Experiments were carried out at the Research and Development Station for Sheep and Goats from Caransebes, in south-western Romania. The growth performances of two kids genotypes were studied, Carpatina purebreds and F1 Boer x Carpatina crossbred kids, respectively. Under two experimental variants, with no concentrates allowance and with 300 g/day concentrates supplementation of the ration, respectively. Carpatina purebred kids had an average daily gain of 100.7±0.03 g/day when managed exclusively on pastures (control group), while the group fed with concentrates registered growth rates of 124.4±0.02 g/day (p≤0.05). The F1 Boer x Carpatina crossbreeds had growth rates of 145.2±0.02 g/day when kept exclusively on pasture, while the group fed with additional concentrates registered growth rates of 211.9±0.04 g/day (p≤0.01). Genotype of the kids affected significantly (p≤0.001) the growth rates, in both experimental variants. It was concluded that both crossbreeding and, to a leaser extent concentrates feeding of kids, are influencing the growth rates of fattening kids managed under highlands conditions of Romania.https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/335boercarpatina breedcrossbreedinggoat meatpastures |
| spellingShingle | Maria Sauer Ioan Pădeanu Neculai Dragomir Walter-Ioan Sauer Sorin-Octavian Voia Dinu Gavojdian Effects of Crossbreeding and Concentrates Feeding on Growth Rates of Goat Kids Reared under Highlands Conditions Scientific Papers Animal Science and Biotechnologies boer carpatina breed crossbreeding goat meat pastures |
| title | Effects of Crossbreeding and Concentrates Feeding on Growth Rates of Goat Kids Reared under Highlands Conditions |
| title_full | Effects of Crossbreeding and Concentrates Feeding on Growth Rates of Goat Kids Reared under Highlands Conditions |
| title_fullStr | Effects of Crossbreeding and Concentrates Feeding on Growth Rates of Goat Kids Reared under Highlands Conditions |
| title_full_unstemmed | Effects of Crossbreeding and Concentrates Feeding on Growth Rates of Goat Kids Reared under Highlands Conditions |
| title_short | Effects of Crossbreeding and Concentrates Feeding on Growth Rates of Goat Kids Reared under Highlands Conditions |
| title_sort | effects of crossbreeding and concentrates feeding on growth rates of goat kids reared under highlands conditions |
| topic | boer carpatina breed crossbreeding goat meat pastures |
| url | https://spasb.ro/index.php/public_html/article/view/335 |
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