Akinsoyinu A O, Longe O G
J Dairy Sci. 1982 Apr;65(4):665-7. doi: 10.3168/jds.S0022-0302(82)82246-7.
Digestible and metabolizable energy of milk from West African dwarf, Red Sokoto (Maradi), and imported Saanen goats at different stages of lactation was measured. Energy increased from early to mid-lactation and then declined except for metabolizable energy of Saanen goat milk which maintained a steady increase although the trends were not significant. Average digestive energies in megajoule/kg of freeze-dried milk were 23.4 +/- .91 (standard deviation); 21.4 +/- .55, and 19.9 +/- .34 for the West African dwarf, Red Sokoto, and Saanen goats. Corresponding metabolizable energies were 21.2 +/- .70, 18.7 +/- .46, and 18.5 +/- .48.