Approximate feeding rations for young sheep and ewes

Barley grit 0.5 0.56 5.57 0.42 56 47 1.5 2.0 0.51 0.64 1

Total: – 1.89 18.9 2.03 206 126 11.9 5.2 6.98 4.91 66

Cereal hay 0.5 0.37 3.68 0.41 50 23 4.4 1.2 0.43 0.79 5

Corn silage 3.0 0.72 7.25 0.9 75 42 4.5 1.5 4.53 2.61 45

Haylage 1.2 0.14 1.37 0.26 10 10 0.4 0.4 0.35 0.04 –

Barley grit 0.4 0.44 4.41 0.34 45 38 1.2 1.6 0.41 0.51 1

Total: – 1.67 16.7 1.91 180 113 10.5 4.7 5.72 3.95 51

Spring straw 0.5 0.29 2.94 0.42 19 6 1.8 0.6 0.45 0.25 2

Corn silage 4.0 0.97 9.66 1.2 100 63 6.0 2.0 6.04 3.48 60

Barley grit 0.5 0.56 5.57 0.42 56 47 1.5 2.0 0.51 0.64 1

Total: – 1.81 18.17 2.04 175 142 9.3 4.6 7.0 4.37 63

Cereal hay 1.00 0.37 3.68 0.82 50 46 8.9 2.3 0.85 1.58 10

Corn silage 1.5 0.37 3.68 0.45 38 21 2.2 0.7 2.26 2.3 23

Barley grit 0.7 0.78 7.77 0.59 79 66 2.1 2.8 0.72 0.9 1

Total: – 1.51 15.12 1.86 167 133 13.2 5.8 3.83 4.78 34

Table 31 – Exemplary rations for young sheep, per head per day live weight 2–4 months, live weight 50 kg live weight 25 kg

1 2 3 4 5 6 Cereal hay, kg 0.7 1.0 – – – Cereal hay,

– – 0.35 0.6 0.4 mixed grass, kg Grass meal, kg – – – – 0.2 Mixed grass silage, kg – – – – 0.3 Corn silage, kg 2.5 2 0.5 2.2 – Barley, kg 0.15 0.23 0.27 0.12 – Oats, kg – – 0.12 0.07 – Peas, kg – – 0.06 0.02 – Sunflower meal, kg 0.09 0.1 – – – Compound feed, kg 0.06 0.12 0.15 0.04 – Urea, g – – – – 0.4 Table salt, g – – 10 13 – Disodium phosphate, g 12 14 5 9 5 Elemental sulfur, g – 5 – – – Sulfuric acid-phosphoric acid, g 2 3 4 2 2 Zinc sulfate, mg 20 23 27 16 14 Copper sulfate, mg 8 10 8 7 14 Cobalt chloride, mg – – 1 – – The ration contains: FCE 1.31 1.68 1.08 1.30 1.02 metabolizable energy,

13.13 16.8 10.82 13.02 10.19 MJ dry matter, kg 1.5 1.8 1.95 1.4 0.85 crude protein, g 195 244 186 191 160 digestible protein, g 114 156 130 124 112

1 2 3 4 5 6 calcium, g 7.6 10.1 5.61 7.7 6.7 phosphorus, g 4.5 6 5.16 4.6 4.2 magnesium, g 1.9 2.1 1 2.3 1.1 sulfur, g 4.2 4.7 3.2 3.6 2.3 iron, mg 1154 1345 1054 1215 1124 copper, mg 9.2 12.4 9.4 8.4 9.8 zinc, mg 45 52 41 46 43 cobalt, mg 0.43 0.63 0.46 0.41 0.51 manganese, mg 56 65 47 56 53 iodine, mg 0.35 0.41 0.37 0.3 0.4 carotene, mg 39 40 12 42 36 vitamin D, IU 465 510 420 515 410

Table 32 – Exemplary rations for ewes with a live weight of 50 kg Cereal-mixed grass and alfalfa hay, kg 1.2 1.3 1.0 – – Cereal-mixed grass hay, kg – – – 1.0 1.0 Barley grit, kg 0.4 0.6 0.4 0.3 0.3 Haylage, kg 0.8 – 1.0 – – Corn silage, kg 2.5 3.0 2.0 4.0 2.5 Grass meal (legume), kg – – – 0.2 0.4 Table salt, g 19 19 19 15 16 Urea, g – – – 10 – Feed phosphate, g 10 – 10 – – Disodium phosphate, g – 7 – – – Sodium phosphate, g – – – 6 – Elemental sulfur, g 0.5 1.3 0.5 – – Zinc sulfate, mg – – – 247 – Copper sulfate, mg – – – 40 – Cobalt chloride, mg – – – 3 –

Exemplary rations for goats of different age, sex, and physiological state are presented in tables 33–36.

