Effects of supplemental feeding on performance of Kilis goats kept on pasture condition

Figures & data

Table 1. Nutrient contents of concentrate feed.

Analytical Components, %
Raw protein	17	Raw ash	6.622
Raw cellulose	4.773	Starch	30.311
Raw fat	2.500	Sodium	0.100
Sugar	5.340	Calcium	1.164
Vitamins, mg
Vitamin D3	3.000	Vitamin A	15.000
Vitamin E	30	Vitamin B1	5
Trace Elements, mg
Selenium	0.3	Manganese	50
Cobalt	0.15	Ferrum	50
Niacin	300	Iodine	0.8
Cupper	10

Components: Lentil flour, wheat bran, sunflower seed meal, ddgs (gold), wheat, maize, locust bean, marble powder, canola, calcium, bypass oil, salt, urea, vitamin mineral.

Table 2. Reproductive traits in Kilis goats.

Characteristics	2012	2013	2014
			Control	Treatment
Number of goat for mating (head)	180	180	90	90
Number of mated goat (head)	180	180	90	90
Number of goat having birth (head)	180	180	90	90
Birth rate, %	100	100	100	100
Infertility rate, %	0.00	0.00	0.00	0.00
Kid number (head)	211	205	104	118
Kidding rate, %	117.22	113.89	115.56	131.10
Single kidding rate, %	89.44	88.89	90.00	66.10
Twinning kidding rate, %	10.56	11.11	10.00	33.90
Survival rate, %	97.63	97.07	97.12	98.30

Table 3. The birth weights (kg) for 2012 and 2013 years.

Gender	Birth weight in 2012		Birth weight in 2013
	n	X ± SE	n	X ± SE	p values
Single
Male	97	3.1 ± 0.07	91	3.2 ± 0.05	0.664
Female	64	2.8 ± 0.09	74	2.8 ± 0.04	0.308
General	161	3.0 ± 0.06	165	3.0 ± 0.04	0.844
Twin
Male	21	2.4 ± 0.10	15	2.5 ± 0.09	0.781
Female	29	2.2 ± 0.12	25	2.3 ± 0.07	0.520
General	50	2.3 ± 0.08	40	2.4 ± 0.06	0.376

Table 4. The weaning (60.day) weights for 2012 and 2013 years.

	Weaned weight in 2012 (kg)		Weaned weight in 2013 (kg)
Gender	n	X ± SE	n	X ± SE	p values
Single
Male	96	16.8 ± 0.22	90	16.5 ± 0.21	0.719
Female	64	15.7 ± 0.16	72	15.4 ± 0.17	0.198
General	160	16.3 ± 0.15	162	16.0 ± 0.15	0.647
Twin
Male	20	15.0 ± 0.19	15	14.9 ± 0.28	0.282
Female	26	14.4 ± 0.21	22	14.5 ± 0.35	0.576
General	46	14.7 ± 0.15	37	14.7 ± 0.24	0.217

Table 5. The birth weights (kg) in 2014 year.

Gender	Groups
	Control		Treatment
	N	X ± SE	n	X ± SE	p values
Single
Male	48	3.0 ± 0.06	48	3.6 ± 0.07	0.000
Female	33	2.9 ± 0.08	30	3.4 ± 0.06	0.000
General	81	3.0 ± 0.05	78	3.5 ± 0.05	0.000
Twin
Male	11	2.6 ± 0.06	16	3.1 ± 0.11	0.000
Female	12	2.4 ± 0.12	24	2.7 ± 0.09	0.002
General	23	2.5 ± 0.06	40	2.9 ± 0.08	0.001

Table 6. The weaning weights (kg) (60. day) in 2014 year.

Gender	Groups
	Control		Treatment
	N	X ± SE	n	X ± SE	p values
Single
Male	47	16.1 ± 0.18	45	18.4 ± 0.33	0.000
Female	35	15.8 ± 0.23	28	17.0 ± 0.39	0.000
General	82	16.0 ± 0.14	73	17.7 ± 0.29	0.000
Twin
Male	9	14.4 ± 0.29	17	16.6 ± 0.49	0.000
Female	10	13.9 ± 0.36	26	15.6 ± 0.33	0.000
General	19	14.1 ± 0.23	43	16.1 ± 0.22	0.000

Table 7. Lactation lengths and milk yield traits according to years.

Years	Marketable milk yield (I)		Lactation length (day)
	X ± SE		X ± SE
2012	214.1 ± 4.93		217.1 ± 1.54
2013	225.2 ± 3.81		221.3 ± 2.17
p values	0.357		0.348
Groups	2014 year
	Marketable milk yield (I)	Lactation milk yield (I)		Lactation length (day)
	X ± SE	X ± SE		X ± SE
Control	215.5 ± 5.28	293.7 ± 5.76		212.5 ± 1.09
Treatment	304.1 ± 6.48	408.3 ± 7.21		256.5 ± 1.79
p values	0.000	0.000		0.000