Nutrient requirement for pregnancy in goats

NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT FOR PREGNANCY IN GOATS

Pregnancy

  • Since adult body weight as indicated already varies from 15 to 60 kg, the requirements for pregnant does are also given for body weights ranging from 15 to 60 kg.

Feeding goats with extra concentrate feeds

Daily nutrient requirement of pregnant does (ICAR,1998)

B.Wt(Kg)
Kg
W 0.75
DM
(g)
DM as %
of b.wt
DCP
(g)
Energy
TDN (g)
Energy
ME (Mcal)
Ca
(g)
P
(g)
15
-
700
4.7
42
385
1.38
2.1
1.4
20
9.5
865
4.3
52
475
1.72
2.6
1.7
25
-
1025
4.1
62
564
2.03
3.1
2.1
30
12.8
1170
3.9
71
645
2.33
3.5
2.3
35
-
1320
3.8
80
725
2.62
4
2.7
40
15.9
1460
3.6
88
802
2.89
4.4
2.9
45
-
1590
3.5
96
875
3.16
4.8
3.2
50
18.8
1725
3.4
104
984
3.42
5.2
3.5
55
-
1850
3.4
112
1018
3.67
5.5
3.7
60
21.6
1975
3.6
120
1086
3.92
5.9
3.9

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

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