Table 4. Nutritional Requirements of Goats

A. Daily Nutritional Requirement to Maintain Body Weight

BODY	FEED	ENERGY			MINERALS		VITAMINS
WT (kgs)	TDN (g)	DE (Mcal)	NE (Mcal)	Protein (g)	Calcium (g)	Phosphorus (g)	Vit A (IU)	Vit D (IU)
20	267	1.18	0.54	38	1	0.7	0.7	144
30	362	1.59	0.73	51	2	1.4	0.9	195
40	448	1.98	0.91	63	2	1.4	1.2	243
50	530	2.34	1.08	75	3	2.1	1.4	285
60	608	2.68	1.23	86	3	2.1	1.6	327
70	682	3.01	1.38	96	4	2.1	1.8	369
80	754	3.32	1.58	106	4	2.8	2.0	408
90	824	3.63	1.67	116	4	2.8	2.2	444
100	891	3.93	1.8	126	5	3.5	2.4	480

B. Daily Nutritional Requirements to Gain Weight Gain/ Feed Energy Minerals Vitamins

day (g)	TDN (g)	DE (Mcal)	NE (Mcal)	Protein (g)	Calcium (g)	Phosphorus (g)	Vit A (IU)	Vit D (IU)
50	100	0.44	0.20	14	1	0.7	0.3	54
100	200	0.88	0.40	28	1	0.7	0.5	108
150	300	1.32	0.60	42	2	1.4	0.8	162

C. Additional Requirements for Late Pregnancy Feed Energy Mineral Vitamin

TDN (g)	DE (Mcal)	NE (Mcal)	Protein (g)	Calcium (g)	Phosphorus (g)	Calcium (g)	Vit A (IU)	Vit D (IU)
397	1.74	0.80	82	2	1.4	1.1		213

D. Additional Requirements for Milk Production, by Fat Percentage

FEED	ENERGY		MINERALS				VITAMINS
Fat (%)	TDN (g)	DE (Mcal)	NE (Mcal)	Protein (g)	Calcium (g)	Phosphorus (g)	Vit A (IU)	Vit D (IU)
2.5	151	0.67	0.31	26.7	0.9	0.6	1.7	345
3.0	153	0.68	0.31	29.0	0.9	0.6	1.7	345
3.5	155	0.69	0.31	30.8	0.9	0.6	1.7	345
4.0	157	0.70	0.32	32.7	1.4	1.0	1.7	345
4.5	159	0.70	0.32	34.9	1.4	1.0	1.7	345
5.0	161	0.71	0.33	37.2	1.4	1.0	1.7	345
5.5	163	0.72	0.33	39.0	1.4	1.0	1.7	345
6.0	166	0.73	0.34	40.8	1.4	1.0	1.7	345

 

E. Additional Requirement for Fiber Production, by Annual Yield in grams

Annual Feed Energy 

Yield (g)	TDN (g)	DE (Mcal)	NE (Mcal)	Protein (g)
200	160	0.7	0.3	90
400	340	1.5	0.7	170
600	500	2.2	1.0	260
800	660	2.9	1.4	340