Effects of Dietary Protein Levels on Digestibility, Blood Metabolites, and Production Performance of Lactating Dairy Goats

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Pin Chanjula
Patcharin Pakdeechanuan
Siriwat Wasiksiri
Sompong Tedprasit

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Eight 75% crossbred Saanen dairy goats (BW 50 ±3.0 kg) with 60 ±10 days in lactation were randomly assigned to a Switch-back design to evaluate the effect of 4 dietary protein levels in concentrate i.e. 16, 17, 18 and 19% on digestibility, blood metabolites and production performance. The goats were offered the treatment concentrate at a ratio to milk yield at 1:2. Ruzi grass was given on an ad libitum basis as roughage. The results revealed that total DM intake, milk production and milk composition were similar among treatments (P>0.05), whereas CP digestibility and milk urea nitrogen increased as increasing dietary protein levels in concentrate (P<0.05). It could be concluded that the optimal level of CP in concentrate should be 16-17% for dairy goats without altering feed intake, milk yield and milk composition.

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