Responses to repeated cycles of water restriction in lactating Shami goats
| Autor: | Sylvie Giger-Reverdin, Mabelle Chedid, Elie K. Barbour, Shady K. Hamadeh, P. Morand-Fehr, Mounir Abi-Said, Christine Duvaux-Ponter, Lina S. Jaber |
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| Přispěvatelé: | Department of Animal and Veterinary Sciences, Faculty of Agricultural and Food Sciences, American University of Beirut (UB), Faculty of Sciences II, Lebanese University [Beirut], Modélisation Systémique Appliquée aux Ruminants (MoSAR), Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique (INRA)-AgroParisTech, Lebanese National Council for Scientific Research, American University of Beirut Research Board, American University of Beirut [Beyrouth] (AUB), Lebanese University [Beirut] (LU) |
| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Albumin concentrations
medicine.medical_specialty General Veterinary 040301 veterinary sciences [SDV]Life Sciences [q-bio] 0402 animal and dairy science shami goats 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences lactation Biology Body weight Milk production 040201 dairy & animal science 0403 veterinary science Serum osmolarity Endocrinology medicine.anatomical_structure Animal science intermittent watering Internal medicine Lactation milk composition medicine Animal Science and Zoology physiological indicators |
| Zdroj: | Journal of Applied Animal Research Journal of Applied Animal Research, Taylor & Francis, 2015, 43 (1), pp.39-45. ⟨10.1080/09712119.2014.888001⟩ |
| ISSN: | 0971-2119 0974-1844 |
| Popis: | The experiment was conducted to assess the effects of an intermittent watering regime on physiological indicators of lactating Shami goats. Twelve does in late lactation were equally distributed to two treatments: control and watered once every four days. Several serum and milk variables were assessed at the beginning of the experiment and on four subsequent days. The does' body weight was assessed at the beginning and at the end of the experiment while milk production was recorded daily. The intermittently watered animals showed increased serum osmolarity, urea, protein and albumin concentrations, denoting dehydration. Milk production and body weight were not affected by the treatment. In addition, milk composition was similar between the control and the intermittently watered animals. It was concluded that the Shami goats could tolerate the intermittent watering regime during late lactation with minimal physiological disturbances. However, the long-term consequences of the treatment on production and health warrant further research. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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