Table 6 Feed intake (g DM/d) of WAD does postpartum and pre-weaning performance of WAD kids
From: Influence of time of feeding on dam performance prepartum and postpartum and its impact on its kids
Parameters | Morning | Noon | Evening | SEM | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Feed intake | |||||
Forage intake | 303.70a | 325.39a | 262.82b | 7.234 | < 0.001 |
Concentrate intake | 429.68a | 385.36ab | 346.36b | 10.074 | 0.006 |
Daily feed intake | 724.04a | 716.87a | 610.06b | 14.864 | 0.002 |
Kid performance | |||||
Birth weight (g) | 1327.25 | 1209.00 | 1398.50 | 175.453 | 0.999 |
Kid final weight (g) | 4208.75 | 3726.25 | 3726.25 | 144.31 | 0.293 |
Weight gain (g) | 2881.5 | 2517.25 | 2327.75 | 167.72 | 0.431 |
Average daily gain (g) | 72.12 | 60.38 | 58.50 | 4.051 | 0.363 |
Milk intake of kids (g/day) | 411.10a | 312.68b | 355.82b | 10.206 | < 0.001 |