Forage Needs for Meat Goats and Sheep

Table 1

TABLE 1. ESTIMATED NUTRIENT COMPOSITION OF VARIOUS FEEDS 1
PLANT TYPE TDN, % CRUDE PROTEIN, %
Whole cottonseed 88 22
Corn 86 9
Soybean meal (48%) 82 44
Pasture, vegetative 60-76 12-24
Pasture, mature 50-60 8-10
Pasture, dead leaves 35-45 5-7
Fescue hay, 6 weeks growth 58-62 8-11
Fescue hay, 9 weeks growth 48-53 7-9
Bermuda hay, 7 weeks growth 54-58 9-11
Bermuda hay, 12 weeks growth 47-50 7-9
Alfalfa hay 50-63 13-20
Honeysuckle, leaves+buds 70+ 16+
Honeysuckle, mature 68+ 10+
Sumac, early vegetative 77 14
Oak, buds and young leaves 64 18
Persimmon leaves 54 12
Hackberry, mature 40 14
Kudzu, early hay 55 14
Juniper 64 6
Acorns, fresh 47 5
1 Nutrient requirements of Goats in Temperate and Tropical Countries. 1981. National Research Council.


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