In case you need feed formulae to produce feeds for your goats and sheep, use the following formulae:
Contents
Sample Feed Formula for Kid & Lamb Starter
| Ingredient | Quantity (KG) |
|---|---|
| Total | 100 |
| Maize | 37 |
| Groundnut cake | 15 |
| PKC | 25 |
| Wheat bran | 20 |
| Salt | 0.5 |
| Mineral mix | 2.5 |
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Sample Feed Formula for Goat & Sheep Finisher Feed
| Ingredient | Quantity (KG) |
|---|---|
| Total | 100 |
| Maize | 15 |
| Groundnut cake | 37 |
| PKC | 10 |
| Wheat offal | 35 |
| Salt | 1 |
| Mineral mix | 2 |
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Sample Feed Formula for Nursing Goat & Sheep
| Ingredient | Quantity (KG) |
|---|---|
| Total | 100 |
| Maize | 52 |
| PKC | 8 |
| Wheat offal | 37 |
| Salt | 1 |
| Mineral mix | 2 |
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Sample Feed Formula for Pregnant Goat & Sheep
| Ingredient | Quantity (KG) |
|---|---|
| Total | 100 |
| Maize | 35 |
| PKC | 20 |
| Wheat offal | 42 |
| Salt | 1 |
| Mineral mix | 2 |
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
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.