Sample Daily Rations for Goats ^a

For a 30-kg (66-lb) goat in a nonproductive state, minimal activity, maintenance only:

Chickpea straw, 630 g (1.4 lb)

Alfalfa, fresh, 95 g (0.20 lb)

For a 50-kg (110-lb) goat in a nonproductive state, minimal activity, maintenance only:

Wheat straw, 716 g (1.6 lb)

White or ladino clover, fresh, 333 g (0.73 lb)

For a 20-kg (44-lb) kid gaining 50 g (0.11 lb) daily, minimal activity:

Alfalfa hay, full bloom, 80 g (0.18 lb)

Corn grain, 360 g (0.79 lb)

For a 30-kg (66-lb) kid gaining 150 g (0.33 lb) daily:

Chickpea straw, 500 g (1.1 lb)

Corn grain, 400 g (0.88 lb)

Linseed meal, 65 g (0.14 lb)

For a 40-kg (88-lb) doe in late gestation, minimal activity:

Johnsongrass hay, 960 g (2.1 lb)

Sorghum grain, 350 g (0.77 lb)

For a 70-kg (154-lb) doe producing 5 kg (11 lb) of milk testing at 3.5% butterfat:

Corn silage, dough stage, 1,000 g (2.2 lb)

Alfalfa hay, full bloom, 500 g (1.1 lb)

Corn grain, 1,365 g (3.0 lb)

Soybean meal, 280 g (0.62 lb)