1. Tuskegee University and Auburn University
A Sustainable Year-round Forage System for Goat Production in the Southern USA
Sandra G. Solaiman, David Bransby, Carla Shoemaker, Christopher Kerth, Byron Blagburn, and Ralph Noble
Tuskegee University and Auburn University

2. GRAZING AND BROWSING Mimosa rotationally browsed
4-5 goats per acre
Ryegrass continuously grazed
8-17 goats per acre
Wether vs. buck
Research continues

3. MIMOSA STUDY
Table 1. Average Daily Gain of Goats on Mimosa (Rotational Grazing)
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Initial BW Final BW Days ADG____
Year lbs lbs g/day
Average

4. RYEGRASS STUDY
Table 2. Average daily gain for goats and disc meter readings (DMR, inches) of ryegrass pastures at different stocking rates for 105 days (2004).
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Stocking Rates Initial __ Final _ADG ADG
Goats/acre BW(lbs) DMR BW(lbs) DMR lbs/day g/day
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DMR= disc meter reading
ADG= average daily gain
BW= body weight

5. RYEGRASS STUDY
Table 3. Average daily gain for goats and disc meter readings (DMR, inches) of ryegrass pastures at different stocking rates for 103 days (2005).
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Stocking Rates Initial Final ADG ADG
Goats/acre BW(lbs)DMR BW(lbs)DMR lbs/day g/day
DMR= disc meter reading
ADG= average daily gain
BW= body weight

6. RYGRASS STUDY
Table 4. Average daily gain for goats on ryegrass pastures at different stocking rates and DMR for years 2004 and 2005.
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Stocking Rates ADG DMR
Goats/acre (g/day) inches
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7. WETHER vs. BUCK

8. WETHER vs. BUCK

10. MARKET DATA Table 6. Market data on 20 head of bucks
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Number/Class Wt. $/lb Total
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12 prime goats
1 choice goat
4 choice goats
3 good goats
Total
Yardage/Insurance 6.74/head
Net Sale