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Effects of restricted periods of feed access on feed intake, digestion, behaviour, heat energy, and performance of Alpine goats

open access: yesJournal of Applied Animal Research, 2018
Fifty Alpine goats at 125 ± 3.0 days-in-milk were given access in Calan gate feeders to a 40% forage diet for 12 wk continuously (Control), during daytime (Day) or night (Night), or for 2 or 4 h/day after milking in the morning and afternoon (2Hour and ...
Nhayandra C. D. Silva   +4 more
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Signatures of selection for resistance to Haemonchus contortus in sheep and goats

open access: yesBMC Genomics, 2019
Background Gastrointestinal nematode infection (GNI) is the most important disease affecting the small ruminant industry in U.S. The environmental conditions in the southern United States are ideal for the survival of the most pathogenic gastrointestinal
Zaira M. Estrada-Reyes   +9 more
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The estimation of genetic parameters for growth curve traits in Raeini Cashmere goat described by Gompertz model [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The objectives of this study were to describe growth curve of Raeini Cashmere goat applying the Gompertz growth model and genetic evaluation of growth curve-related traits including model parameters of A, B and K, inflection age (IA) and inflection ...
Ghiasi, Heydar   +2 more
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Effects of high heat load conditions on body weight, feed intake, temperature, and respiration of Dorper, Katahdin, and St. Croix sheep

open access: yesJournal of Applied Animal Research, 2019
Forty-six Dorper, 46 Katahdin, and 43 St. Croix female sheep from four regions of the USA were used to evaluate responses to high heat load index (HLI) conditions.
Dereje Tadesse   +3 more
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Effects of restricted feed intake on blood constituent concentrations in Dorper, Katahdin, and St. Croix sheep from different regions of the USA

open access: yesVeterinary and Animal Science, 2021
Forty-six Dorper, 47 Katahdin, and 41 St. Croix female sheep (initial BW = 62, 62, and 51 kg, respectively, SEM = 1.43; 3.8 ± 0.18 yr) from farms in Midwest, Northwest, Southeast, and central Texas regions of the USA were used to evaluate effects of feed
D. Tadesse, R. Puchala, A.L. Goetsch
doaj   +1 more source

Conidiobolomycosis in goats

open access: yesPesquisa Veterinária Brasileira, 2021
ABSTRACT: The present article presents cases of conidiobolomycosis in adult goats with clinical signs characterized by serous nasal discharge, dyspnea, apathy, and weight loss. Two goats were necropsied. Necropsy displayed increased volume on the sagittal section of the head and an ulcerated surface containing a yellow friable mass with irregular and ...
Juliana T.S.A. Macêdo   +7 more
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Native Sheep Breeds in Poland—Importance and Outcomes of Genetic Resources Protection Programmes

open access: yesAnimals, 2022
The sheep population of native breeds, despite their unique features and the ability to adapt to harsh environmental conditions, has significantly decreased in recent years.
Aldona Kawęcka   +3 more
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Cholangioma in a Goat [PDF]

open access: yesJournal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 1995
Cholangiomas (bile duct adenomas) are seen mainly in old dogs and cats. They have also been reported in swine, rats, birds 2,7 and mice. Reports of adenomas of the gall bladder are rare, occurring mainly in cattle. There are individual reports of cholangiomas in a reindeer and a green iguana, as well as several reports in white perch. To our knowledge,
S. Hafner, M. Puette
openaire   +3 more sources

The antibody loci of the domestic goat (Capra hircus) [PDF]

open access: yes, 2018
The domestic goat (Capra hircus) is an important ruminant species both as a source of antibody-based reagents for research and biomedical applications and as an economically important animal for agriculture, particularly for developing nations that ...
Bickhart, Derek M.   +4 more
core   +1 more source

Effects of water restriction on feed intake, digestion, and energy utilization by mature female St. Croix sheep

open access: yesVeterinary and Animal Science, 2020
Eleven St. Croix ewes (46.9 ± 1.59 kg BW and 3.6 ± 0.67 yr age) were used in a crossover design to evaluate effects of restricted drinking water availability on intake of a 50% concentrate diet, digestion, and energy utilization.
A.H. Hussein   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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