MEAT

Because of the rapid rate of increase in the US meat goat industry, we have increased our efforts in this important area. In this regard, a list of projects and experiments dealing with various of meat goat production follows.

Projects

• Goat Nutrient Requirements, Management Practices, and Production Systems
• Enhanced Goat Production Systems for the Southern United States
• Use of Goats for Sustainable Vegetation Management in US Grazing Lands
• Energy for the Productive Caprine
• Diet Selection and Performance by Sheep and Goats Grazing Mixed Pastures
• Metabolic Changes Affecting Utilization of Poor Quality Diets by Goats
• Nutrient Requirements of Goats: An Update and Reevaluation
• Postruminal Nitrogen Supply for Fast Growing Meat Goats

Experiments

• Training Goats for Cedar Consumption
• Energy for Growth of Meat Goats
• Flushing of Meat Goats
• Evaluation of Stocking Rate Effects with Pastures that Contain Various Forbs and Grasses being Co-Grazed by Goats and Sheep and Subsequent Performance with an Energy-Rich Diet - First Grazing Season
• Potential Anthelmintic Effects in Goats of Condensed Tannins
• Use of Goats for Sustainable Vegetation Management in Grazing Lands - First Grazing Season
• Gastrointestinal Parasite Control by Grazing Management
• Condensed Tannins and Ruminant Methane Production
• Protein Requirements of Goats for Lactation
• Protein Requirements of Goats for Growth
• Energy Requirements of Goats for Maintenance and Growth
• Prediction of Feed Intake by Goats
• Rumen-Protected Betaine and Low-Quality Forage Diets for Goats
• Enhanced Goat Production Systems for the Southern United States - Phase 1
• Pathogenicity of Tapeworms
• Anthelmintic Resistance in Goats in Oklahoma