Feeding efficiency of improved feeder in stall fed kids

Mangwai, Taelo; Fahim, Ahmad; Singh, Rajnish Kumar; Ali, Nazim; Kumar, Amit; Sahu, D.S.

doi:10.5958/0973-9718.2020.00002.1

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“…In harmony with this, recent reports suggest that goat enterprises have turned out to be of more commercial value as a result of the marketing preference of goat products all over the world [ 25 ]. With their unique ability to convert unconventional feedstuff to high-quality animal products, goats play a crucial role in eradicating poverty during disaster aversion [ 30 ]. Thus, having the potential scope to ensure food security serves as an important source of income for poor and marginal farmers around the world.…”

Section: Goat As the Future Animal From Food Security Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%

Heat Stress and Goat Welfare: Adaptation and Production Considerations

Sejian

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Nair

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Animals

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This review attempted to collate and synthesize information on goat welfare and production constraints during heat stress exposure. Among the farm animals, goats arguably are considered the best-suited animals to survive in tropical climates. Heat stress was found to negatively influence growth, milk and meat production and compromised the immune response, thereby significantly reducing goats’ welfare under extensive conditions and transportation. Although considered extremely adapted to tropical climates, their production can be compromised to cope with heat stress. Therefore, information on goat adaptation and production performance during heat exposure could help assess their welfare. Such information would be valuable as the farming communities are often struggling in their efforts to assess animal welfare, especially in tropical regions. Broadly three aspects must be considered to ensure appropriate welfare in goats, and these include (i) housing and environment; (ii) breeding and genetics and (iii) handling and transport. Apart from these, there are a few other negative welfare factors in goat rearing, which differ across the production system being followed. Such negative practices are predominant in extensive systems and include nutritional stress, limited supply of good quality water, climatic extremes, parasitic infestation and lameness, culminating in low production, reproduction and high mortality rates. Broadly two types of methodologies are available to assess welfare in goats in these systems: (i) animal-based measures include behavioral measurements, health and production records and disease symptoms; (ii) resources based and management-based measures include stocking density, manpower, housing conditions and health plans. Goat welfare could be assessed based on several indicators covering behavioral, physical, physiological and productive responses. The important indicators of goat welfare include agonistic behavior, vocalization, skin temperature, body condition score (BCS), hair coat conditions, rectal temperature, respiration rate, heart rate, sweating, reduced growth, reduced milk production and reduced reproductive efficiency. There are also different approaches available by which the welfare of goats could be assessed, such as naturalistic, functional and subjective approaches. Thus, assessing welfare in goats at every production stage is a prerequisite for ensuring appropriate production in this all-important species to guarantee optimum returns to the marginal and subsistence farmers.

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Section: Goat As the Future Animal From Food Security Perspectivesmentioning

confidence: 99%