Grober Nutrition Kid-Goat Research Presented at the International Goat Symposium
Mark your calendars for November 3rd, 2011. The International Goat Symposium (www.goatsymposium.com) Speaker Program features a host of topics ranging from production to marketing.
This year, Grober Nutrition’s Kathleen Shore will present ‘New developments in kid feeding research’.
This research, from the Grober Young Animal Development Centre in Woodstock Ontario, will present practical information for producers as well as advancements in kid rearing. As the goat industry continues to build in Canada, young livestock nutrition is a… Continue reading
A Review of Kid-Goat Nutrition
Describing the pre-ruminant
At birth, kid-goats are not yet functioning ruminants – the rumen develops over time. The newborn kid-goat has an omasum and abomasum that comprises 70% of their digestive system compared to the adult goat where the rumen and reticulum make up 70% of their digestive system (Figure 1). At birth, they have difficulty digesting sugars/starches until the rumen develops. They do have the digestive enzymes to break down lactose, the naturally occurring sugar in milk.
The esophageal… Continue reading