Effect of different types of floor on growth performance of Ganjam goat kids in coastal regions of Odisha

A study was carried out to evaluate the effect of different floors on performance of Ganjam goats in Jirabadi, Khallikot and Rambha locations of Ganjam district, Odisha. Fifty four kids (4 months old) of either sex in equal ratio were maintained from July to December, 2022 in free- range system and housed in three types of floor viz., conventional earthen floor (T1), bamboo slatted floor (T2) and plastic slatted floor (T3). In each treatment, six kids (3 males + 3 females) were housed in three locations. The average daily gain (4 to 10 months) was significantly (P<0.05) higher in plastic slatted flooring (48.80 g) as compared to T1 (45.03 g) and T2 (45.22 g). The morphometric characters viz., height at withers and chest girth at 10 months of age were significantly (P<0.05) higher in T3 (61.44±0.71 and 65.00±0.96 cm) compared to T1 (57.33±0.64 and 60.72±0.73 cm) and T2 (59.94±0.70 and 63.22±0.68 cm). Thus, higher growth performance in Ganjam kids can be obtained on plastic slatted floor as compared to bamboo slatted floor and earthen floor.