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Feeding sheep and goats

Feed usually represents 60 to 70 percent of total costs. On this page links are separated by species: feeding sheep: dairy, gestation, high-producing ewes, and lactation; and feeding goats: meat goats, dairy goats, and bucks.

Feeding sheep

The basics of feeding sheep - Purdue University
Ewe Nutrition and Management: Do's and Don't's - VA Tech
[PDF] Feeding ewes - NC Regional Extension Publication
Feeding ewes: Sheep 201
[PDF] Feeding ewes better for increased production and profit
[PDF] Feeding ewes prior to and after lambing - British Columbia, Canada
[PDF] Feeding guides for the ewes - University of Nebraska
Feeding sheep - Virginia Tech | PDF
[WORD] Feeding suggestions for the ewe flock - Michigan St. Univ.
Feeding the ewe flock - Manitoba, Canada
Feeding the ewe flock - Purdue University
[PDF] Improving ewe nutrition for better returns - EBLEX UK
Nutitional management for Southdowns - ASBA
[PDF] Nutrition for lambing - Oregon State University
[SlideShare] Nutrition of the ewe and lamb
Nutrition of the ewe flock - Ontario, Canada
[PDF] Strategies for feeding the ewe flock - University of Nebraska
[PDF] Year round feeding the ewe for lifetime production - SAC UK

Dairy sheep

[PDF] Dairy sheep nutrition - University of Wisconsin
[PDF] Effects of nutrition on ewes' milk quality - University of Wisconsin
Lactation duration and milk quality trial - Gracefield SAMM
[PDF] Nutritional requirements and ways to feed ewes being...
[PDF] Nutrition of the dairy ewe - University of Wisconsin
[PDF] Supplemental feeding of dairy sheep and goats on intensively...

Flushing

Go to Reproduction page: flushing.

Gestation / pregnancy

[PDF] Ewe feeding in early and mid-pregnancy - Tectra NZ
[PDF] Feeding the pregnant ewe - Navajo Sheep Project
[PDF] Flock nutrition throughout pregnancy - NADIS UK
[PDF] A guide to feeding in late pregnancy - DEFRA UK
[PDF] Impact of in utero nutritional programming on sm. rum. performances
[PDF] Late gestation/early lactation ewe nutrition - ASI TwoPLUS
[PDF] Nutrition and colostrum production in sheep - Repro. Fert. & Dev.
[PDF] Pregnant ewe nutrition - Oregon State University
[PDF] Pre-lambing nutrition of ewes - Vitec Nutrition Ltd.
[PDF] Transitional nutrition for small ruminants - Penn State

High-producing ewes

Feeding ewes with triplets - Cornell University
[PPT] Feeding productive ewes - Iowa State University
Feeding prolific ewes in late pregnancy and rearing triplet lambs
Management of triplet ewes: a summary of info - Ceres Farm
[PDF] Providing twin bearing ewes with extra energy... Western Australia
[PDF] Tips for managing ewes with triplets - R&D Brief NZ

Lactation

[WORD] Feeding the lactating ewe - Purdue University
[PPT] Feeding the pregnant and lactating female
[PDF] Lactation duration and milk quality - Ag. Bus. Res. Inst.
[PDF] Level and quality of protein in rations for lactating ewes

Lambs

Go to Lamb and Kid Feeding Page.

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Feeding goats

Feeding goats - Fias Co Farm
[WORD] Feeding goats - University of Connecticutt
Feeding goats properly - Onion Creek Ranch
Goat feeding different classes - eXtension
[PDF] Supplementation of browsing/grazing goats - Texas AgriLife

Kids

Go to Lamb and Kid Feeding Page.

Meat goats

Basic meat goat nutrition - Alabama CES | PDF
[PDF] Feeding management of a meat goat herd - Notes on Goats
Feeding programs for meat goats - GoatWorld
[PDF] Goat nutrition - Oklahoma Basic Meat Goat Manual
[PDF] Nutritional management of meat goats - Alabama CES | HTML
Nutrition of meat goats - North Carolina State University
Proper nutrition: the most difficult aspect of raising meat goats

Dairy goats

Dairy goat feeding and management programs - GoatGuy
[PDF] Dairy goats feeding and nutrition - CAB International
[PDF, survey] Feeding California's dairy goats
Feeding of total mixed rations to dairy goats | PDF
Feeding soybean oil to dairy goats increases CLA in milk
Sample dairy goat feeding program - Hunter Nutrition
Why feeding dairy cow supplement to dairy goats is wrong

Bucks

Feeding bucks - Dairy Goat Journal
Goat feeding bucks - eXtension
Love them or not, bucks must be cared for with consideration

   Feed is the largest cost associated with raising sheep and goats.

 

The Maryland Small Ruminant Page [sheepandgoat.com] is a privately-owned web site. It was created in 1998 as an information portal for sheep and goat producers and anyone else interested in small ruminant 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 solely maintained by Susan Schoenian. Susan is an Extension Sheep & Goat Specialist at the University of Maryland's Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedsyville, Maryland. She has been with University of Maryland Extension since 1988. Susan holds B.S. and M.S. degrees in Animal Science from Virginia Tech and Montana State University, respectively. She raises purebred and crossbred 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 information and 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. Common sense and sound judgement should be applied to all information obtained from the web, regardless of source. In matters of animal health, producers are advised to seek competent veterinary assistance.

Last updated 15-Dec-2011 by Susan Schoenian.