Weaning stress management in Beetal kids under stall-fed conditions

Figures & data

Table 1. Composition of creep and concentrate feed (per 100 kg).

Composition	Creep feed	Concentrate
Maize	37.00	40.00
Soybean flakes	33.00	27.00
Wheat bran	15.00	18.00
De-oiled rice bran	12.00	12.00
Mineral mixture	2.00	2.00
Salt	1.00	1.00
Crude protein (g)	22.56	20.24
Vitamin premix	25g/100kg	25g/100kg

Table 2. Proximate composition (%) of offered feed and fodder (on DM basis).

Particulars	Creep feed	Concentrate	Green fodder
Dry matter	91.54	89.91	20.7
Organic matter	81.45	80.48	9.91
Crude protein	22.56	20.24	8.05
Ether extract	1.95	1.90	2.16
ADF	10.05	11.25	32.8
ADL	6.13	6.21	9.45
AIA	0.71	0.77	2.05
NDF	26.15	25.25	38.9
Ash	10.03	10.58	13.15

ADF, Acid Detergent Fibre; ADL, Acid Detergent Lignin; AIA, Acid Insoluble Ash; NDF, Neutral Detergent Fibre.

Table 3. Milk (ml/day) and daily dry matter consumption (g/day) by the kids.

Feed/Fodder	Period	W0:0 (Control)	W2:3	W3:2	Overall
Milk	Pre-weaning	600.67 ± 20.52	625.56 ± 21.93	645.89 ± 21.55	624.04 ± 12.33
Concentrate	Pre-weaning	51.37 ± 3.87	57.74 ± 5.31	64.13 ± 4.73	57.75 ± 2.71
	Post-weaning	182.18 ± 2.867^c	266.14 ± 7.47^a	227.00 ± 3.91^b	225.10 ± 3.95
	Overall	104.63 ± 6.02^b	142.59 ± 9.71^a	130.44 ± 7.51^a	125.89 ± 4.61
Green fodder	Pre-weaning	14.75 ± 1.01^a	8.87 ± 0.71^b	13.75 ± 0.84^a	12.45 ± 0.52
	Post-weaning	136.90 ± 5.60^a	91.85 ± 5.05^b	103.95 ± 4.13^b	110.89 ± 3.20
	Overall	64.48 ± 5.60^a	42.65 ± 4.04^b	50.47 ± 4.14^ab	52.53 ± 2.71
DMI	Pre-weaning	68.04 ± 4.73^b	67.76 ± 5.99a^b	79.68 ± 5.40^a	71.83 ± 3.09
	Post-weaning	319.08 ± 7.65^b	357.99 ± 8.39^a	331.91 ± 6.89^b	335.99 ± 4.57
	Overall	170.25 ± 11.26	185.93 ± 13.02	181.97 ± 11.29	179.38 ± 6.85

Note: Means with different superscripts within a row differ significantly (P < 0.01).

Figure 1. Average body weight (kg) of kids at fortnightly intervals in different treatments.

Figure 2. ADG (g) of male and female kids under various treatments.

Figure 3. FCR of kids at monthly intervals and during pre- and post-weaning periods.

Table 4. ADG (g) of kids at monthly intervals during study periods.

	Treatment
Month	W0:0 (Control)	W2:3	W3:2	Overall
First	60.21 ± 14.02	61.43 ± 10.58	79.76 ± 15.17	66.82 ± 7.66
Second	137.08 ± 8.18	155.71 ± 13.54	136.42 ± 8.97	142.80 ± 5.98
Third	66.50 ± 16.30	106.90 ± 23.02	76.66 ± 7.51	82.59 ± 9.97
Fourth	68.70 ± 30.00	79.04 ± 15.06	79.28 ± 10.77	75.36 ± 11.90
Fifth	58.95 ± 12.36	78.34 ± 20.81	80.13 ± 15.17	72.47 ± 8.91
Overall	78.29 ± 9.43	96.28 ± 10.46	90.45 ± 7.55	88.34 ± 5.33