As a general recommendation, trace mineralized salt containing selenium should be given to all goats year around. A complete goat mineral should be offered free choice year-around in most production situations. When goats are raised on browse, abundant forage should be made available to allow goats to be very selective and to ingest a high quality diet that will meet their nutritional requirements. When forage or browse is limited or of low quality (< 10% protein), lactating does (and does in the last 30 days of gestation) and developing/breeding bucks should be fed 1.0 lb/day of a 16% protein mixture (77:20:2.5:0.5 ground corn : soybean meal : goat mineral : limestone). Alternatively, ground corn and soybean meal can be substituted by whole cottonseed for lactating does. Low to medium quality forage (> 10% protein) will meet requirements of dry does and non-breeding bucks. When forage or browse is limited or of low quality (< 10% protein), weanlings and yearlings should be fed 1.0 lb/day of the 16% protein mixture. Goats can be forced to eat very low quality feed including twigs, tree bark, etc., but producers should be aware this practice will hurt the productivity of superior meat and fiber goats.
Product | Protein | Energy |
ANUPAM Buck Feed (G-0411) | 11% CP | 60% TDN |
ANUPAM Dry Doe Feed (G-0510) | 10% CP | 55% TDN |
ANUPAM Gestation Feed (G-0611) | 11% CP | 60% TDN |
ANUPAM Lactation Feed (avg. milk) (G-0711) | 11% CP | 60% TDN |
ANUPAM Premium Lactation Feed (high milk) (G-0814) | 14% CP | 65% TDN |
ANUPAM Kid Feed (30 lbs, >.4 lbs/day) (G-0914) | 14% CP | 68% TDN |
ANUPAM Yearlings Feed (60 lbs.) (G-1012) | 12% CP | 65% TDN |