Table 2. Effect of prenatal supplementation of energy sources on growth performance of does and kids and body temperatures of kids.
| Parameters | Dietary treatmentsa | SEM | p-value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CON | MS | CG | BG | |||
| Doe initial weight (kg) | 37.33 | 43.00 | 38.14 | 41.08 | 1.50 | 0.525 |
| Doe final weight (kg) | 33.33 | 36.00 | 33.86 | 36.83 | 1.60 | 0.842 |
| Change (kg) | -4.00 | -7.00 | -4.29 | -4.25 | 0.729 | 0.433 |
| Kid BW (kg) | 2.01b | 3.16a | 3.04ab | 3.01ab | 0.159 | 0.021 |
| Kid body temperature | 38.51b | 38.77ab | 38.87ab | 38.99a | 0.055 | 0.006 |
Means within the same row carrying different small superscripts are significantly different at p < 0.05.
a
CON = control; MS = 200 gm corn starch and 100 gm of molasses /h/d; CG = 300 gm/head/d of corn grains;
BG = 300 gm/h/d of barley grains.
BG = 300 gm/h/d of barley grains.