Table 33 – Exemplary rations for breeding bucks, kg

60–80 60–70 (for 2–3 matings) 80–90 (for 4–5 matings)

№1 №2 №1 №2 №1 №2 Mountain-steppe grass 5.0 – 5.0 – 5.0 –

Mixed grass-cereal-wormwood hay – 2.0 – 2.0 – 2.0

Alfalfa hay – 0.3 – 0.5 – 1.0 Oats 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.5 Barley 0.2 0.2 0.3 – 0.3 – Sunflower oil cake – – – 0.2 – 0.2

Cottonseed oil cake – – 0.2 – 0.2 – Skim milk – – – – 0.1 1.5

Bone meal, g – – 10 10 10 10 Table salt ad libitum

Table 34 – Exemplary rations for does (l. w. 40–50 kg), kg

Non-pregnant and I Does II half

№1 №2 №1 №2 №1 №2 Mountain-steppe grass 4.0 1.5 – – 2.0 – Mixed grass-cereal-wormwood hay – 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5 1.0 Alfalfa hay – – 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.5 Concentrates 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.4 0.4 0.5 Corn silage – 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.0 2.0 Barley straw 0.5 1.0 0.5 0.5 1.0 Table salt ad libitum

Table 35 – Exemplary rations for breeding young goats, kg

4–8 9–12 13–18 4–8 9–12 13–18 Mountain-steppe grass 2.0 – 2.0 1.5 – 2.0 Alfalfa grass 1.0 – 1.5 1.0 – 1.0 Cereal-mixed grass hay – 0.5 – – 0.5 – Alfalfa hay – 0.3 – – 0.3 – Concentrates 0.15 0.40 0.30 0.10 0.20 Corn silage – 1.0 – – 1.0 –

Table 36 – Exemplary rations for goats of different sex, age in breeding Last First weight weight

Indicators period, live 7–8 weeks period 27 kg 35 kg weight 60 kg pregnancy lactation Cereal-mixed grass hay, kg 0.7 0.3 0.4 0.2 0.2 Legume hay, kg 0.6 0.4 0.5 0.3 0.5 Straw, kg – 0.3 – 0.2 0.2 Corn silage, kg – 2 2.5 1.5 1.5 Concentrated feed (barley, oats, bran, peas), kg 0.8 0.2 0.4 0.2 0.25 Sunflower meal, kg 0.05 – – – 0.05 Carrots, kg 0.5 – – – – Table salt, g 15 13 15 10 12 Disodium phosphate, g – 12 12 – –

Exemplary rations for rabbits of different age and sex groups are presented in tables 37–38.

Table 37 – Exemplary rations for adult rabbits with a live weight of 5 kg during rest, mating, and pregnancy with a combined feeding type, g per head per day winter summer winter summer winter summer

Oats 42 20 60 55 50 –

Table salt 1.2 1.1 1.8 1.1 1.5 1.2

Monocalcium phosphate 1.8 0.2 2.9 2.0 2.8 1.7

Premix 1.0 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

Copper sulfate 2.4 1.0 – – 1 –

Metabolizable energy, MJ 1.80 1.62 2.07 1.87 2.03 1.79

Dry matter 214 177 266 179 241 190

Crude protein 31 29 41 32 39 37

Digestible protein 19 18 27 20 25 24

Crude fiber 54 40 61 34 51 40

Calcium 2.2 0.9 4.2 2.2 3.5 2.7

Phosphorus 1.1 123.9 1.5 1.1 1.5 1.3

Iron, mg 42.8 1.8 43.9 23.7 39.8 32.7

Copper, mg 2.2 9.4 2.6 1.9 2.5 2.4

Zinc, mg 10.1 21.8 14.8 12.5 14.6 15.7

Manganese, mg 19.6 31.5 19.5 17.1 18.1 20.4

Carotene, mg 5.0 123 10.3 17.6 8.3 22.0

Vitamin D, mg 130 41.2 236 161 221 161

Vitamin E, IU 21.5 32.9 24.0 26.9 29.0

Exemplary daily rations for lactating does

Table 38 – Exemplary daily rations for lactating does with a litter of 8 kits