This experiment was conducted to study the effects of dietary different zinc sources of pregnant goats on humoral immunity of goats and kid goats and intestinal morphology, mucosal immune function of kid goats. Twenty-one Xiangdong black goats with twin pregnancies, similar parity (the 2 to 3...

The present study compared the feeding behavior of inexperienced kids on heterogeneous vegetation with that of adult goats with browsing experience. Twelve non-pregnant, non-lactating adult Criollo goats (35 ± 5 kg live weight (LW)) with > 3 years of browsing experience and ten weaned kids (19 ± 3...

This study was carried out to evaluate compositions of milk from Hair goat and Saanen x Hair goat crossbreed (F1) under semi-intensive conditions. The research was conducted on 20 Hair goats and 20 Saanen x Hair goat crossbreed (F1) at Farm for Research and Application of Van Yuzuncu Yil University ...

Objective: This study was conducted to assess the level of pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) in whole and skim milk samples, and its suitability for early pregnancy diagnosis in goats. Methods: A two-step sandwich enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) system for estimation of milk PAG was ...

Twelve male 75%Boer and 25%Anglonubian goats with initial body weight of 25 + 2.5 kg, were used in a completely randomized design. Animals were received either FTMR with or without enzyme supplementation from tomato pomace treated with Aspergillus niger. The experiment was lasted for 90 days. The...

We hypothesized that diet choice of mixed-breed goats on xerophytic shrubland of northern Mexico depends on their milk yield potential. During winter and spring (dry season), milk yield was recorded and forage samples were collected weekly. Goats were separated into a medium (MP; n=20) or low-milk...

In Zimbabwe, at least 97% of the national goat herd is owned by smallholder indigenous farmers. The farmers rarely breed the goats for commercial purposes despite the fact that the country has potential to export goat products. Common breeds in Zimbabwe include the Matabele goats, Mashona goats,...

In order to study the genetic diversity of 9 goat breeds including Xiangdong black goat, Chuandong white goat, Yunling goat, Banjiao goat, Huanghuai goat, Guishan goat, Guizhou white goat, Anhui white goat and Boer goat, The diversity of four microsatellite loci (OarAE101, OarH55, BM1329, BM143)...

Carcass weight, meat quality and muscle components are important traits economically and they underpin most of the commercial return to goat producers. In this study, the Longissimus dorsi muscle tissues were collected from five Liaoning cashmere (LC) goats and five Ziwuling black (ZB) goats with...

Heat stress is detrimental during gestation; however, the effects of heat stress on goat placental characteristics and kid survival remain unclear. The objective of this study was to evaluate the effects of heat stress at final gestation on cortisol concentration, placenta characteristics, and the...