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- Title
Effects of dietary supplementation with organic acid on the performance of weaning Nubian goats under different environmental temperatures.
- Authors
Ridhowi, A.; Lee, J. W.; Hsia, L. C.
- Abstract
The purpose of this experiment was to explore the effects of adding acetic or propionic acid in the diet on the growth performance of weaning lambs under different environmental temperatures. In this experiment, a total of 30 weaned ewes were randomly allocated to 3 (control group, 1.5% acetic acid, 1.5% propionic acid) x 2 (appropriate temperature and high temperature) treatments, 5 sheep per treatment. Each pen was equipped with a feed trough and water bowl. Feed and water were ad libitum. The experiment was conducted for 24 weeks. The temperature in the high temperature group was 30°C, and the ambient temperature in the moderate temperature group was reduced to 24°C by two degrees per week. The results of the experiment showed that the diet supplemented with acetic acid tended to increase feed intake and weight gain in 19 - 24 weeks. When sheep were raised at high ambient temperature, their feed intake and weight gain tended to decrease. For the whole period, sheep with high ambient temperature only tended to have better feed efficiency. For the interaction, it was found that the group with organic acid throughout the period had a trend of positive effect on weight gain.
- Subjects
NUBIAN goat; DIETARY supplements; ORGANIC acids; FEED utilization efficiency of cattle; PROPIONIC acid
- Publication
Journal of the Chinese Society of Animal Science, 2021, Vol 50, p24
- ISSN
0253-9187
- Publication type
Article