How to use urea in goat feeding

Please note that urea on its own cannot be fed to goats.

·         The use of urea in goats requires the following steps and mixing rations.

·         When crushing the maize we recommend hard crushing (at least 5mm screen sizes).

·         Dissolve urea in water before mixing.

·         Use a ration of 1:20 between urea and maize crush.

·         A 50kg of urea dissolve in 75 to 100 litres of water (you can do this overnight).

·         Sprinkle the syrup on a tonne of maize crush or proportionately and mix thoroughly.

·         This feed will be 13 to 15% CP and can now be fed to goats in quantities between 1kg to 2kg maximum per day.

·         Goats being fed this feed need hay adlib and water all the time.

·         A standard 7 day break in period is required.

·         Goats on this diet should not have access to poultry manure or soya bean stover.

Source: C. T. Ndavambi