The <i>Opuntia </i>Effect Improves Dam-Kid Metabolic Markers, Augments Colostrum Quality and Enhances Kid-To-Dam Behavioral Interactions in Crossbred Goats and their Offspring under Semiarid-Rangeland Conditions

The <i>Opuntia </i>Effect Improves Dam-Kid Metabolic Markers, Augments Colostrum Quality and Enhances Kid-To-Dam Behavioral Interactions in Crossbred Goats and their Offspring under Semiarid-Rangeland Conditions

The possible effect of protein-enriched <i>Opuntia</i> cladode supplementation during the pre- and post-partum stages (−25 days to +15 days; day 0 = kidding) upon dam–kid metabolic status, colostrum-milk quality, and some behavioral kid-to-dam interaction in goats managed under rangeland...

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Main Authors: Francisco G. Véliz-Deras, César A. Meza-Herrera, Sharon Herrera-Hernandez, Arnoldo Flores-Hernández, Juan M. Guillén-Muñoz, Cayetano Navarrete-Molina, Silvestre Moreno-Avalos, Rafael Rodriguez-Martinez
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-05-01
Series:Animals
Subjects:
goats
<i>Opuntia</i>
targeted supplementation
productive efficiency
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/10/6/931

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