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Table 5 Characteristics of the nutritional contribution of winter rangeland and requirement achieve in goats

From: Are winter rangelands enough to satisfy the nutritional requirements of late-gestation transhumant goats in Patagonia?

Year

Winter rangeland forage contibution

achieve in goats

ME (Mcal/kg)

CP (%)

Digestibility (%)

Average body weight (kg)

Capacity intake of rangelanda (kg)

ME (Mcal/day)

PC (g/day)

2010

1.82

10.30

51.06

41

1.19

2.17

122.57

2011

1.87

8.18

52.42

37

1.07

2

87.52

2012

1.70

8.20

47.90

41

1.19

2.02

97.59

  1. NRC requirements goats: 2.77 Mcal/d ME; 153 g/day CP
  2. NRC concentration in diet: 2.39 Mcal/Kg ME; 13% PC; 66% digestibility
  3. aIntake: 2.9% BW (1.16 kg DM)