Managing Goat Nutrition: What You Need To Know A Simple Guide
Kindle Edition
Felicity McCullough
Knowing about what nutrition your goat needs is essential.
This short and easy-to-read guide talks about the essential nutrients needed from water, protein, carbohydrates, fats, vitamins and minerals.
Discussed are the cycles of bucks, does and kids and their nutrition requirements.
Also the type of nutrition needed depends upon what produce you hope to gain from your goats, as this varies depending on meat, milk or fibre production.
This is guide 5 in the Goat Knowledge series and is intended to improve your knowledge, in short bite-size chunks of information, as goat keepers are very busy people.
Paperback ISBN: 978-1-47506-302-8
Contents of Guide
Essential Nutrients
Water
The Importance of Water
Dry Matter (DM)
Protein
Protein Sources
Protein Versus Nitrogen
Protein Requirements
Carbohydrates
Nutritional Requirements and Measurements
Sources of Carbs
Fat
Importance of Fats
Fat Requirements and Sources
Vitamins
Vitamin Requirements and Function
Minerals
Mineral Functions and Requirements
Interactions Between Nutrients
Fibre
Requirements For Production
Size in Weight Requirements
Age On Requirements
Stage and Level of Production
Growth
Gender
Weather
Updated 5 March 2022 ©
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