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Effects of level of concentrate supplementation on growth performance of Arsi-Bale and Boer × Arsi-Bale male goats consuming low-quality grass hay.
Tropical animal health and production - 1 Aug 2012
Mohammed Seid, Urge Mengistu, Animut Getachew, Awigechew Kassahun, Abebe Girma, Goetsch Arthur Louis
Abstract excerpt
Eighteen Arsi-Bale (local) and 18 Boer × Arsi-Bale (crossbred) male goats, initially approximately 10 months of age, were used in a 12-week experiment to investigate potential interactions between genotype and nutritional plane in growth performance, carcass and skin characteristics, and mass of non-carcass components. Grass hay (6.7% crude protein and 71.9% neutral detergent fiber) was consumed ad libitum...
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