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Nutrition

Good nutrition is the cornerstone to a successful sheep and goat operation. On this page, links are arranged alphabetically according to subject category: alternative feeds (crop residues, distillers grains), feeding grain, feedstuffs, feeding systems, drought feeding, nutrient requirements, ration balancing, reduced hay rations, and vitamins and minerals (copper, selenium).

[PDF] Improving goat nutrition with forages and supplemention
Animal Nutrition Handbook - Auburn University
Case study: goat preference for concentrates or forage ... - LSU
[PDF] Basic meat goat nutrition -Alabama CES
Digestive physiology of herbivores - Colorado State University
Digestive system of goats - Alabama CES | PDF
The digestive system of the goat - Cornell University
[PDF] The digestive system of the ruminant - Newf. & Labr. Canada
Frequently asked questions on sheep nutrition - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Fundamental nutritional challenges faced by small ruminant...
[PDF] Goats and their nutrition - Manitoba Goat Association
Maintaining a healthy rumen: an overview - Alberta, Canada
[PDF] Ruminant digestive system - Fort Lewis College
Ruminant digestive system - Royal (Dick) School of Vet Med
Sheep digestion - Daneke Club lambs
Sheep nutrition - New Mexico State University

Alternative feeds

Alternative feeds for ruminants - North Dakota State Univ. | PDF
[PDF] By-product feeds for meat goats - J Anim Sci
[PDF] Corn gluten feed - North Dakota State University
Economical alternative feeds for sheep - University of Kentucky
[WORD] Evaluating by-product and alternative feeds...
Feeding food by-products to livestock - University of. Minnesota
Feed blocks: an alternative supplement...under semi-arid conditions
[PDF] Feed blocks from crop residues and industrial by-products...
[PDF] Feeding onions to livestock - South Australia
[PDF] Feeding scab-infected wheat to livestock - SDSU
A guide to feeding field peas to livestock - NDSU
[PDF] How to make urea molasses blocks and feed to sheep and goats
[PDF] Nontraditional forages as emergency or supplemental feedstuffs
[PDF] Onions are a safe sheep feed - USDA ARS
[PDF] Pears: an alternative feed - University of California
[PDF] Raw soybeans in the diets of sheep - Kansas State University
[PDF] Pricing alternative feeds - North Dakota State University
Sugar beats as a feed ingredient - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Towards better utilization of non-convention feed sources...
Urea and NPN for cattle and sheep - Colo. State Univ.| PDF
[PDF] Using byproduct feedstuff in grazing nutrition - NM State University
[PDF] Using soyhulls in livestock and dairy rations - SDSU
Wheat for animal feed - Ontario, Canada

Crop residues

Cereal crop residues as feed for goats and sheep - Livestock Res.
[PDF] Chaff heaps: a useful source of feed for sheep and cattle
Crop residues as feed for goats and sheep - Lvst Res. Rural Dev.
Crop residues for animal feeding - KZN Ag S.A.
[PDF] Crop residues for livestock feed - Colorado State University
[PDF] Stubbles: their use by sheep - Western Australia

Distillers grain

[PPT] Co-product feeds are "taylor-made" for sheep - SDSU
[PDF] Co-products of the dry milling industry - Iowa Corn
Distillers dried grain with solubles - University of Iowa
Distillers Grain By-Products in Livestock and Poultry Feeds
[PDF] Co-product utilization in the sheep operation - NDSU
[PDF] Feeding distillers grains ...improve amino acid nutriture
[PPF] Feeding ethanol industry co-products to sheep - SDSU
[PDF] Feeding of DDGS in lamb rations - Sheep/Goat Res Journal
[PDF] Feeding soyhulls and dried distillers grain with solubles to sheep
[PDF] Influence of dried distillers grain on feedlot performance...
[PDF] Using co-products from the corn milling industry in sheep rations
[PDF] Using DDGS in mixed lamb diets - South Dakota State Univ.
 

Drought feeding

Drought feeding and management of sheep - Victoria, Aust. | PDF
Drought feeding of goats - ACGA Goat Notes
[PDF] Drought management: sheep issues - Scottish Ag College
[PDF] Feeding and managing sheep in dry times - West. Aust.
[PDF] A guide to drought feeding of goats - Aust. Boer Goat
How useful are blocks and dry licks for livestock in a drought?
Keeping cattle and sheep healthy after drought - Queensland, Aust.
[PDF] Managing sheep in droughtlots - Australian Wool Innovation Ltd.
[PPT] Managing the sheep enterprise under drought conditions
[PDF] Sheep feed management strategies for drought - MSU
[PDF] Sheep health and drought feeding - NSW, Australia
[PDF] Strategies for sheep and goat feeding...during a drought
Stretching hay supplies - Purdue University
[PDF] Survival feeding in drought - NSW, Australia
[PDF] Tips for goat producers dealing with the drought - Sweetlix®
Tips for managing ewe flocks with reduced feed resources - WVU
[PDF] Utilizing non-fat dried milk in sheep rations during times of drought
Winter feeding strategies after a drought - Sheep! Magazine

Feeding grain

[PDF] Coping with high priced corn - SDSU
Feeding barley to sheep - North Dakota State University | PDF
Feeding corn to sheep - Alberta, Canada
Feeding grain to sheep during a dry season - Queensland, Australia
[PDF] Evaluating grain for livestock feed - Oregon State University
[PDF] Selecting the right grain ration - Newfoundland/Labrador, Canada
The truth about grain: feeding grain to small ruminants
[PDF] Using frost-damaged soybeans in livestock rations - SDSU

