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Hamad, M. (2014). An evaluation of colostrum quality of local goats in Libya Mabruka Saleh Hamad. Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ, 19(1), 115-122. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2014.76297
Mabruka Hamad. "An evaluation of colostrum quality of local goats in Libya Mabruka Saleh Hamad". Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ, 19, 1, 2014, 115-122. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2014.76297
Hamad, M. (2014). 'An evaluation of colostrum quality of local goats in Libya Mabruka Saleh Hamad', Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ, 19(1), pp. 115-122. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2014.76297
Hamad, M. An evaluation of colostrum quality of local goats in Libya Mabruka Saleh Hamad. Suez Canal Veterinary Medical Journal. SCVMJ, 2014; 19(1): 115-122. doi: 10.21608/scvmj.2014.76297

An evaluation of colostrum quality of local goats in Libya Mabruka Saleh Hamad

Article 11, Volume 19, Issue 1, June 2014, Page 115-122  XML PDF (299.37 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/scvmj.2014.76297
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Author
Mabruka Hamad
Department of Physiology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Omar Al-Mukhtar University, Al-Baida- Libya.
Abstract
Acquisition of high quality colostrum is an important factor influencing the neonatal health. The present study was conducted to evaluate the quality of colostrum based on immunoglobulin G (IgG) content in local goats and to examine the effects of parity and litter size on it. This study also provides an insight about the relationship between colostrum quality and neonatal kids mortality in local goats. Colostrum samples were collected from 39 goats and analyzed for IgG concentration throughout 12 hours post partum using Refractometry. The goats were divided into 3 groups based on their parity and the number of kids they carried: Group 1 included primiparous goats with a single kid (n = 11), Group 2 included multiparous goats with a single kid (n = 13), and Group 3 included multiparous goats with twin kids (n = 15). The study showed that the goat parity did not influence colostrum quality. Among the multiparous goats, the colostrum obtained from goats carrying twins showed better quality than that from those carrying a single kid (P < 0.05). The mortality rate in neonatal kids of primiparous goats was  25.64% , whereas was 15.38%, 33.33 in kids of multiparous goats with single kids and twins, respectively. The elevated mortality rate in neonatal twins may be related to the volume of colostrum they consumed. 
Keywords
local goats; colostrum quality; parity; neonates mortality rate
Main Subjects
Biochemistry
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