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Physical, metabolic, and microbial rumen development in goat kids: a review on the challenges and strategies of early weaning

Abdelsattar, M. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1650-3062, Zhao, W., Saleem, A. M. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7421-3074, Kholif, A. E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-0472-4770, Vargas Bello Pérez, E. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7105-5752 and Zhang, N. ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6272-7553 (2023) Physical, metabolic, and microbial rumen development in goat kids: a review on the challenges and strategies of early weaning. Animals, 13 (15). 2420. ISSN 2076-2615

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To link to this item DOI: 10.3390/ani13152420

Abstract/Summary

The digestive system of newborn ruminant functions is similar to monogastric animals, and therefore milk flows into the abomasum instead of rumen for digestion. The rumen undergoes tremendous changes over time in terms of structure, function, and microbiome. These changes contribute to the smooth transition from the dependence on liquid diets to solid diets. Goat kids are usually separated at early ages from their dams in commercial intensive systems. The separation from dams minimizes the transfer of microbiota from dams to newborns. In this review, understanding how weaning times and methodologies could affect the normal development and growth of newborn goats may facilitate the development of new feeding strategies to control stress in further studies.

Item Type:Article
Refereed:Yes
Divisions:Life Sciences > School of Agriculture, Policy and Development > Department of Animal Sciences
ID Code:112857
Uncontrolled Keywords:General Veterinary, Animal Science and Zoology
Publisher:MDPI AG

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