Feedstuffs

[PDF] Characteristics of feed for sheep - Navajo Sheep Project
Cost of feedstuffs calculator - University of Illinois
[PPT] Evaluating feedstuffs for farm livestock
Feed composition for cattle and sheep - Colorado State Univ. | PDF
Feeds for goats - Alabama CES
Feedstuffs for sheep and lambs: Sheep 201
[PPT] Feedstuffs used in livestock diets

Feeding systems

[PDF] Cut-and-carry feeding systems for small ruminants - Smallstock in dev.
[PDF] Feeding intervals in range supplementation... - UC Davis
Feeding systems for sheep - Ontario, Canada
Full hand feeding of sheep - NSW, Australia | PDF

Nutrient requirements

[EXCEL] Comparison of nutrient costs - by Susan Schoenian
[PDF] The energy and protein nutrition of grazing sheep - Univ. Sydney
Energy and protein requirements of sheep - Making more from sheep
Essential nutrients of sheep - New Mexico State University
Flock nutritional requirements: Sheep 201
[PDF] Goat nutrition: protein - Texas A&M University
[TABLE] Nutrient requirements for sheep - North Carolina State University
Nutrient requirements of sheep (1985) - NAP
Nutrient requirements of sheep and goats - Alabama CES | PDF
[BUY] Nutrient requirements of small ruminants (2007) - NAP
[PDF] Review of nutritional standards for sheep - BSAS

Ration balancing

Balancing rations: Sheep 201
[PDF] Formulating rations with Pearson square - Colo. St. Univ.
Goat ration balancing - Penn State Home Study course
[PDF] Least cost rations on your personal computer - University of Arizona
Ration balancing, by hand or by computer - Purdue University
[PDF] Ration balancing on the ranch - New Mexico State University

Online ration balancing

Online Pearson's Square
Ration balancer and nutrient requirement calculator - Langston University
[EXCEL] Ration Evaluator
[EXCEL] RationMixer
Sheep feed ration - Montana State University

Reduced hay rations

[PDF] Disaster relief: replacing hay with grain - Mississippi State Univ.
[PDF] Effect of energy as supplied by hay or high concentrate rations...
[PDF] Hay options: when you're short on hay - Oregon State University
Our experiences feeding reduced hay rations - Deer Run Sheep Farm
[PDF] Reduced hay rations - Michigan State University
[PDF] Replacing hay with grain - University of Florida
[PDF] When it is cost effective to limit feed hay - Michigan State University

Vitamins and minerals

[PDF] Avoiding the sulfur trap - Sweetlix®
Choosing a mineral for your goat herd - Alberta, Canada
[PDF] Choosing the right mineral supplement (sheep) - Sweetlix®
[PDF] Choosing the right mineral supplement for goats - Sweetlix®
Cobalt in ruminant nutrition - Salt Institute
Control of mineral imbalances in cattle and sheep: reference manual
Minerals and vitamins for sheep - Virginia Tech
Minerals for plants, animals, and man - Alberta, Canada
[PDF] The problem with salt blocks - Sweetlix®
Preventing salt toxicity - Salt Institute
[PDF] Proper block management for goat owners - Sweetlix®
Recent advances in mineral nutrition of goats - GoatWorld
[PDF] The role of vitamin A in ruminant nutrition - Sweetlix®
Salt Institute references on feeding animals and plants salt
[PDF] Tips for providing free choice mineral supplements for goats
Trace element requirements of goats - Australian Cashmere Goat Assoc.
[PDF] Trace mineral nutrition of grazing ruminants - Salt Institute
[PDF] Trace minerals important for goat reproduction - Sweetlix®
[PDF] Use blocks properly for the sheep flock - Sweetlix®
[PDF] Why cattle mineral supplements don't meet the needs of goats

Copper

[PDF] Copper nutrition of sheep and goats - Salt Institute
[PDF] Copper requirement for sheep - Merrick's
Copper's role in goat health - Dairy Goat Journal
[PDF] Copper, sulfate, and molybdenum interrelationships in sheep
[PDF] Differences in copper tolerence in British sheep breeds...
[PDF] Importance of copper for fertility and health - Sweetlix®
[PDF] Opinion of the scientific community... use of copper in feed...

Selenium

[PDF] Effect of feeding sheep selelenium fortified TM salt... - J Anim Sci
[PDF] Effect of selenium-vitamin E injections of ewes...African journals
Goats need selenium: but not too much - Maudlin's Boer Goats
Selenium in animal nutrition - Aust. Cashmere Goat Association
[PDF] Utilization of selenium compounds in nutrition of lambs - J Elementol.


 

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in sheep and goat production. The web site includes original documents and images as well as a comprehensive list of links pertaining to small ruminants and related topics. The web site was developed and is maintained by Susan Schoenian, Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center. Susan has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. She holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively, and also attended The Ohio State University. Susan conducts the Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test at her research facility in Keedysville. She raises registered and commercial Katahdin sheep on her small farm called The Baalands in Clear Spring, Maryland. Please direct all questions, comments, or suggestions to Susan at sschoen@umd.edu.

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Disclaimer: The links contained on the Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] and other pages created by Susan Schoenian are for informational purposes only and do not constitute an endorsement of any person, organization, business, product, or web site. The author disclaims any liability in connection with the use of this information. Users of this web site and all external links are advised to apply common sense and sound judgement to all information obtained from the internet, regardless of source.

Last updated 24-Jul-2010 by Susan Schoenian.