Abstract

CONTRERAS-VILLARREAL, Viridiana et al. Food supplementation with mesquite and orange in goats: effect on colostrum, milk and kids. Abanico vet [online]. 2022, vol.12, e2021-50.  Epub June 23, 2023. ISSN 2448-6132.  https://doi.org/10.21929/abavet2022.20.

The aim of the present study was to evaluate the quality of colostrum, milk and offspring development in goats supplemented with mesquite pods (Prosopis spp.) and orange bagasse (Citrus sinensis). Twenty-six multiracial goats in the last third of gestation were divided into three homogeneous groups with respect to body weight and body condition. The mesquite group (MG; n=9) was supplemented with 250 g/animal/day of mesquite pods, the orange group (OG; n=11) was supplemented with 250 g/animal/day of orange bagasse meal and the control group (CG; n=10) was not supplemented. The body weight of the goats of the three groups was similar during the study (P>0.05). Likewise, no statistical difference was found (P>0.05) in any of the other variables analyzed: blood glucose and ketone bodies, colostrum quality at calving of the mother goats, milk quality and body weight of the offspring. The results allow us to conclude that supplementation before and during parturition with orange bagasse or mesquite pods does not influence the quality of colostrum and milk, nor the development of the offspring in goats from the semidesert of Mexico.

Keywords : Orange bagasse; mesquite pod; postpartum; prepartum; dietary supplementation.