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    Fattening performance of castrated and intact crossered male kids
    (Uludağ Üniversitesi, 1983) Akman, Numan; Tuncel, Erdoğan; Uludağ Üniversitesi/Ziraat Fakültesi/Zooloji Bölümü.
    In this study Saanen x Kilis B1 crossbred kids were used. After a 3 months suckling period kids were divided into two groups of 10 individuals each. Kids in the randamly chosen group were castrated by burdizzo clamps at about 7 months of age. After a two weeks preliminary-feeding period the groups were fed ad libitum on concentrate mixture in separate pens. In addition, a limited amount of trashed alfalfa hay was given. Body weight and same body measurements were recorded fortnightly for 14 weeks as well as group feed intakes. The overall means of daily gain were 150.1 g in the males and 128.4 g. in the castrates. Feed canversion efficiency calculated as kg feed consumed per kg daily gain was 3.98 and 4.46; protein consumption was 692 and 795 g respectively. It was concluded that intact males grew faster and utilized the feed better than castrates.