Effect of feeding different physical forms of diets on performance and carcass traits of goats

Abstract

. 2002. Effect of feeding different physical forms of diets on performance and carcass traits of goats. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 82: 471-473. Feeding different physical forms of diets on performance and carcass traits of goats was studied. Thirty-six wethers were fed total mixed diets of either whole or rolled barley mixed with grass-alfalfa hay either chopped to 2.5 or 5 cm lengths. No differences (P > 0.05) in ADG (76.6 to 84.8 g d -1 ), feed intake (0.92 to 1.01 kg d -1 ), F:G (12.2 to 13.1 kg kg -1 ), hot carcass weight (13.5 to 14.1 kg), dressing %, (45.0 to 45.7%) and ribeye area (10.9 to 13.1 cm 2 ) were observed among goats fed the four dietary combinations.