Abstract

BARROS, NELSON NOGUEIRA; MESQUITA, ROBERTO CÉSAR MAGALHÃES; ARAUJO, MARCELO RENATO ALVES DE  and  CARVALHO, RUBÊNIO BORGES DE. FOOD SUPPLEMENTATION OF ANGLO-NUBIAN GOATS IN RAINY SEASON IN SEMI-ARID REGION OF NORTHEAST BRAZIL. Pesq. agropec. bras. [online]. 1999, vol.34, n.11, pp. 2151-2156. ISSN 0100-204X.  http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-204X1999001100023.

This experiment was carried out to evaluate the influence of food supplementation on milk production of Anglo-nubian goats, during the rainy season, in semi-arid region of Northeast Brazil. Twenty four goats were maintained in lowered "caatinga", distributed randomly according to the parturition order and milk production in three supplementation levels: N₀ - no supplementation, N₁ - 150 g of concentrate/animal/day and N₂ - 300 g of concentrate/animal/day. There was no significant difference (p>0.05) between supplementation levels. Milk production was described by multiple regression to lactation period, in week. The results showed that the best option to produce milk with Anglo-nubian, during the wet season, is 300 g of concentrate/animal/day.

Keywords : goat; milk production; lowered caatinga.