Evaluation of ginger straw as a forage source for goats: Effects on performance, ruminal fermentation, meat quality and immunity.

ABSTRACT: This study aimed to investigate the effects of ginger straw as a replacement of peanut straw on the growth, meat quality, rumen fermentation, and immunity of goats. In this study, 40 Huanghuai male goats, weighing 30 ± 0.5 kg at six months of age, were selected and randomly divided into four treatments: ginger straw 0% (G0), 5% (G5), 10% (G10) and 20% (G20) replacing peanut straw, with 10 goats in each treatment. Goat dry matter intake (DMI) improved as the proportion of peanut straws replaced with ginger straws increased (linear, P < 0.001, quadratic, P < 0.001). The highest average daily gain (ADG) and the lowest feed-to-gain ratio (F/G) were observed in G5 goats (P < 0.001). The digestibilities of neutral detergent fibre (NDF, P = 0.031) and acid detergent fi

SUBMITTER: Lv X 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11930580 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature