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Goat Nutrition CF1

Last Updated: March 16, 2009

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CF1 Dairy Kid Creep Feed

CF1 is a dairy kid creep feed at the institute used in recent experiments. It has a variety of feedstuffs and a high level of molasses. Trace mineral and vitamin premixes are those used for CD2. The composition on a dry matter basis is:

CP - 20%
TDN - 72%
ME - 2.68 Mcal/kg
Ca - 1%
P - 0.5%
Ingredient % (dry matter basis)
Dehydrated alfalfa pellets 15.00
Ground corn 18.00
Wheat middlings 20.00
Rolled oats 20.00
Soybean meal 11.01
Blood meal 1.00
Fish meal 1.40
Feather meal 1.00
Molasses 10.00
Calcium carbonate 1.54
Vitamin premix 0.50
Trace mineralized salt 0.50
Deccox, 6% 0.05

Reference: Hart, S. P. and A. L. Goetsch. 2001. Goat Diet/Feeding Examples. Pages 64-85 in Proc. 16th Ann. Goat Field Day, Langston University, Langston, OK.

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