Published in Scientific Papers. Series D. Animal Science, Vol. LVIII
Written by Rodica CHETROIU, Ion CĂLIN
The growing process of kids from birth to adulthood is not a uniform process, but has a stage character, in the sense of achievement of more intense or slower growth in different periods. The assessment of growing process of the goat’s youth was performed on kids of Alba de Banat and Carpatina breeds, at S.C. Agrofam Holding Feteşti, where weighing were made at different stages, namely at birth, at age of 28 days, at weaning (45 days) and at 6 months. The research results show that the weight gain of kids is superior at Alba de Banat compared to Carpatina; also, the males recorded a higher increase in weight than the females in both breeds, and the kids resulting from single births, on total period from birth until 6 months, have a higher growth than those from twin births. The weight gain curve is upward in the period of 28 days – weaning, compared to 0-28 days; in the period after weaning, until 6 months of age, the weight gain decreased at all categories, this may be due to the stress of weaning, transition to the exclusively foddered nutrition, fodders quality compared to nutrients of the maternal milk etc.
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