Semina: Ciências Agrárias (Nov 2018)

Comparison between lambs and goat kids meat production of animals fed Caatinga vegetation enriched with buffel (Cenchrus ciliaris L.) grass

  • Nadjanara Souza Oliveira Mota,
  • José Morais Pereira Filho,
  • Luiza Daiana Araújo da Silva Formiga,
  • Aderbal Marcos de Azevedo Silva,
  • Marcílio Fontes Cézar,
  • Olaf Andreas Bakke,
  • Jucileide Barboza Borburema,
  • Ronaldo Lopes Oliveira,
  • Leilson Rocha Bezerra

DOI
https://doi.org/10.5433/1679-0359.2018v39n6p2795
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 39, no. 6
pp. 2795 – 2806

Abstract

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This study compared the performance and meat production of goat kids and lambs that were fed semi-arid Caatinga vegetation enriched with buffel grass (Cenchrus ciliaris L.). Twelve crossbred Boer × undefined breed goat kids and 12 Santa Inês lambs that had 20.7 kg of body weight (BW) were studied. Goat kids presented greater (P 0.05) between goat kids and lambs. Goat kids (crossbred Boer × undefined breed) more efficiently used Caatinga vegetation enriched with Cenchrus ciliaris L. than Santa Inês lambs; this vegetation improved nutrient intake, ADG and, consequently, feeding conversion. However, Santa Inês lambs presented higher carcass morphometric values.

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