NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT CATTLE
1. NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWING CALVES
Live DCP TDN ME Ca P Carotene
Wt. (kg) (Kg) (Kg) (Mcal) (g) (G) (mg)
45 0.17 0.9 3.29 7 6 5
70 0.22 1.3 4.68 12 10 7.5
100 0.28 1.9 6.90 13 10 10
150 0.35 2.6 9.36 13 12 16
200 0.40 3.2 11.50 13 12 21
300 0.47 4.1 14.80 15 14 31
Growth rate 0.5 kg for first 2 years
2. NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR PREGNANCY – CATTLE AND BUFFALOES
(MAINTENANCE AND PREGNANCY – LAST 2 MONTHS OF GESTATION)
Body weight Dry feed DCP TDN ME Ca P Carotene Vitamin – A
(kg) (kg) (g) (kg) (Mcal) (g) (g) (mg) (100 IU)
300 5.6 290 3.4 12.4 16 14 56 25
350 6.4 320 3.7 13.2 21 16 67 27
400 7.2 350 4.0 14.1 23 18 76 30
450 7.9 400 4.4 15.9 26 20 86 34
500 8.6 430 408 17.3 29 22 95 38
550 9.3 465 5.2 18.8 31 24 105 42
600 10.0 500 5.6 20.2 34 26 114 46
650 10.6 530 6.0 21.6 36 28 124 50
700 11.3 550 6.3 22.7 39 30 133 53
750 12.0 600 6.7 24.2 42 32 143 57
800 12.6 630 7.1 25.6 44 34 152 61
3. NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS / KG OF MILK (PER CENT MILK FAT) –
CATTLE AND BUFFALOES
Milk fat (%) DCP TDN ME CA P
(G) (kg) (Mcal) (g) (g)
3.0 40 0.270 0.97 2.5 1.8
4.0 45 0.315 1.13 2.7 2.0
5.0 51 0.370 1.28 2.9 2.2
6.0 57 0.410 1.36 3.1 2.4
7.0 63 0.460 1.54 3.3 2.6
8.0 69 0.510 1.80 3.5 2.8
9.0 75 0.500 2.06 3.7 3.0
81 0.600 2.16 3.9 3.2
10.0
11.0 85 0.700 2.34 3.4 3.4
4. NUTRIENT REQUIRED FOR BREEDING BULLS
Live weight (kg) DCP (kg) TDN (kg) Ca (g) P (g)
400 0.38 3.6 9 9
500 0.45 4.5 11 11
600 0.53 5.4 13 13
5. NUTRIENT REQUIRED FOR WORKING ANIMALS
Live weight (kg) DM (kg) DCP (kg) TDN (g)
NORMAL WORK 6HOURS CARTING 4 HOURS
PLOUGHING PER DAY
200 4.0 0.24 2.0
300 5.8 0.33 3.1
400 7.6 0.45 4.0
500 9.4 0.56 4.9
600 11.2 0.66 5.8
HEAVY WORK 8 HOURS CARTING 6 HOURS PLOUGHING
PER DAY
200 5.0 0.25 2.7
300 7.0 0.42 4.0
400 9.8 0.57 4.8
500 11.2 0.71 6.4
600 13.4 0.82 8.0
National Dairy Research Institute, Karnal, 1985.
6. BIS SPECIFICATION FOR CONCENTRATE MIXTURES FOR CATTLE
Sl.No. NUTRIENTS (%) TYPE I TYPE II
1. Moisture % (max.) 11 11
2. Crude fibre % (max.) 7 12
3. Crude protein % (min) 22 20
4. Ether extract % (min) 3 2.5
5. Acid insoluble ash % 3 4
(max.)
