Effect of choline chloride supplementation on milk production and milk composition of Etawah grade goats

Table 3 Body weight, average daily gain and feed conversion ratio of goats supplemented with different levels of choline chloride through forced drinking during pre-parturition and parturition

Variables	Level of choline chloride^a (g/2days)			SEM	P-value
Variables	0	4	8	SEM	P-value
Pre-parturition
Initial body weight, kg	38.88	38.75	38.81	3.81	0.998
Body weight pre-parturition, kg	45.38	45.25	44.83	4.02	0.958
Average daily gain during late pregnancy, g	116.07	119.07	107.14	33.18	0.826
Feed conversion ratio, DMI/ADG	10.14	10.48	11.08	2.85	0.840
Parturition
Body weight at kidding, kg	36.75	37.13	35.80	3.64	0.757
Body weight decreased at kidding, kg	8.63	8.13	9.01	1.69	0.584
Body weight at 12 weeks lactation, kg	37.38	40.44	40.06	3.24	0.144
Average daily gain during the first 12 weeks lactation, g	7.44^c	39.44^b	50.74^b	23.08	0.003

^aBasal diet was supplemented with choline chloride through forced drinking technique
^b,cValues followed by different superscripts in the same row differ significantly (p < 0.05)
DMI/ADG dry matter intake/average daily gains
SEM standard error of the means

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