
Keep It Family Friendly!"
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Angora Goats in the Midwest (Part 6)
By: "R.M. Jordan, Extension Animal Specialist, Univ. of MN"
About the Author
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Table 2. Effect of nutrition during gestation on the performance of angora does
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| Items |
1982 and 1983
Hay diet |
1983 to 1984
3:1 alf. hay-corn diet |
1984 to 1987
2:1 alf. hay-corn diet |
| Days fed |
77 |
77 |
128 |
| No. does |
11 |
11 |
70 |
| Initial wt., lb |
69.5 |
69.3 |
79.9 |
| ADG, lb |
.11 |
.10 |
.22 |
| Daily intake, lb |
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Alfalfa hay |
2.1 |
1.2 |
1.6 |
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Corn |
.09 |
.48 |
.81 |
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TDN |
1.14 |
.99 |
1.52 |
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Protein |
.35 |
.24 |
.31 |
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Feed, as % BW |
3.1 |
2.4 |
3.0 |
| Hair prod., 6 mos., lbs |
7.5 |
7.5 |
7.5 |
| Kidding rate, % |
100 |
100 |
128 |
| Weaning rate,% |
100 |
100 |
118 |
| Kid data |
| No. kids |
11 |
11 |
60 |
| Birth wt., lb |
6.4 |
5.9 |
6.6 |
| Kid wt., 30 days, lbs |
18.7 |
17.8 |
17.8 |
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Table 3. Effect of nutrition on the performance of lactating angora does (56 days)
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1983 & 1984
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1985
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1986
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1987
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50% hay |
50% hay |
60% hay |
50% hay-corn
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70% alf. 30% corn |
1:1 hay-corn |
3:1 hay-corn |
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twins |
singles |
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| No. does |
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11 |
10 |
5 |
5 |
5 |
8 |
5 |
6 |
| Initial wt., lb |
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83.6 |
84.5 |
85.8 |
107.4 |
95.0 |
99.7 |
96.8 |
106.9 |
| ADG, lb |
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.06 |
.02 |
-.02 |
-.15 |
-.06 |
-.03 |
-.24 |
-.02 |
| Daily intake, lb |
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Alfalfa hay |
1.80 |
1.69 |
2.05 |
2.05 |
1.69 |
2.50 |
1.64 |
2.84 |
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Corn-SBM |
1.94 |
1.67 |
1.39 |
2.05 |
1.69 |
1.12 |
1.64 |
1.19 |
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TDN |
2.38 |
2.20 |
2.13 |
2.64 |
2.20 |
2.09 |
2.13 |
2.35 |
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Protein |
49 |
.48 |
.46 |
.46 |
.42 |
.47 |
.37 |
.53 |
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As % of BW |
4.5 |
3.9 |
4.0 |
3.8 |
3.6 |
3.6 |
3.4 |
3.8 |
| Kid Data |
| No. kids |
12 |
10 |
5 |
10 |
5 |
8 |
7 |
9 |
| Initial wt, lb |
8.8 |
9.2 |
9.2 |
8.6 |
9.2 |
10.2 |
11.9 |
11.2 |
| Wt. chg., lb |
20.2 |
22.0 |
17.6 |
14.7 |
18.5 |
14.5 |
26.0 |
26.0 |
| ADG |
.361 |
.393 |
.314 |
.262 |
.330 |
.296 |
.462 |
.462 |
| Daily intake, lb |
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Creep feed |
.11 |
.10 |
.9 |
.05 |
.10 |
.17 |
.21 |
.15 |
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TDN |
.077 |
.077 |
.066 |
.035 |
.073 |
.136 |
.161 |
.107 |
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Protein |
.018 |
.015 |
.013 |
.007 |
.015 |
.026 |
.035 |
.022 |
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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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