7. BIS SPECIFICATIONS FOR MINERAL MIXTURES FOR SUPPLEMENTING
CATTLE FEEDS
S.No Characteristics Type I Type II
1. Moisture per cent by mass max 5 5
2. Calcium per cent by mass min 18 23
3. Phosphorus per cent by mass min 9 12
4. Magnesium per cent by mass min 5 6.5
5. Salt (Nacl) per cent by mass min 22 –
6. Iron per cent by mass min 0.4 0.5
7. Iodine as KI per cent by mass min 0.02 0.026
8. Copper per cent by mass min 0.06 0.077
9. Manganese per cent by mass min 0.1 0.12
10. Cobalt per cent by mass min 0.009 0.012
11. Fluorine per cent by mass max 0.05 0.07
12. Zinc per cent by mass min 0.3 0.38
13. Sulphur per cent by mass max 0.4 0.5
14. Acid insoluble ash per cent by mass max 3 2.5
2-14 values on moisture free basis
NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT SHEEP
1. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWING LAMBS
Body Rate of gain DM DM Energy DCP Ca P
Weight (g) (g) (as % (g) (g) (g)
TDN ME
(kg) of BW) (g) (Mcal)
10 50 300 3.0 195 0.54 32 1.5 1.0
100 340 3.4 220 0.72 37 1.7 1.1
150 385 3.8 250 0.90 42 1.9 1.3
15 50 450 3.0 290 0.81 48 2.2 1.5
100 510 3.4 330 1.08 55 2.5 1.7
150 580 3.9 375 1.35 60 2.9 1.9
200 690 4.6 450 1.62 75 3.4 2.3
20 50 600 3.0 360 1.08 55 3.0 2.0
100 680 3.4 410 1.44 63 3.4 2.3
150 830 4.1 500 1.80 77 4.1 2.8
200 1,000 5.0 600 2.16 92 5.0 3.3
25 50 750 3.0 450 1.35 65 3.7 2.5
100 850 3.4 510 1.80 73 4.2 2.8
150 1,040 4,2 625 2.25 89 5.2 3.5
200 1,250 5.0 750 2.71 107 6.2 4.2
30 50 900 3.0 520 1.62 74 4.5 3.0
100 1,035 3.4 600 2.16 86 5.2 3.4
150 1,290 4.3 750 2.71 107 6.4 4.3
200 1550 5.2 900 3.25 128 7.7 5.2
(Ranjhan, 1998)
2. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF ADULT
SHEEP
Body DM DM Energy DCP Ca P
Weight (g) (as % of BW) TDN ME (g) (g) (g)
(kg) (g) (Mcal)
20 575 2.8 258 0.93 38 1.1 0.8
25 678 2.7 305 1.10 33 1.3 0.9
30 775 2.6 350 1.26 38 1.5 1.0
35 873 2.5 393 1.42 43 1.7 1.2
40 964 2.4 434 1.56 48 1.9 1.3
45 1,055 2.3 475 1.85 53 2.3 1.5
50 1,140 2.3 513 1.85 56 2.3 1.5
55 1,225 2.2 551 1.99 60 2.4 1.6
60 1,310 2.2 588 2.12 65 2.6 1.7
(Ranjhan, 1998)
3.DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF SHEEP FOR WOOL PRODUCTION
Body DM DM Energy DCP Ca P S
Weight (g) (as % of TDN ME (g) (g) (g) (g)
(kg) BW) (g) (Mcal)
20 730 3.1 330 1.19 40 1.5 1.0 1.7
25 870 3.5 390 1.41 47 1.7 1.1 2.1
