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Performance, Physiological Status, and Rumen Fermentation Profiles of Pre- and Post-Weaning Goat Kids Fed Cricket Meal as a Protein Source
- Source :
- Tropical Animal Science Journal, Vol 42, Iss 2 (2019)
- Publication Year :
- 2019
- Publisher :
- IPB University, 2019.
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Abstract
- This study was conducted in two experiments with the objectives: (1) to evaluate nutrient intake, physiological status, and performance of pre-weaning goat kids fed with milk replacer containing cricket meal, and (2) to evaluate nutrient intake, rumen fermentation characteristics, blood profiles, and production performance of post-weaning etawah crossbred goats fed with cricket meal as a substitution of soybean meal. Twelve pre-weaning goat kids (3.78±0.50 kg BW) were divided into 3 treatments (4 replicates per treatment), i.e., kids fed with goat milk (GM), cow milk (CM), and milk replacer containing cricket meal (MR). In the second experiment, 12 post-weaning goats (12-14 kg BW) were fed with 3 dietary treatments, i.e., control ration (CM-0), ration containing 15% cricket meal (CM-15), and ration containing 30% cricket meal (CM-30). Parameters measured during 2 months observations were nutrient intake, physiological status, fermentation profiles, blood profiles, and performance. Both experiments used a completely randomized design. Results showed that there were no significant differences in physiological status parameters in pre-weaning goat kids fed with GM, CM or MR. The performance of kids fed with GM was significantly higher (120 g/d) than those fed with CM and MR treatments (p
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 2615787X and 2615790X
- Volume :
- 42
- Issue :
- 2
- Database :
- Directory of Open Access Journals
- Journal :
- Tropical Animal Science Journal
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- edsdoj.0b2f5160e2e741c3a24409bf8789ea43
- Document Type :
- article
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.5398/tasj.2019.42.2.145