Goat Ration Calculator

Professional calculation compliant with NRC/NASEM 2007 "Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants" standards.

NOTE: SELECTIVE FEEDING BEHAVIOR

Goats exhibit selective feeding behavior. Prepare TMR mixtures homogeneously and limit concentrate per meal (typically 0.3–0.7 kg/meal).

Body Weight (kg)

BCS (1-5)

Age (months)

Breed

Production Type

Physiological Stage

Temperature (°C)

°C

Pasture Access

Intensive System

Feed	DM	ME	CP
Barley Straw	89%	0.94	5%
Sunflower Stalk	88%	0.77	4%
Sunflower Silage	25%	1.32	10%
Wheat Straw	90%	0.88	4%
Rye Grass Hay	86%	1.38	11%
Rye Straw	90%	0.86	4%
Meadow Hay	85%	1.32	10%
Rice Straw	91%	0.83	4%
Native Pasture Grass	25%	1.43	12%
Vetch Hay	87%	1.54	16%
Rapeseed Straw	88%	0.94	5%
Sainfoin Hay	88%	1.43	15%
Hungarian Vetch Hay	87%	1.52	18%
Lentil Straw	89%	1.10	8%
Corn Silage	33%	1.65	8%
Chickpea Straw	89%	1.16	9%
Beet Pulp Silage	24%	1.60	9%
Sorghum Silage	28%	1.43	7%
Sorghum-Sudan Grass Mix	84%	1.32	9%
Sorghum-Sudan Silage	26%	1.38	8%
Sudan Grass Hay	85%	1.27	9%
Triticale Hay	86%	1.43	12%
Clover Hay	87%	1.45	16%
Cultivated Meadow Hay	28%	1.49	14%
Field Pea Hay	86%	1.49	17%
Alfalfa Hay	88%	1.49	18%
Alfalfa Silage	35%	1.54	19%
Alfalfa-Meadow Mix	86%	1.43	15%
Oat Hay	87%	1.41	10%
Oat Straw	89%	0.99	5%

Feed	DM	ME	CP
Barley	88%	2.04	12%
Safflower Meal	91%	1.43	22%
Sunflower Meal	90%	1.60	32%
Sunflower Seed (Whole)	93%	2.42	18%
Faba Bean (Feed)	88%	2.04	28%
Fattening Feed (14% CP)	88%	2.09	14%
Field Pea (Feed)	88%	2.09	24%
Brewers Grains (Dry)	92%	1.65	28%
Brewers Grains (Wet)	25%	1.60	26%
Bonkalite	88%	1.76	14%
Wheat	88%	2.09	13%
Calf Starter Feed	88%	2.15	22%
Calf Grower Feed	88%	2.07	18%
Rye	88%	1.98	11%
Vetch Seed	88%	1.98	26%
Wheat Bran	88%	1.65	16%
Linseed Meal	90%	1.87	35%
Rapeseed (Canola) Meal	90%	1.82	38%
Sheep-Goat Feed	88%	1.93	16%
Lamb Grower Feed	88%	2.09	20%
Molasses	75%	1.87	5%
Corn (Grain)	87%	2.20	9%
Corn DDGS	90%	2.04	30%
Corn Gluten Feed	88%	1.93	22%
Cracked Corn	87%	2.20	9%
Cracked Chickpea	89%	2.07	22%
Cottonseed Meal	91%	1.71	42%
Broken Rice	89%	2.26	8%
Razmol	88%	1.71	15%
Dried Beet Pulp	90%	1.71	10%
Wet Beet Pulp	22%	1.65	9%
Soybean (Whole)	90%	2.31	38%
Soybean Meal	89%	2.15	48%
Sesame Meal	92%	1.98	45%
Dairy Feed (18% CP)	88%	1.98	18%
Dairy Feed (20% CP)	88%	2.04	20%
Triticale	88%	2.04	13%
Peanut Meal	92%	2.04	50%
Oats	89%	1.82	12%
Cracked Oats	89%	1.87	12%

*ME: Metabolizable Energy (Mcal/kg DM) — NRC-based estimate.

Total Fresh

kg/day

Total DM

kg/day

Intake Capacity

Ready

Forage:Conc.

DM basis