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Nutritional effects on maternal blood metabolites and on outcome of pregnancy of dry season kidding Tswana goats

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 November 2017

O. R. Madibela  and
B.V.E Segwagwe
O. R. Madibela
Affiliation:
Sebele Station, Dept. of Agricultural Research, P/Bag 0033, Gaborone, Botswana Dept. of Animal Science & Production, Botswana College of Agriculture, P/Bag 0027, Gaborone, Botswana
B.V.E Segwagwe
Affiliation:
Dept. of Animal Science & Production, Botswana College of Agriculture, P/Bag 0027, Gaborone, Botswana
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Reproductive wastage in terms of abortion, foetal loss and neonatal loss is one of the factors undermining goat productivity in Botswana. Abortion storms occur during the winter months, (Binta et al., 1996) which coincide with the dry season. Though infectious causes were found in aborting goats, these accounted for a relatively small proportion of the total number of animals aborting (Binta et al., 1998). Due to relatively few cases of abortions caused by infectious agents in Norwegian dairy goats, Hussain et al., (1996) suggested that nutritional and environmental factors might be important. The aim of study was to evaluate the nutritional effects on blood metabolites and pregnancy outcome of Tswana goats under tropical conditions.

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Proceedings of the British Society of Animal Science , Volume 2003 , 2003 , pp. 83
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Copyright © The British Society of Animal Science 2003

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