Angora Goats in the Midwest (Part 4)
By: "R.M. Jordan, Extension Animal Specialist, Univ. of MN"
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Suggested Angora Goat Evaluation Guide: Points
Body -- 40 points
Size, weight for age, and substances of bone (minimum weights: yearling bucks, 80 lbs; yearling does, 60 lbs) 20
Angora breed type (head, horns, ears, hair cover) 10
Conformation (width, length, and depth of body; level top line; and straight set of feet and legs) 10
Fleece -- 60 points
Length of staple (one inch/month, uniform and high-yielding) 10
Fineness (uniform in grade over entire fleece) 15
Uniformity in type of lock (ringlet vs. flat lock), completeness of covering (neck, legs, and belly), and character of waves of staple 15
Luster and softness of fleece 10
Density of fleece (number of fibers per unit of area, minimum skin exposed when fleece is parted) 10
Body -- dark horn or hoof; deformed mouth, feet, and legs; distorted horn; sway back; and abnormal testes and scrotum
Fleece -- excessive kemp; colored hair; sheepy fleece; lack of fleece on cannon bones
Table 1. Nutrient requirements and typical rations for Angora goats
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Body wt., lbs. |
Daily wt. change, lbs |
TDN, lb |
Protein, lb |
Ca,g |
P,g |
Vit. A, 1000's I.U. |
Amt. diet to feed daily, lb |
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Maintenance, summer dry period, early gestation |
either |
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alf. hay |
2:1 hay-corn |
85-90 (15 lbs hair/year) |
0.0 to .05 |
1.40 |
.20 |
3 |
2 |
1.2 |
2.80 |
2.30 |
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Late gestation, last 4-6 weeks |
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alf. hay |
2:1 hay-corn |
85-90 |
.10 to .20 |
1.80 |
.35 |
5 |
3 |
2.0 |
3.60 |
3.00 |
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Lactation |
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2:1 hay-corn |
1:1 hay-corn |
85-90 (one kid) |
0 to -.05 |
2.20 |
.40 |
6 |
4 |
4.0 |
3.70 |
3.40 |
85-90 (twin kids) |
-.05 |
2.50 |
.45 |
6 |
4 |
4.0 |
4.20 |
3.80 |
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Kidsa |
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1:2 hay: corn-SBM |
1:3 hay: corn-SBM |
20-30 |
.10 |
.70 |
.15 |
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1.00 |
.97 |
20-30 |
.20 |
.90 |
.20 |
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1.30 |
1.25 |
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aResearch at the University of Minnesota indicates that weaned kids grain-fed in drylot do not eat this much feed or gain .20 lb daily. The kid grain diet should contain a minimum of 15% protein (20% SBM and 80% corn) plus alfalfa hay. During gestation, and particularly late gestation, feed intakes of 3.5 to 3.8 lb/doe daily (4.0% of their body weight) are difficult to achieve. Goats, when fed excess alfalfa hay, invariably refuse to eat all the leaves. This reduces nutrient intake below what was intended.
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About the author: North Central Regional Extension Publications are subject to peer review and prepared as a part of the Cooperative Extension activities of the thirteen land-grant universities of the 12 North Central States, in cooperation with the Extension Service-U.S. Department of Agriculture, Washington, D.C.
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