<div>Background:&nbsp;High mortality of goat kids due to infectious and non-infectious diseases negatively impacts goat husbandry.&nbsp; 
 
Methods: To study the influence of genetic and nongenetic factors on preweaning mortality of goat kids, three years&rsquo; data (July, 2015 to June, 2018) of breeds maintained at Indian Council of Agricultural Research-Central Institute for Research on Goats (ICAR-CIRG) viz. Barbari, Jamunapari and Jakhrana was analyzed to find effect of breed, parity, birth weight, litter size, season of birth, sex and kid&rsquo;s age on mortality. Postmortem findings as entered in the record have been considered to arrive at the cause of mortality.&nbsp; 
 
Result: A preweaning mortality rate of 2.59% was recorded in kids of all the three breeds studied. Mortality rate of Barbari, Jamunapari and Jakhrana kids was found to be 2.15%, 3.39% and 2.13% respectively. Kids birth weight, sex or age had no effect on mortality. Highest mortality was observed in kids born as triplet/quadruplet (4.49%) followed by that in twins (2.88%) and singlets (2.01%). Highest mortality was observed in kids born to primiparous dams (3.95%) followed by kids born to dams having =/&gt; 5th parity (3.01%) and least in 2nd to 4th parity (1.82%). Most of the kids died due to enteritis (38.3%) followed by pneumonia (28.3%), debility and anemia (11.7%) septicemia (10%) and others in remaining 11.7% cases.</div>

​Risk Factors Associated with Preweaning Mortality of Barbari, Jamunapari and Jakhrana Goat Kids

Background: A study was conducted to evaluate the effect of prebiotic containing yeast origin mannan oligosaccharide and &beta;-glucan (Agrimos&reg;) on immunity, disease susceptibility and growth performance of newborn goat kids. 
 
Methods: The prebiotic was directly fed to kids from day 03 to day 30 of life @ 100 mg/kg body weight/day. 
 
Result: Results revealed significant reduction in lipopolysaccharide induced release of cytokines - TNF-&alpha; as well as IL-10 in the supplemented group when compared to the unsupplemented group. The group treated with prebiotic, exhibited enhanced resistance to infections during the initial two months of life. The protective effect of the prebiotic against cumulative disease incidence persisted as long as it was regularly administered, but gradually waned off after the cessation of feeding. Prebiotic supplementation provided substantial protection against infectious diseases, reducing morbidity and proving effective against septic insults in goat kids. Given that neonatal goat kids are born agammaglobulinemic with immature innate and adaptive immune systems, prebiotic supplementation could serve as a beneficial approach to enhance their health, boost their immunity and promote their overall metabolic activity until their immune system becomes fully functional.

Effect of Yeast Origin Mannan Oligosaccharide and &beta;-Glucan Prebiotic Supplementation on Disease Susceptibility and Growth Performance of Preweaned Goat Kids

​Risk Factors Associated with Preweaning Mortality of Barbari, Jamunapari and Jakhrana Goat Kids

Effect of Yeast Origin Mannan Oligosaccharide and β-Glucan Prebiotic Supplementation on Disease Susceptibility and Growth Performance of Preweaned Goat Kids

Risk Factors Associated with Preweaning Mortality of Barbari, Jamunapari and Jakhrana Goat Kids