Nutrient requirements of kids

NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF KIDS

  • The requirements for growth have been given for body weights ranging from 10 to 25 kg for three different rates of growth. These requirements are based on feedlot experiments conducted at different centers. Growth rates up to 150 g/day has been obtained in kids under feedlot conditions.

Personal management of kids upto one month   Kids reared in slatted floor house

Daily nutrient requirements of growing kids (ICAR,1998)

B.Wt(kg)
Kg
W 0.75
Average
daily gain
DM
(g)
DM as %
of b.Wt
DCP
(g)
Energy
TDN (g)
Energy
ME (MCal)
Ca
(g)
P
(g)
10
5.6
50
380
3.8
27
265
0.96
2.0
1.4
100
510
5.1
37
355
1.28
2.7
1.8
150
635
6.3
47
445
1.60
3.4
2.3
15
50
510
3.4
33
330
1.19
2.7
1.8
100
645
4.3
43
420
1.51
3.5
2.3
150
785
5.2
53
510
1.84
4.2
2.8
20
9.5
50
640
3.2
39
385
1.39
3.3
2.2
100
790
3.9
49
475
1.71
4.1
2.7
150
985
4.9
59
590
2.13
5.1
3.4
25
50
760
3.0
44
440
1.59
3.8
2.5
100
915
3.7
54
530
1.91
4.6
3.0
150
1070
4.3
64
620
2.24
5.3
3.6

(Source: Nutrient requirements of Livestock and Poultry – by S.K. Ranjhan)

Last modified: Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 5:38 AM