INTERACTION EFFECT OF BREEDS OF GOAT AND LEVELS OF TURMERIC POWDER INCLUSION ON MILK YIELD FOR 12 WEEKS POST-KIDDING

Abstract

The study was conducted to evaluate interaction effect of breeds of goat and levels of turmeric powder (TP) inclusion on milk yield for 12 weeks post-kidding. Forty-five lactating Does comprising of 15 Kalahari Red (KR), 15 KalaWAD and 15 West African Dwarf (WAD) were used. The Does were randomly allotted to 3 treatments comprising of 5 Does of same breed per treatment. Three diets, that is concentrate diet (CD) as T0; CD+2g/kg TP as T2; and CD+5g/kg TP as T5 were fed at 5% bodyweight during pregnancy and for 12 weeks of lactation. Data obtained were arranged in a 3x3 factorial layout in a completely randomized design, while ANOVA was done using SAS 9.1. Results obtained revealed that KR fed T0 had the highest significant (p<0.05) milk yield (1100.00ml/24hrs) at 1st week of lactation compared to other dietary treatments. KR fed T2 had the overall best performance in terms of milk yield from 2nd to 12th week of lactation except at week 5 where KR fed T0 had the highest significant (p<0.05) value of 1160ml/24hrs. Peak value (p<0.05) of 1560ml/24hrs was recorded for KR fed T2 at 4th week of lactation, whereas WAD fed T0 had the lowest values for milk yield from weeks 1 to 12 with a peak value of 464.67ml/24hrs at 6th week of lactation. It could be concluded from the results of the study that feeding of concentrate diet with TP especially at the rate of 2g/kg of concentrate to KR Does generally improved the milk yield compared to other breeds of goat used and TP levels.