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Abstract
The present study was carried out to investigate the effect of some management
practices on goat productivity. Two experimental studies were done to investigate the
effect of I) Vitamin E or/ plus selenium. II) Organic mineral mixture with wheat bran or
starch supplementation during late gestation on the performance and immune state of
goats (Baladi, Damuscus, Zarabi) and their kids. First experiment animals (n=72)
classified into four groups (n=18/group). Group 1st kept as control. Animals of group
2nd, 3rd and 4th were received four injections (twice before parturition and twice after
parturition) of vitamin E, selenium and vitamin E plus selenium respectively. The
results revealed that kids of treated groups had higher significant kid’s birth weight and
kid’s rectal temperature and kid’s weaning weight with insignificant positive effect on
dam’s body weight. In addition, the immune status of treated goats and their kids
significantly higher than untreated goats. Second experiment animals (n=54) classified
into three groups (n=18/group), Group 1st kept as control. Animals of group 2nd and 3rd
were supplemented (thirty days before parturition and extend for 15 days after
parturition) with mineral mixture plus starch and mineral mixture plus bran
respectively. The results revealed that kids of mineral mixture plus bran treated goats
had higher significant kid’s birth weight and kid’s rectal temperature and kid’s weaning
weight. Also, kids of mineral mixture plus starch treated goats showed higher
significant rectal temperature than kids of control group. In addition, the globulin level
of goats’ serum in treated groups was highly significant when compared with control
with no significant difference in globulin level of kids’ serum between treated and
untreated groups.