New food for goats... Good? Bad?

porkchop48

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I found a new feed store to get my chicken food.

They also carry a "meat goat " and a "dairy goat"

No I have both meat and dairy goats but wanted to get an opinion on the food for the meat goats and see if it would be ok to feed to the dairy goats as well.

ADM Alliance Nutrition. Goat Power.

Fat 2.0
Fiber -8.0
CA - 1.4
Phos - 0.5
Salt 0..7
Copper 35ppm
Selenium .3 ppm
Vitamin A 8,000 IU per lb

Ingredients - Grain producst, plant protein, molasses, roughage products, calcium carbonate, lignin sulfate, diatomaceous eart, ammonium chloride, copper sulfate, di calcium phosphates, calcium iodate, mananus oxide, mineral oil, sodium selenite, propionic acid, vitamin a supplement, vitamin D3 supplement, vitamin E supplemnts.


Ok so my spelling may be off a bit on some but it is the general idea... Does it seem like a decent food?

My herd also gets BOSS, calf manna, free choice hay, 7 acres of pasture/browse, and loose minerals.
 

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One of the most important part of goat feed is the protein, and you don't have it listed. It depends on the protein but the rest looks ok. I like the Ca to P to be more 2-1 but it should be fine. My feed isn't 2-1 either. It is closer to what yours is. Also I like the fiber a bit higher and I like the fat around 3 but this is fine. It should be good for them.
 

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The protein is 16%... Sorry I knew I was forgetting something.
 

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ADM is really good goat feed.

Ca:p should be 2:1 or more, meaning almost 3:1 is ok. Less than 2:1 is where you have UC problems.

Just remember to change them over slowly.
 
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