ANN 121: Applied Animal Nutrition-I (2+1)

FINISHER RATION

• The finishing period of goat, depends upon the market tendency, so as to sell it at different body weights.
• Generally goats are marketed at the average body weight of 20-30 kg.

 

• During finishing period the rate of growth is very low and that's why the maintenance ration satisfies the nutrient requirement.
• The DCP content of finisher ration is 5-6% and TDN 60-65%.

        Finisher ration

Maize	15
Jowar	15
Groundnut oil cake	20
Wheat bran	40
Molasses	07
Mineral mixture	02
Sodium chloride	01

• When fatty carcasses are needed for selling, roughage should form 20-25% of total dry matter requirement, where as for lean meat production roughages should form 30-40% of total dry matter requirement.
• For producing fatty carcasses, high-energy cereal grains should be included in the concentrate mixture.