30 1,000 3.3 450 1.62 54 2.0 1.3 2.4
35 1,100 3.1 500 1.80 60 2.2 1.5 2.6
40 1,230 3.1 555 2.00 67 2.5 1.6 2.9
45 1,350 3.0 610 2.20 73 2.7 1.8 3.2
50 1,470 2.9 660 2.38 80 2.9 1.9 3.5
55 1,580 2.9 710 2.56 85 3.2 2.1 3.8
60 1,680 2.8 755 2.72 60 3.4 2.2 4.0
(Ranjhan, 1998)
4. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF PREGNANT EWES
Body DM DM Energy DCP Ca P
Weight (g) (as % of BW) TDN ME (g) (g) (g)
(kg) (g) (Mcal)
25 1,120 4.5 580 2.10 80 3.4 2.4
30 1,280 4.3 665 2.40 90 3.8 2.7
35 1,280 4.1 750 2.71 105 4.3 3.1
40 1,590 4.0 827 2.98 115 5.2 3.7
45 1,740 3.9 903 3.53 135 5.6 4.0
50 1,880 3.8 978 3.53 135 5.6 4.3
55 2,020 3.7 1,050 3.97 145 6.1 4.3
60 2,160 3.6 1,021 4.04 155 6.5 4.6
(Ranjhan, 1998)
5. NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF LACTATING EWES
Body DM DM Energy DCP Ca P
Weight (g) (as % of TDN ME (g) (g) (g)
(kg) BW) (g) (Mcal)
25 1,230 4.9 665 2.40 95 6.1 4.1
30 1,410 4.7 760 2.74 108 7.0 4.7
35 1,580 4.5 855 3.08 120 7.9 5.3
40 1,750 4.4 945 3.41 135 8.7 5.8
45 1,910 4.2 1,030 4.72 150 9.5 6.3
50 2,070 4.1 1,120 4.04 160 10.3 6.9
55 2,220 4.0 1,200 4.33 170 11.1 7.4
60 2,372 3.9 1,280 4.62 185 11.8 7.9
(Ranjhan, 1998)
6. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF NON-LACTATING EWES DURING
FIRST 15 WEEKS GESTATION:
Body weight
(kg) DM intake
(% BW) TDN
(kg) CP
(g) Ca
(g) P
(g)
50 2.4 0.67 112 2.9 2.1
60 2.2 0.72 121 3.2 2.5
70 2.0 0.77 130 3.5 2.9
80 1.9 0.82 139 3.8 3.3
90 1.8 0.87 148 4.1 3.6
(Ranjhan, 1998)
7. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF REPLACEMENT EWE:
Body weight
(kg) Weight gain
(g/day) DM intake
(% BW) DE
M.Cal CP
(g) Ca
(g) P
(g)
30 227 4.0 3.4 185 6.4 2.6
40 182 3.5 4.0 176 5.9 2.6
50 120 3.0 3.9 136 4.8 2.4
60 100 2.5 3.9 134 4.5 2.5
(Ranjhan, 1998)
8. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF REPLACEMENT RAM:
Body weight
(kg) DM intake
(% BW) TDN
(kg) CP
(g) Ca
(g) P
(g)
40 4.5 1.1 243 7.8 3.7
60 4.0 1.5 263 8.4 4.2
80 3.5 1.8 268 8.5 4.6
100 3.0 1.9 264 8.2 4.8
(Ranjhan, 1998)
9. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF FINISHING SHEEP (4-7 month age):
Body weight
(kg) Weight gain
(g/day) DM intake
(% BW) DE
M.Cal CP
(g) Ca
(g) P
(g)
30 295 4.3 4.1 191 6.6 3.2
40 275 4.0 5.4 185 6.6 3.3
50 205 3.2 5.4 160 5.6 3.0
Animal Nutrition by K.S. Singh, 1991.
NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT FOR GOATS
1. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR GROWING KIDS
Body Average DM DM Energy DCP Ca P
Weight daily (g) (% of (g) (g) (g)
(kg) gain BW)
TDN ME
(g) (Mcal)
10 50 380 3.8 265 0.96 27 2.0 1.4
100 510 5.1 355 1.28 37 2.7 1.8
150 635 6.3 445 1.60 47 3.4 2.3
15 50 510 3.4 330 1.19 33 2.7 1.8
100 645 4.3 420 1.51 43 3.5 2.3
150 785 5.2 510 1.84 53 4.2 2.8
20 50 640 3.2 385 1.39 39 3.3 2.2
100 790 3.9 475 1.71 49 4.1 2.7
150 985 4.9 590 2.13 59 5.1 3.4
25 50 760 3.0 440 1.59 44 3.8 2.5
100 915 3.7 530 1.91 54 4.6 3.0
150 1,070 4.3 620 2.24 64 5.3 3.6
(Ranjhan, 1998)
2. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR MAINTENANCE OF ADULT
GOATS
Body DM DM Energy DCP Ca P
Weight (g) (as % of BW) TDN ME (g) (g) (g)
(kg) (g) (Mcal)
15 500 3.3 240 0.86 23 1.1 0.7
20 615 3.1 295 1.07 29 1.3 0.9
25 730 2.9 350 1.26 34 1.6 1.1
30 830 2.8 400 1.45 39 1.8 1.2
35 940 2.7 450 1.62 44 2.1 1.4
40 1.040 2.6 500 179 48 2.3 1.5
45 1,125 2.5 540 1.96 53 2.5 1.7
50 1,230 2.4 590 2.12 57 2.2 1.8
55 1,315 2.4 630 2.28 62 2.9 1.9
60 1,410 2.3 675 2.43 66 3.1 2.1
(Ranjhan, 1998)
3. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF PREGNANT DOES
Body DM DM Energy DCP Ca P
Weight (g) (as % of BW) TDN ME (g) (g) (g)
(kg) (g) (Mcal)
15 700 4.7 385 1.38 42 2.1 1.4
20 865 4.3 475 1.72 52 2.6 1.7
25 1,025 4.1 564 2.03 62 3.1 2.1
30 1,170 3.9 645 2.33 71 3.5 2.3
35 1,320 3.8 725 2.62 80 4.0 2.7
40 1,460 3.6 802 2.89 88 4.4 2.9
45 1,590 3.5 875 3.16 96 4.8 3.2
50 1,725 3.4 984 3.42 104 5.2 3.5
55 1,850 3.4 1,018 3.67 112 5.5 3.7
60 1,975 3.6 1,086 3.92 120 5.9 3.9
(Ranjhan, 1998)
4. DAILY NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS OF LACTATING DOES
Body Milk DM DM
Weight Yield (g) (as % of
(kg) (Lt) BW)
Energy
TDN ME
(g) (Mcal)
DCP Ca P
(g) (g) (g)
20 1.5 865 4.3 468 1.69 51 4.3 2.9
1.0 1,185 4.9 640 231 74 5.9 3.9
25 0.5 968 3.9 523 1.89 56 4.8 3.2
1.0 1,290 5.2 695 2.51 79 6.4 4.3
30 0.5 1,060 3.5 573 2.07 61 5.3 3.5
1.0 1380 4.6 745 2.69 84 6.9 4.6
35 0.5 1,155 3.3 623 2.25 66 5.8 3.9
1.0 1,470 4.2 795 2.87 89 7.3 4.9
40 0.5 1,245 3.1 673 2.43 70 6.2 4.1
1.0 1,565 3.9 845 3.05 93 7.8 5.2
45 0.5 1,320 2.9 713 2.57 75 6.6 4.4
1.0 1,640 3.6 885 3.19 98 8.2 5.3
50 0.5 1,410 2.8 763 2.75 79 7.0 4.7
1.0 1,730 3.5 935 2.32 102 8.6 5.7
55 0.5 1,490 2.7 803 2.90 84 7.4 4.9
1.0 1,805 3.3 975 3.52 107 9.0 6.0
60 0.5 1,570 2.6 848 3.06 88 7.8 5.2
1.0 1,890 3.1 1,020 3.68 111 9.4 6.3
(Ranjhan, 1998)
NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT POULTRY
Nutrient requirement for broilers BIS specification (2007)
Broiler
Pre-starter
(0-7days) Broiler
Starter
(8-21 days) Broiler
Finisher
(22-42 days)
Moisture, max % 11 11 11
Metabolizable energy, ME
(Kcal/kg), Min 3000 3100 3200
Crude Protein, min % 23 22 20
Crude fibre, max % 5 5 5
Acid insoluble ash, max % 2.5 2.5 2.5
Salt as (Nacl), Max % 0.5 0.5 0.5
Calcium, min % 1.0 1.0 1.0
Available Phosphorus, min % 0.45 0.45 0.45
Lysine, min % 1.3 1.2 1.0
Methionine, min % 0.5 0.5 0.45
