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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>1659-1321</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Agronomía Mesoamericana]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Agron. Mesoam]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>1659-1321</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Universidad de Costa Rica]]></publisher-name>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S1659-13212016000100159</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.15517/am.v27i1.21895</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Crecimiento del ganado caprino en una finca del Valle Central de Costa Rica]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Growth of dairy goats in a farm located in Costa Rican Central Valley]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Chacón-Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Pablo]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Boschini-Figueroa]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Carlos]]></given-names>
</name>
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<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Costa Rica Facultad de Ciencias Agroalimentarias ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[ Cartago]]></addr-line>
<country>CR</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>06</month>
<year>2016</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>27</volume>
<numero>1</numero>
<fpage>159</fpage>
<lpage>165</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S1659-13212016000100159&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S1659-13212016000100159&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.sa.cr/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S1659-13212016000100159&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[ResumenEl objetivo de esta investigación fue evaluar el crecimiento en el ganado caprino a partir del nacimiento hasta la época de empadre. El experimento se llevó a cabo en la Estación Experimental Alfredo Volio Mata de la Universidad de Costa Rica, ubicada a 9°55'10'' latitud norte y 83°57'20'' longitud oeste. Desde diciembre del 2013 hasta agosto del 2014, todos los animales nacidos fueron pesados inicialmente de forma semanal y quincenalmente después del destete realizado cuando cada uno alcanzó los noventa días de edad. Además fueron alimentados con leche hasta el destete a razón de un 20% del peso vivo, para pasar luego a una alimentación a base de forraje y una mezcla balanceada de granos, según sus requerimientos nutricionales. El manejo, el alojamiento y la sanidad, durante todo el periodo experimental, siguió principios básicos de bienestar animal para garantizar su óptimo desarrollo. El peso al nacimiento de los animales fue en promedio de 4,27 kg y la ganancia diaria promedio fue de 90 g, requiriendo de 286 días para alcanzar un peso de 30 kg, considerado como mínimo para el primer servicio. Según la información analizada, se necesitan mayores consumos energéticos con el fin de aumentar la ganancia diaria de peso, reducir el tiempo al primer parto y el peso adulto de los animales.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[AbstractThe main objective of this research was to evaluate the growth on dairy goats from birth to the breeding age. The experiment was carried out at the University of Costa Rica's Alfredo Volio Mata ExperimentalStation, located at 9°55'10'' N, and 83°57'20'' W. From December 2013 to August 2014, every born goats were weekly weighed until the weaning age of 90 days after birth, when the same animals were weighed every fortnight until the end of the experimental period. Besides, these animals were fed with milk (20% of live weight) until weaning, then their feed was based on forage and a balanced grain mix according to their nutritional needs. During the experimental period, management, housing, and health followed animal welfare principles, to guarantee the optimum growth of kids. According to the analyzed data, average birth weight and daily weight gain was 4.27 kg and 90 g, respectively; also, it took an average of 286 days for the animals to reach a live weight of 30 kg, the minimum breeding weight. Based on the analyzed information, a higher energy intake is necessary to increase the average daily weight gain, reduce the breeding age and the adult live weight in goats.]]></p></abstract>
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