Nutrient requirement for lactation in goats
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NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT FOR LACTATION IN GOATS
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Lactation /font>
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The requirements have been given on a production level of 0.5 to 1.0 kg/day.
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The nutrient requirements should be provided according to the milk production potential of the goats.
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The recommended lactation requirements include the maintenance requirement at different body weights.
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On an average the lactation requirement is 345 g TDN and 45 g DCP per kg of 4% FCM over and above the maintenance requirement.
Daily nutrient requirement of lactating does (ICAR,1998)
B.Wt
(Kg)
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Kg
W0.75
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Milk Yield
(kg)
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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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20
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9.5
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0.5
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865
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4.3
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51
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468
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1.69
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4.3
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2.9
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|
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1.0
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1185
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5.9
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74
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640
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2.31
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5.9
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3.9
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25
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0.5
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968
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3.9
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56
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523
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1.89
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4.8
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3.2
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|
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1.0
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1290
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5.2
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79
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695
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2.41
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6.4
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4.3
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30
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12.8
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0.5
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1060
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3.5
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61
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573
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2.07
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5.3
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3.5
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1.0
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1380
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4.6
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84
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745
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2.69
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6.9
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4.6
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35
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0.5
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1155
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3.3
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66
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623
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2.25
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5.8
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3.9
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|
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1.0
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1470
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4.2
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89
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795
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2.87
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7.3
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4.9
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40
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15.9
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0.5
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1245
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3.1
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70
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673
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2.43
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6.2
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4.1
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1.0
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1565
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3.9
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93
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845
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3.05
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7.8
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5.2
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45
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0.5
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1320
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2.9
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75
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713
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2.57
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6.6
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4.4
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1.0
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1640
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3.6
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98
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885
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3.19
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8.2
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5.3
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50
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18.8
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0.5
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1410
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2.8
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79
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763
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2.75
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7.0
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4.7
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1.0
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1730
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3.5
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102
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935
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3.32
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8.6
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5.7
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55
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0.5
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1490
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2.7
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84
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803
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2.90
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7.4
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4.9
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1.0
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1805
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3.3
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107
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975
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3.52
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9.0
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6.0
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60
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21.6
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0.5
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1570
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2.6
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88
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848
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3.06
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7.8
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5.2
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1.0
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1890
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3.1
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111
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1020
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3.68
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9.4
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6.3
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( Source: Nutrient requirement of Livestock and Poultry by S.K.Ranjhan)
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Last modified: Tuesday, 3 April 2012, 7:19 AM