Gradually weaning goat kids may improve weight gains while reducing weaning stress and increasing creep feed intakes

Most dairy goat farms rear kids on ad libitum milk replacer; calf research suggests this improves growth and welfare, but solid feed intakes are problematic. Weaning can be gradual (incremental milk reduction) or abrupt (sudden, complete milk removal, which evidence suggests reduces welfare). Three...

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Autores principales: Vickery, Holly M., Neal, Rachael A., Stergiadis, Sokratis, Meagher, Rebecca K.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023
Materias:
Veterinary Science
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10270287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37332741
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1200849

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10270287/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37332741
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2023.1200849

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