Publication Date
1993
Description
This study evaluated the effects of moderate tannin levels in high quality forages on mohair production and body-weigh! gains of yearling Angora goals, Yearling Angora doelings were grazed on either alfalfa (low tannin level; Medicago sativa L. cv. Cimarron) or sainfoin (moderate tannin level; Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. cv. Renumex). Angora goats were randomly assigned to 2 pastures of each forage, 18 lo each sainfoin pasture and 24 to each alfalfa pasture, Goals grazed 0.15 ha paddocks in each pasture for a week before to being rotated to a new paddock. Doclings grazing sainfoin gained weight faster (62 v. 40 g/day) and produced more mohair (2.2 v. 2.0 kg) of equal fineness (33.7 µm) compared with alfalfa. Carrying capacity was lower (25%) for the sainfoin and limited by its summer dormancy.
Citation
Hart, S P. and Sahlu, T, "Mohair Production and Body-Weight Gains of Yearling Angora Goats Grazing Forages with Different Tannin Levels" (2024). IGC Proceedings (1993-2023). 14.
https://uknowledge.uky.edu/igc/1993/session14/14
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Mohair Production and Body-Weight Gains of Yearling Angora Goats Grazing Forages with Different Tannin Levels
This study evaluated the effects of moderate tannin levels in high quality forages on mohair production and body-weigh! gains of yearling Angora goals, Yearling Angora doelings were grazed on either alfalfa (low tannin level; Medicago sativa L. cv. Cimarron) or sainfoin (moderate tannin level; Onobrychis viciifolia Scop. cv. Renumex). Angora goats were randomly assigned to 2 pastures of each forage, 18 lo each sainfoin pasture and 24 to each alfalfa pasture, Goals grazed 0.15 ha paddocks in each pasture for a week before to being rotated to a new paddock. Doclings grazing sainfoin gained weight faster (62 v. 40 g/day) and produced more mohair (2.2 v. 2.0 kg) of equal fineness (33.7 µm) compared with alfalfa. Carrying capacity was lower (25%) for the sainfoin and limited by its summer dormancy.
