Influence of time of feeding on dam performance prepartum and postpartum and its impact on its kids

Abstract Background This study was conducted to evaluate the impact of time feeding on performance WAD goats during pregnancy, and assess how dam affect growth their kids’ postpartum. Twelve (12) pregnant does were used in pre-partum postpartum, same 12 lactating kids (1 kid per doe) used. The dams randomly distributed into three treatments fed once daily either morning, noon, or evening at 0600 h, 12:00 h 18:00 respectively under natural light–dark cycle. Result Serum creatinine noon-fed higher ( P = 0.005) than morning evening-fed does. In addition, low density lipoprotein morning-fed gravid high 0.007) compared while had lowest. During consumed more feed (forage, concentrate, total intake) ≤ 0.006). Kid weight numerically does, which Conclusion shows that did not goats. However, it has potential influence serum parameters animals. It also showed influences maternal intake postpartum can kids.