Goat Nutrition Publications

NUTRITION

Concentrates

• Influence of Grain Supplementation on Growth of Weaning Goats.
  M.H. Poore and J.T. Green. NC Cooperative Extension Service. Sept 1996
  

Minerals

• Selenium Use In Feed.
  Steve Traylor. University of Kentucky
  http://www.rs.uky.edu/sections/feed/regulatoryarticles/Selenium%20Policy%202-05.pdf
• Minerals.
  R. Machen. Texas A&M. Pub # ASWEB – 080
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/ASWeb080-goatminerals.pdf
  

Vitamins

• Vitamins and Minerals for Goats.
  Dr. E. A. B. Oltenacu Revised April 1999 by Dr. tatiana Stanton. Cornell University
  http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/4H/meatgoats/meatgoatfs15.htm
  

By-Product Feeds

• Evaluation of Distillers Dried Grains with Solubles, Soybean Hulls and Whole Corn in Diets for Growing and Finishing Meat Goats.
  Terry Hutchens, Charles Smith, John Johns, Kennet Andries, and Patty Scharko. University of Kentucky
  http://www.uky.edu/Agriculture/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/biproductresearchhutchens06.pdf
• Using Byproducts to Feed Dairy Cattle
  Donna M. Amaral-Phillips and R. W. Hemken; University of Kentucky
  http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/pubs/asc136.pdf
• Enhancing Goat Production.
  C Vaughn. Alcorn State University.
  http://marketingoutreach.usda.gov/info/99manual/goat.htm.
• Corn Glutten Feed
  Dale Blasi, Michael Brouk, Jim Drouillard, Sean Montgomery; Kansas State University
  http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/lvstk2/mf2488.pdf
• Corn Processing Co-Products Manual
  Nebraska Corn Board and University of Nebraska-Lincoln
  http://www.nebraskacorn.org/publications/coproducts_processing.pdf
• Soybean Hulls
  Dale Blasi, Evan Titgemeyer, Jim Drouillard, Steve Paisley, and Micheal Brouk; Kansas State University
  http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/library/lvstk2/mf2438.pdf
  

Ration Balancing

• Nutrient Requirements for Goats.
  Langston University
  http://www2.luresext.edu/goats/research/nutreqgoats.html
  

Metabolic Diseases

• Metabolic & Nutritional Diseases of Goats .
  Dr. Paula I. Menzies. University of Guelph
  http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/goat/facts/menzies.htm
  

Toxicosis

• Reducing Livestock Losses to Toxic Plants.
  A. McGinty and R. Machen. Texas A&M. Pub # B-1499
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/beefpubs/b1499-toxicloss.pdf
• Pregnancy Toxemia in Ewes and Does.
  Susan Schoenian. Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/pregtox.html
  

Water

 

General

• Sheep and Goat Nutrition Guideline.
  M. Lema. Alabama A&M University.
  http://www.aces.edu/dept/extcomm/newspaper/sheep-goat.html
• Nutrient Requirements of Sheep and Goats.
  D.M. Gimenez Jr. Auburn University. Publication # ANR 812
  http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/A/ANR-0812/
• Supplemental Winter Feeding of Goats.
  F. Pinkerton, The Goat Works, Grapeland, TX and B. Pinkerton. Clemson University.
  http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/winter_feed.html
• Interperting a Feed Tag.
  F. Pinkerton. The Goat Works, Grapeland TX.
  http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/feed_tag.html
• Feeding and Management of Lactating Goats.
  F. Pinkerton, O. Simpson, N. Escobar, and B. Pinkerton. Langston University Aug. 1993. No. D-03.
• Nutrition of Meat Goats.
  J-M Luginbuhl and M H Poore. NC Cooperative Extension Service. Oct 1998
  http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGNutr.htm
• Feeding the Doe.
  G. Strait, and Melanie Barkley. Penn State Cooperative Extension
  http://bedford.extension.psu.edu/agriculture/goat/Feed%20Pregnant%20Doe.htm
• Goat Nutrition: Energy.
  R. Machen. Texas A&M. Pub # ASWEB – 078
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/ASWeb078-goatenergy.pdf
• Creep Feeding Kid Goats.
  R. Machen. Texas A&M Pub # ASWEB – 077
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/ASWeb077-creepgoats.pdf
• Goat Nutrition: Protein.
  R. Machen. Texas A&M Pub # ASWEB – 081
  http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/ASWeb081-goatprotein.pdf
• Introduction to Feeding Small Ruminants.
  Susan Schoenian. Maryland Cooperative Extension
  http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/feedingsmallruminants.html