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1 st WorkshopXIII International Feed Technology SymposiumTable 2. Feeding schedule of goats with concentrate, green and dry fodder (2)CategoryConcentrateGreen and dryfodderHighly productive 400 g/for each liter milk and 150 ganimalsfor maintenancead libitumYearling goats 250 g ad libitumPregnant goats 300 – 500 g ad libitumLactating goats 300-400 g for each liter of milk ad libitumCONCENTRATE COMPOSITIONWhen goats browse, an abundance of fodder should be available to enable them to bevery selective and to ingest high quality rations that will fulfill their nutritionalrequirements. When fodder or browse are limited or of poor quality (< 10% protein),lactating goats (during the last 30 days of gestation) should be fed 450 g/day of a 16%protein mixture (77 : 20 : 2.5 : 0.5 coarsely ground maize : soy meal: mineral mixture forgoats : calcium carbonate). As an alternative, for lactating goats, coarsely ground maizeand soy meal can be substituted with cotton whole grain (15). Low to medium qualityfodder (> 10% protein) will satisfy the needs of dry goats and goats not in service. Whenfodder or browse are poor quality (< 10% protein), yearling goats should be fed 450g/day of a mixture containing 16% protein (15).Table 3 presents certain examples of rations that can be prepared for goat nutrition.Table 3. Utilization of seed rations for goats (1)ComponentProtein level (DCP 1 ) in the ready mixture(%)14% 16% 18% 20%Broken or rolled maize 38 33 27 22Crumpled oats 20 20 20 20Soya oil meal (44%) 19 24 30 35Beet or citrus pulp 10 10 10 10Molasses 10 10 10 10Salt with oligominerals 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0Dicalcium phosphate 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8Magnesium oxide 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.21DCP – Digestible crude protein;262