Morphological and volumetric characteristics of goat's stomach in different milk feeding periods

Authors

  • Roberto Germano Costa Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Formação de Tecnólogos, Departamento de Agropecuária, Bananeiras, PB
  • Jorge Luís Farias Ramos Empresa de Pesquisa Agropecuária da Paraíba, Areia, PB
  • Ariosvaldo Nunes de Medeiros Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Formação de Tecnólogos, Departamento de Agropecuária, Bananeiras, PB
  • Luís Hélvio Rolim de Brito Universidade Federal da Paraíba, Centro de Ciências Agrárias, Areia, PB

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-95962003000800005

Keywords:

Digestive system, Goats, Histology, Weaning

Abstract

The experiment was carried out at the Campus IV of the UFPB aiming at evaluating the morphological and volumetrics features of the stomach of goats. To study the effects of different periods of milk feeding, 42 alpine crossbred (21 males an females) were used and distributed in three treatments: T1-weaning at 56 days old; T2-weaning at 70 and T3-weaning at 84 days old. The liquid supplied to 35 days old was milk goat's at a sucking in the afternoon. The animals (males) to were killed evaluate the ruminal development and papillae in accordance to periods (183 days age). The mean weight to the respective treatments at the 182 days old were: T1= 19.3b, T2= 20.3ab e T3= 21.4ª kg. It was observed in the forestomach evaluation a greater ruminal development in the 56 days weaned animal who had papillee thicker indicating an the epithelium maturation.

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Published

2003-01-01

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How to Cite

Morphological and volumetric characteristics of goat’s stomach in different milk feeding periods. (2003). Brazilian Journal of Veterinary Research and Animal Science, 40(supl.), 118-125. https://doi.org/10.1590/S1413-95962003000800005