Nutrient requirements for maintenance of goats
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NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF GOATS
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Maintenance/font> /font>
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Adult body weight of goats may vary from 15 to 45 kg in different breeds. There are also does and bucks that weigh up to 60 kg.
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Nutrient requirements for maintenance of adult goats are, therefore, given for body weights ranging from 15 to 60 kg.
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On an average, the TDN and DCP requirements for maintenance are 30 g and 3.0 g/w
Nutrient requirements of Livestock and Poultry – by S.K. Ranjhan) /b>/b>
Daily nutrient requirements for maintenance of adult goats (ICAR, 1998) /font>
B.Wt(kg)
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Kg
W 0.75
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DM
(g)
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DM as %
of b.wt
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DCP
(g)
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Energy
TDN (g)
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Energy
ME (Mcal)
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Ca
(g)
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P
(g)
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15
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-
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500
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3.3
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23
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240
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0.86
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1.1
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0.7
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20
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9.5
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615
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3.1
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29
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295
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1.07
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1.3
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0.9
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25
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-
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730
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2.9
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34
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350
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1.26
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1.6
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1.1
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30
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12.8
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830
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2.8
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39
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400
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1.45
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1.8
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1.2
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35
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-
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940
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2.7
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44
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450
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1.62
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2.1
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1.4
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40
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15.9
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1040
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2.6
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48
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500
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1.79
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2.3
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1.5
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45
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-
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1125
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2.5
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53
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540
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1.96
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2.5
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1.7
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50
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18.8
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1230
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2.4
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57
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590
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2.12
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2.7
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1.8
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55
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-
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1315
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2.4
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62
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630
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2.28
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2.9
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1.9
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60
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21.6
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1410
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2.3
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66
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675
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2.43
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3.1
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2.1
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(Source: 0.75 (ICAR, 1998). /b>
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Last modified: Wednesday, 4 April 2012, 5:58 AM