Ochratoxin A (OTA) contamination often causes large economic losses on livestock production. The intake of feed contaminated by OTA also represents a potential risk for animal health and a food safety issue due to the transfer of the toxin through the food chain to humans. The aim of this paper is to review the available literature on: (1) the frequency and degree of occurrence of OTA in differ...

Sixty-three Boer crossbred goats were used in 5 separate experiments (Exp. 1 to 5) to evaluate the effects of a commercial probiotic supplement on growth performance (Exp. 1 to 4), diet digestibility (Exp. 5), carcass traits (Exp. 3), and fecal bacterial populations (Exp. 4). Goats were either fed a commercially pelleted concentrate diet and supplemented with a commercial probiotic (PRO) that h...

Abstract This study aims to analyze the development of Kaligesing Etawah crossbreed goat in Purworejo Regency through community-based resource management approach, with specific assessing condition related natural increase, examining role local government determining policy developing Purworejo, and recommending strategies approach. The method used was a triangulation methods which include obse...

As a ruminant species, goats are able to valorize fibrous feeds and non-protein nitrogen to produce meat and milk in extensive feeding systems. They are also able to attain high production levels when they have the potential and receive a diet of high nutritive value. There is a trade-off between the cost of the diet and increased production, which needs to be evaluated in the context of climat...

The inhabitants of the rumen microbial eco-system, a complex consortium of different microbial groups living in symbiotic relationship with the host, act synergistically for the bioconversion of lignocellulosic feeds into volatile fatty acids which serve as a source of energy for the animals. The constraints, imposed by the host and the feed consumed by the animal, under which these microbes ha...

This research aims to determine the effect of zinc biocomplex and vitamin E supplementation in ration digestibility nutritional content male Kacang goat meat. A completely randomized design with 4 treatments 6 replications was used this research, each replication consisting 1 goat. Furthermore, total number livestock 24 goats a weight range 16.55±1.67 kg. The included DP1 = basal ration, DP2 + ...

The aim of this study was to evaluate the effects incorporating Bacillus spp.-fermented mixture (FM; 55% soybean meal and 45% feather meal) in starter feed goat kids, specifically its on growth performance, blood profile, carcass characteristics, gastrointestinal traits; FM protein profile also evaluated. Seventy-five four-week-old male dairy kids were randomly assigned three different diet gro...

Do Thi Thanh Van, 2006. Some animal and feed factors affecting feed intake, behaviour and performance of small ruminants. Doctor’s dissertation. ISSN 1652-6880, ISBN 91-576-7081-1 The overall objective of this thesis was to assess the effect of some animal and feed factors on feed intake, behaviour and performance of small ruminants. The experiments were carried out at the Goat and Rabbit Resea...