Table 5 Effects of gestation supplement treatment, lactation diet, and parity on BW, ADG, DM intake, and blood constituent concentrations of Alpine goats during the four 4-wk periods^1,*.

DMI (g/day)

2155

2401

2084

2123

1947^a

2310^c

2334^c

2173^b

2052^a

2330^b

1

1743^a

2102^b

2231^c

2131^bc

2

2151^bc

2517^d

2436^d

2215^bc

DMI (% BW)

3.67

4.07

3.49

3.59

3.23^a

3.89^c

3.97^c

3.72^b

3.69

3.72

1

3.13^a

3.79^bc

4.01^d

3.84^bcd

2

3.34^a

3.99^cd

3.94^cd

3.61^b

DMI (g/kg BW^0.75)

101

113

97

99

90^a

108^c

110^cd

103^cd

101

105

1

85^a

103^cd

109^d

105^bc

2

95^b

112^d

110^cd

101^b

BW (kg)

59.3

59.4

60.3

59.8

60.7^b

59.7^a

59.2^a

59.1^a

56.1^a

63.3^b

1

56.4^a

55.7^a

56.1^a

56.1^a

2

65.1^d

63.7^c

62.4^b

62.1^b

ADG (g)

 − 17

 − 14

 − 42

 − 29

 − 75^a

 − 35^b

5^c

3^c

 − 11^b

 − 40^a

Mod

 − 37^b

 − 44^b

38^d

 − 19^bc

High

 − 113^a

 − 26^bc

 − 27^bc

24^cd

Blood constituents³

Glucose (mg/dl)

51.0

50.7

49.4

54.2

46.9^a

54.3^b

52.8^b

51.3

51.3

Lactate (mg/dl)

5.48

6.01

6.37

5.42

8.84^b

4.12^a

4.49^a

6.57^b

5.06^a

1

10.7^c

4.12^a

4.88^a

2

6.96^b

4.13^a

4.10^a

BHB (mmol/l)

0.45^a

0.63^ab

0.67^b

0.44^a

1

0.45^a

0.43^a

0.52^ab

0.46^a

2

0.45^a

0.83^b

0.82^b

0.42^a

2

0.32^a

0.83^bc

0.90^c

0.31^a

3

0.55^abc

0.57^abc

0.49^abc

0.46^ab

4

0.48^abc

0.50^abc

0.63^abc

0.55^abc

NEFA (meq/l)

0.34

0.35

0.38

0.34

0.37^b

0.31^a

0.37^b

0.33

0.37