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https://doi.org/10.33128/k.64.1.2
Influence of pumpkin seed cake and extruded linseed on production traits of goat kids
Željka Klir Šalavardić
orcid.org/0000-0003-4078-6864
; Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Josip Novoselec
; Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Mario Ronta
orcid.org/0000-0003-0858-7566
; Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Zvonko Antunović
; Fakultet agrobiotehničkih znanosti Sveučilište Josipa Jurja Strossmayera u Osijeku, Osijek, Hrvatska
Sažetak
Oilseeds and by-products of oil production are a good quality source of energy and proteins in ruminants´ nutrition. Therefore, the aim of the present study was to determine the production traits of goat kids fed on feed mixtures containing pumpkin seed cake and extruded linseed. The study was carried out on 31 goat kids of the French Alpine breed. After one month, the kids were gradually weaned from the mothers, by reducing suckling and including feed mixtures and hay (clover-grass mixture) ad libitum. Goat kids were fed on feed mixture containing soybean meal and extruded soybean (control) as protein feedstuffs, then a mixture containing 16% pumpkin seed cake (PB16) with complete soybean replacement, and a mixture containing 9% extruded linseeds (EL 9) with partial replacement of soybean. Production traits of goat kids, such as average weight gain and exterior characteristics, were determined at the age of 32, 60 and 87 days. The estimated total average daily weight gain of goat kids (32-87 days of age) was 145.64 g in control group, 163.77 g in PB16 and 164.21 g in EL 9 group, with no significant differences. A significant increase in withers height was found in PB16 and EL 9 goat kids aged 60 days and in PB16 goat kids aged 87 days compared to the control group, with no significant differences in physical development indices. The results of the present study viewed the possibility of using the pumpkin seed cake and extruded linseed as a source of proteins and fat in feed mixtures, with satisfactory production traits in goat kids.
Ključne riječi
pumpkin seed cake; extruded linseed; goat kids; production traits
Hrčak ID:
286155
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Datum izdavanja:
22.11.2022.
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