WEIGHT GAIN AND EYE MUSCLE AREA OF GOATS …...Goats on the JCU1 diet had the highest dry matter...

WEIGHT GAIN AND EYE MUSCLE AREA OF GOATS IN PEN TRIAL Independent trial conducted by James Cook University

results

The goats that were fed Desmanthus hay+ minerals gained l iveweight 32% fasterthan the goats fed Rhodes grass hay +cotton seed + minerals The goats fed Desmanthus hay + mineralshad 40% more eye muscle area and nearlytwice the fat thickness at the 12th 13th r ibat slaughter compared with the goats fedRhodes grass hay + cotton seed +mineralsThe goats fed RGH + minerals and RGH +urea + minerals fai led to produceacceptable weight gains and a saleableanimal over the 138 day period

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aim

To evaluate the l ive weight gains and eyemuscle area of Boer-cross goats ondifferent hay and supplement diets.

design

The goats were spl i t randomly into fourgroups and fed different hay based dietsover 138 days.

treatments

Desmanthus hay (JCU 1 - part of theProgardes mix) + mineralsRhodes grass hay (RGH) + minerals  RGH + urea + minerals RGH + cotton seed meal (CSM) +minerals

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PEN TRIAL - GOATS

Conclusion

The high palatability and highprotein content of Desmanthuscultivar JCU1 hay promotes intakeand liveweight gains.

Goats on the JCU1 diet had thehighest dry matter intake, crudeprotein intake, and metabolisableenergy intake, with saleable animalsproduced over the 138 days of thetrial.

Without the addition of cotton seedthe Rhodes grass hay and othersupplelemts were not able toproduce saleable goats in the sameperiod

Reference: Aoetpah A., Gardiner C., Parker A., Gummow B. & Walker G., (2018), Growth and eye muscle area of cross-bred Boer goats fed Progardes Desmanthus cultivar JCU 1 hay,Animal Production 2018, Australian Society of Animal Production Conference, Wagga Wagga 2-4 2018 Disclaimer: All information, including any trial results, provided by Agrimix Pastures is considered accurate at the time of publication. The performance and results achieved usingProgardes Desmanthus may vary depending on factors including climatic conditions, soil composition, application methods and farming practices.

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