Effects of dietary supplementation with different concentration of molasses on growth performance, blood metabolites and rumen fermentation indices of Nubian goats

Molasses is a potential energy supplement; extensively used to improve growth performance, milk and meat characteristics in goats at relatively low concentrations of 5-40% of the diet. Few data are available concerning feeding molasses to goat kids; therefore, the current study aimed to investigate...

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Published in:BMC veterinary research 2020-10, Vol.16 (1), p.411-411, Article 411
Main Authors: Osman, Osman A, Elkhair, Nawal M, Abdoun, Khalid A
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Ammonia
Ammonia - metabolism
Animal Feed - analysis
Animals
Blood
Blood metabolites
Diet - veterinary
Electrolytes
Feed additives
Feeds
Fermentation
Food and nutrition
Globulins
Goat kids
Goats
Goats - blood
Goats - growth & development
Goats - metabolism
Growth performance
Health aspects
Homeostasis
Hydrogen-Ion Concentration
Livestock
Male
Meat
Metabolites
Molasses
pH effects
Physiological aspects
Physiology
Protein turnover
Proteins
Protozoa
Rumen
Rumen - metabolism
Rumen - microbiology
Rumen - parasitology
Rumen fermentation
Syrups & sweeteners
Veterinary dietary supplements
Veterinary research
Water intake
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Summary:Molasses is a potential energy supplement; extensively used to improve growth performance, milk and meat characteristics in goats at relatively low concentrations of 5-40% of the diet. Few data are available concerning feeding molasses to goat kids; therefore, the current study aimed to investigate the effects of dietary supplementation with higher concentrations of molasses on growth performance, blood metabolites and rumen fermentation indices. Twenty male Nubian goat kids (4-6 months old; 9-10 kg BW) were randomly assigned to 4 groups receiving different concentration of molasses: 0% (M-0), 30% (M-30), 40% (M-40) and 45% (M-45) for 5 weeks. Feed (DFI) and water intake (DWI) were measured daily, while the blood and rumen liquor samples were collected weekly. The DFI increased and feed conversion ratio (FCR) decreased in all molasses-supplemented groups (P ≤ 0.05), whereas DWI increased in M-30 and decreased in M-45 (P ≤ 0.05). The final BW and average daily gain (ADG) increased (P 
ISSN:1746-6148
1746-6148
DOI:10.1186/s12917-020-02636-5