Table 2.

Total feed and nutrient intake of goats supplemented with different levels of choline chloride through forced drinking during pregnancy and lactation periods^a

Variables	Level of choline chlorideb			SEM	P values
	g/2days
	0	4	8
Pregnancy period
Grass dry matter, g	559	631	569	67.52	0.094
Total dry matter, g	1177	1248	1187	67.47	0.095
Grass/Total dry matter, %	47.43	50.36	47.72	2.93	0.112
Organic matter, g	1045	1110	1054	60.78	0.095
Crude protein, g	148	156	150	7.03	0.094
Total digestible nutrients, g	805	853	812	44.76	0.094
Neutral detergent fiber, g	558	609	565	47.78	0.091
Acid detergent fiber, g	356	391	361	33.30	0.092
Crude fat, g	34.83	35.69	34.97	0.81	0.098
Calcium, g	17.90	18.09	17.93	0.18	0.091
Phosphorus, g	4.40	4.53	4.30	0.24	0.176
Lactation period
Grass dry matter, g	574	615	611	58.42	0.318
Total dry matter, g	1192	1233	1228	58.46	0.315
Grass/Total dry matter, %	47.97	49.83	49.62	2.36	0.250
Organic matter, g	1058	1096	1092	52.60	0.307
Crude protein, g	150	155	157	6.19	0.142
Total digestible nutrients, g	836	865	862	41.00	0.314
Neutral detergent fiber, g	569	598	595	41.52	0.317
Acid detergent fiber, g	364	385	383	29.02	0.320
Crude fat, g	35.00	35.50	35.47	0.70	0.286
Calcium, g	17.93	18.04	18.04	0.15	0.289
Phosphorus, g	4.42	4.51	4.50	0.11	0.227

^aOn a dry matter basis

^bBasal diet was supplemented with choline chloride through forced drinking technique

SEM = standard error of the means