Black sorghum fodder (Sorghum almum) intake in goats.
DOI:
https://doi.org/10.15517/am.v15i1.11932Abstract
During the period of May to December of 2002, in the
Experimental Station Alfredo Volio Mata of the University of
Costa Rica, located to an altitude of 1542 elev. and with an
average annual rainfall of 2050 mm, black sorghum intake
was evaluated in nine La Mancha goats with an average body
weight of 39 (±2) kg, distributed in a Latin square design 3 x
3 repeated. The experimental treatments were the different
ages of the forage that is: a) 56, b) 70 and c) 84 days of regrowth.
The forage was given in a chopped form (stems and
leaves). Each animal received a ration of 5 kg/day. Samples
of offered and rejected material were gathered to analyze dry
matter, crude protein and neutral detergent fiber content.
Highly significant differences were observed (P<0,01) for
fresh forage, dry matter, crude protein and neutral detergent
fiber intake by goats according to age of growth. Dry matter
intake for the different treatments did not reach the levels
reported in the literature and they were near 1% of body
weight. Due to the low dry matter intake, crude protein
intake was also low and goats did not fill maintenance
requirements.
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