Prestige Goat Feed
Prestige Goat Feed uses only highly digestible ingredients that are properly balanced to match the specific needs of your goat herd. All products are fixed formulated, providing a high level of nutritional consistency. For optimum health and productivity, our team of experienced nutritionists provides us with properly formulated feed per the nutritional needs of your goat herd.
The NEMO “Prestige Goat Advantage”
Our Commitment to You
Provide products and programs that promote more profitability to your operation.
Local Pellet Mill
Mini-pellets are easily consumed by all goats. The higher compression during manufacturing creates minimal intake issues when compared to whole grain mixes or larger pellets.
High Quality Products & Programs
Our programs are designed and serviced by Ruminant Consultant Services, Inc., with over 21 years of goat feed and farm experience by Shawn Quinn. He is available for on-farm, over the phone, and feed meeting consultation. He currently consults with over 200 farms across the upper Midwest and currently resides near Madison, WI.
Consistent Formulation
Only highly digestible ingredients are used and properly balanced to match the specific needs of your goat herd. All products are fixed formulated, no product is adjusted from its original formulation, providing a high level of nutritional consistency.
Caprine Immuno-Boost
A special designed trace mineral, vitamin, and additive pack that is provided through the entire Prestige Goat product lineup. Ruminant Consultant Services designed this ingredient to provide the proper amounts of these micro nutrients for all goat diets.
Forage Testing
A NEMO representative would be available for all types of forage testing to help determine the proper product to match with the forage.
Vaccination, De-worming, & Breeding Programs
Available to all customers in need of this essential information.
Yearly Producer Meetings
Cover hot topics important to all goat farms, review new products and programs, and Q&A session for those issues that are sometimes difficult to find an answer.
Prestige Goat Complete Feed Programs
Dry Doe Program
Far-Off Period
(FIRST 40 DAYS OF DRY PERIOD)
Prestige Dry Doe Pellet 14%:
Product designed to be fed at 1.0 lb/doe/day. Medium alfalfa/grass dry hay is the recommended forage. Provide for the entire 60-day dry period. Begin to offer the selected high quality lactation hay 15 days prior to kidding date. Provide 2/3 lactation hay and 1/3 dry doe hay during this time.
No Sodium Bicarbonate is offered during the dry period to help reduce the incidence of Milk Fever.
Transition Feeding Program
(20 DAYS PRE-FRESH AND 21 DAYS POST-FRESH)
Prestige 16% and 18% Transition Pellet
Pre-Fresh Period
Specific pellet fed at 1.5-2.0/doe/day. This will replace the use of the 14% Dry Doe Pellet. Offer 2/3 Lactation quality hay & 1/3 Dry Doe Hay as the sources of forage. This pellet contains GlucoBoost® (Ammonium Lactate), which has been proven to reduce the incidence of metabolic conditions such as Pregnancy Toxemia, Ketosis, and Milk Fever.
Post-Fresh Period
Feed 2.0 lbs./doe/day for 1st 7 days
Feed 2.5 lbs./doe/day days 8-14
Feed 3.0 lbs./doe/day days 15-21
Provide Lactation quality hay during the entire period. At day 22, please rotate to the Prestige Lactation Pellet that properly matches your current forages.
Lactation Feeding Program
Protocol
Prestige 13%, 14%, 16% and 18% Complete Grain Pellet:
Total grain/protein/fiber/mineral/vitamin pellet that provides balanced nutrition to your lactating herd when fed with high-quality alfalfa/grass forage. Lab testing of forage for nutritional analysis will determine the specific lactation product to use and its feeding rate.
Forage:
Expected intake per goat per day = 2-5 lbs of dry hay, depending on level of milk production
Grain:
2-4+ lbs of pellets or grain mix, depending on level of milk production
Prestige 32% Goat Concentrate:
Pellet used to supply protein/mineral/vitamin to balance a textured grain mix that may include corn, oats, wheat, and/or barley. It contains highly digestive sources of plant proteins to promote high levels of milk production.
