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Oak (Quercus spp.) trees, widespread in many areas of the world, has leaves and acorns rich in tannins. The last two months of goat pregnancy in some areas of oak forest is simultaneous with fodder shortage and abundance of oak acorn. Feeding oak acorn is a common practice by goat producers. The current results indicate some effect of feeding oak acorn onapparent digestibility, ruminal fermentation, nitrogen balance and urinary purine derivatives in pregnant goats.
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Why is it important?
Our findings show that late-pregnant goat can consume oak acorn up to 20% of diet DM.
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This page is a summary of: Effect of oak (Quercus persica
) acorn level on apparent digestibility, ruminal fermentation, nitrogen balance and urinary purine derivatives in pregnant goats, Journal of Animal Physiology and Animal Nutrition, May 2018, Wiley,
DOI: 10.1111/jpn.12913.
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