In case you need feed formulae to produce feeds for your goats and sheep, use the following formulae:
Sample Feed Formula for Kid & Lamb Starter
| Ingredient | Quantity (KG) |
|---|---|
| Maize | 37 |
| Groundnut cake | 15 |
| PKC | 25 |
| Wheat bran | 20 |
| Salt | 0.5 |
| Mineral mix | 2.5 |
| Total | 100 |
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Sample Feed Formula for Goat & Sheep Finisher Feed
| Ingredient | Quantity (KG) |
|---|---|
| Maize | 15 |
| Groundnut cake | 37 |
| PKC | 10 |
| Wheat offal | 35 |
| Salt | 1 |
| Mineral mix | 2 |
| Total | 100 |
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Sample Feed Formula for Nursing Goat & Sheep
| Ingredient | Quantity (KG) |
|---|---|
| Maize | 52 |
| PKC | 8 |
| Wheat offal | 37 |
| Salt | 1 |
| Mineral mix | 2 |
| Total | 100 |
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Sample Feed Formula for Pregnant Goat & Sheep
| Ingredient | Quantity (KG) |
|---|---|
| Maize | 35 |
| PKC | 20 |
| Wheat offal | 42 |
| Salt | 1 |
| Mineral mix | 2 |
| Total | 100 |
How to prepare a Mineral Mix for Goat and Sheep
If you want to prepare the mineral mix at home rather than buying it, then see the composition below.
- Sterilized bone meal= 35%
- Limestone= 45%
- Iodized salt= 20%
- Copper Sulphate= 22 g/tonne of mineral mix
- Ferrous Carbonate= 11 g/tonne of mineral mix
- Zinc Oxide= 11 g/tonne of mineral mix
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Pls,hw do I get foreign goats. I’m in Edo state
Which of the exotic breeds?
Hi
What is KPC in the formular above?
PKC is palm kernel cake, a byproduct of processed palm kernels.
What is pkc means
PKC means Palm Kernel Cake
Thank you
What can I use incase I don’t have pkc?
Thanks
can I use sunflower cake instead of PKC.
Yes
weldone.
I will like to know more about goat breed good for commercial purpose.
For meat production or dairy (milk) production?
Do u have goats for sell if one wants to start the breeding
hi i need a Kalahari female goat am in Lagos State
You will need to import it from South Africa.
Dear sir
If I don’t have pkc what should I use
And can I use hole berly instead of wheat offal and wheat bran?
You can use Whole barley. You can use maize to replace the pkc.
Good information sir
Thanks
How much concentrated food to feed a got per day?
At what age?
The maize, do you mean maize brown or it’s pure maize?
Maize grain