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Goats exhibit higher nutrient digestibility than sheep on all-forage diets, a difference not observed with concentrate inclusion. Species-specific nutritional values are crucial for goats and sheep, especially for forages.

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Area of Science:

  • Animal Science
  • Nutritional Science
  • Comparative Physiology

Background:

  • Previous reviews on goat vs. sheep digestibility lacked quantitative analysis of study variability.
  • Meta-analysis is needed to numerically quantify digestibility differences between goats and sheep.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To quantitatively compare total tract nutrient digestibility between goats and sheep using meta-analytic techniques.
  • To identify dietary conditions influencing digestibility differences.

Main Methods:

  • Meta-analysis using Hedges' g effect size for multiple nutrients (DM, OM, CP, NDF, ADF, cellulose, hemicellulose, GE).
  • Employed frequentist random effects and hierarchical Bayesian models to calculate summary statistics.
  • Analyzed data based on diet composition (all-forage vs. concentrate inclusion).

Main Results:

  • Goats showed significantly higher digestibility of DM, OM, CP, NDF, ADF, and hemicellulose compared to sheep when fed all-forage diets.
  • No significant digestibility differences were observed between goats and sheep when diets included concentrates.
  • Dry matter intake differences between species were non-significant.

Conclusions:

  • Species-specific nutrient digestibility values are essential for formulating diets and feeding strategies for goats and sheep, particularly when relying on forages.
  • Findings highlight the importance of considering diet type (forage-only vs. mixed) when comparing nutrient utilization between goats and sheep.
  • Extrapolation of stall-fed digestibility data to grazing conditions requires caution.