In Making Sense of Feed Labels, Part 1: Balancing trace mineral deficiencies in your goat’s diet we learned how to determine if your mineral supplement balances deficiencies in trace minerals, such as copper, zinc and selenium. Daily mineral requirements for goats were based on diets for large breed diary cattle adjusted for differences in body weight. We will use the same approach in balancing the major minerals listed in Table 1. Guaranteed Analysis Mineral/Vitamin Supplement.  Read the full length article at Hoegger Farmyard.

Author (George Lager) with his prized milking goat Fanny. Mitchell Plain Farm is located in Harrison County, Indiana near Corydon.