Aflatoxin B1 ppb, Max 20 20 20
Nutrient recommendation for layers BIS specification (2007)
Chicks
(0-8 wk) Grower
(9-20wk) Layer
Phase I
(21-45 wk) Layer
Phase II
(46-72 wk)
Moisture, max % 11 11 11 11
Metabolizable energy
(kcal/kg) 2,800 2,500 2,600 2,400
Crude Protein, min % 20 16 18 16
Crude fibre, max % 7 9 9 10
Acid insoluble ash, max % 4 4 4 4.5
Salt as (Nacl), Max % 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.5
Calcium, min % 1.0 1.0 3.0 3.5
Available Phosphorus, min % 0.45 0.4 0.4 0.4
Lysine, min % 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.65
Methionine, min % 0.4 0.35 0.35 0.30
Aflatoxin B1, max ppb 20 20 20 20
MINERAL MIXTURE FOR POULTRY (BIS)
1. Moisture (Max) 3%
2. Calcium (Min) 30%
3. Phosphorus (Min) 9% TP
4. Iron (Min) 2000 ppm
5. Copper (Min) 500 ppm
6. Iodine (KI) (Min) 0.01%
7. Manganese (Min) 0.40 %
8. Fluorine (Max) 0.05%
9. Zinc (Min) 0.40%
10. Acid insoluble ash (Max) 3%
NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT FOR SWINE
NUTRIENT REQUIREMENTS FOR PIG FEEDS (BIS)
Sl. No NUTRIENT Pig starter/
Creep feed Pig growth
Meal Pig finishing/
Breeding meal
1 Moisture (Max %) 11.0 11.0 11.0
2 Crude protein (Min %) 20.0 18.0 16.0
3 Crude fat or ether
Extract (Min %) 2.0 2.0 2.0
4 Crude fibre (Max %) 5.0 6.0 8.0
5 Total ash (Max %) 8.0 8.0 8.0
6 Acid insoluble ash (Max %) 4.0 4.0 4.0
7 Metabolizable energy
(kcal/kg), (Min) 3360 3170 3170
NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT FOR HORSES
Nutrient requirements of horses (as % of ration)
Class TDN
(kg/day
) Crude
protei
n Ca, % P,% Feed intake
% body
weight
Adult horses at rest 3.7 8.0 0.30 0.2 1.5
Pregnant mare (last 3 months of
pregnancy) 4.2 10.0 0.45 0.35 1.75
Lactation (First 3 months) 6.4 12.5 0.45 0.35 2.75
Nursing Foal (3-5 months)
Requirements in addition to
milk 1.6 16 0.8 0.55 0.75
18-24 months 3.9 10.0 0.40 0.35 2.0
12-18 months 3.8 12.0 0.50 0.35 2.5
2 year old to maturity 3.7 9.0 0.40 0.35 1.75
NUTRIENT REQUIREMENT FOR LABORATORY ANIMALS
1) BIS specifications for compounded feeds for mice and rats
S.
No Characteristic Requirements
1. Moisture (Max)% 10
2. Crude protein (Min)% 24
3. Crude fat (Max)% 5
4. Crude fibre (Max)% 6
5 Total Ash (Max) 9
6. Acid insoluble ash (Max)% 1
7. Calcium (Min) 0.6
8. Available phosphorus (Min) 0.3
2. Nutrient requirements of feeds for intensively reared rabbits of different categories
Components of
feed Unit Growing
rabbits
(4-12
weeks) Lactating
doe+
young
under
mother Pregnant
doe,
not
lactating Resting
adults
(males) Mixed
breeding
does
plus fatteners
Crude proteins % 16 18 16 13 17
Amino acids
Crude fibre % 14 12 14 15-16 14
Digestible energy kcal/k
g 2500 2600 2500 2200 2500
Metabolizable
energy kcal/k
g 2400 2500 2400 2120 2410
Fats % 3 3 3 3 3
Minerals
Calcium % 0.40 1.10 0.80 0.40 1.10
Phosphorus % 0.30 0.80 0.50 0.30 0.80
3. Recommended nutrient allowances for growing Guinea Pigs
Nutrient Requirement
DE Kcal/kg 2800
Protein % 18
Fibre % 15
Calcium % 0.8-1
Phosphorus % 0.4-0.7
Zinc mg/kg 20
Iron mg/kg 50
