In Neuqu ́en Criollo goat production systems, the sale of goat kids for slaughter is the main source of income. Marketing kids weighing at least 14 kg live weight before 90 days of age improves economic returns due to ...

Advances in mineral nutrition of goats have been made during the last decade, especially in our understanding of Ca and P requirements. However, few studies have focused on the mineral requirements of crossbred Boer goats ...

Advances in mineral nutrition of goats have been made during the last decade, especially in our understanding of Ca and P requirements. However, few studies have focused on the mineral requirements of crossbred Boer goats ...

The current mineral requirements for growing goat kids are based on sheep and cattle studies without differentiating between the stages of development or gender. The aims of this study were to determine the net requirements ...

Sixty Creole kids were assigned to three groups, fed either goat milk only (TI) or a commercial calf milk substitute/replacer (T2) or a goat kid milk substitute/replacer (T3). Kids in all groups were maintained with their ...

This paper evaluated the growth performance of Criollo kids under three different rearing systems and determine the economic profit of each rearing systems with slaughter at two different ages. Forty-eight kids were ...

We conducted a study in which body composition, energy and protein requirements, and efficiency of MP and ME were determined in F1 Boer x Saanen goat kids of 5 to 25 kg BW by using the comparative slaughter technique. Two ...