Prestige Goat Products
Feed
14% Dry Doe Pellet
COMPLETE FEED FOR NON LACTATING GOATS
Feeding Directions
Feed 1.0 lb Prestige Dry Doe Pellet per day. Offer good quality hay and fresh clean water at all times. Contact your NEMO Feed representative for further instructions
Supplements
16% Lactation Pellet
SUPPLEMENT FOR LACTATING GOATS
Feeding Directions
Feed ¾ lb daily for maintenance plus 1 lb for every 3 lbs milk produced, along with good quality hay and fresh clean water.
16% Transition Pellet
SUPPLEMENT FOR PRE & POST FRESH GOATS
See Transition Feeding Program
Prestige Goat Mineral
MINERAL SUPPLEMENT FOR GOATS
Feeding Directions
Provide mineral free choice for maintenance. Goats should consume ¼ to ¾ ounces daily. Provide good quality hay and fresh clean water for best results. This mineral intended to be a supplement, not a complete mineral package. Some mineral should be provided in the grain mix.
Prestige Goat Mineral designed to supplement the existing Prestige Goat Feeding Programs. It contains a specific balance of macro minerals such as Calcium, Phosphorus, Salt, and Magnesium, along with micro minerals such as Selenium, Copper, and Zinc to provide necessary nutrients to the goat’s requirements. It also contains Vitamin A, D, and E, along with five B Vitamins such as Niacin, Thiamine, Vitamin B12, Choline, and Biotin. All micro minerals are supplied in bioavailable forms such as chelates or yeasts.
Prestige Goat Mineral expected free-choice feed rate is 0.33- 0.67 ounce/goat/day. Provide free choice salt along with the mineral to prevent over consumption of Prestige Goat Mineral during reduced supplementation periods of Prestige Goat Feeds maintenance plus 1 lb. for every 3 lbs milk produced, along with good quality hay and fresh clean water.
Prestige 36% Meat Goat Concentrate for Growing and Finishing Goats
PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT FOR GOATS
Active Drug Ingredient
Rumensin – 80.0 g/ton
Feeding Directions
Mix with Corn and Oats as directed to make a complete goat feed. Start bucklings on 18% Prestige Kid starter until consumption is 1.5 pounds/kid/day, switch to 16% textured grower until consumption is at 2.75 pounds/ goat/day, switch to 14% textured finisher and feed until the goat is marketed. Recommend medium quality hay or clean bedding for roughage, free choice salt and plenty of available clean water.
Prestige 32% Concentrate for Lactating Goats
PROTEIN SUPPLEMENT FOR LACTATING GOATS
Feeding Directions
Mix with Corn and Oats as directed to make a complete goat feed. Mix Prestige 32% Concentrate grains to make 18% 16% 14% Grain Mixes for lactating goats, Feed ¾ lb daily for maintenance plus 1 lb. for every 3 lbs milk produced, along with good quality hay and fresh clean water.
Kid Goat Supplements
Benefits
- 18% protein — matches nutritional needs of the kid with our line of RCS milk replacers.
- Starch and digestible fiber sources are balanced to enhance rumen development.
- Premium sources of alfalfa meal and beet pulp are included.
- Yeast culture is provided for improved bacterial count in rumen.
- Stand Strong — increased palatability. Essential oils strengthen immunity and reduce clostridium, salmonella, and mycotoxins issues. The rumen enhancer will enhance the development of the four compartment rumen for fiber and carbohydrate digestion.
- Dried milk whey is added to aid the kid goat during the transition of weaning from milk to grain and forage intake.
- Ammonium chloride and the calcium: phosphorus ratio is set to minimize the risk of urinary calculi in young developing bucklings.
Feeding Tips
Female Doeling
Female Doelings switch from Prestige 18% Starter to Prestige 16% Doeling Grower. This feed is fed ad libitum with high-quality alfalfa or grass hay until six months old. At this time reduce Prestige 16% Grower to 1.5 to 2.0 lbs/ goat/day, depending on hay quality. The Prestige 16% Grower will be limit fed from 1.5 to 2.0 lbs from six months of age to their Kidding date. Allow the doeling to meet the remainder of its intake by consuming high-quality hay and/or pasture. Please contact your NEMO Feed representative for precise feeding directions.
Male Buckling
Male Bucklings switch from Prestige 18% Starter to Prestige 16% Meat Goat Grower/Finisher. They are offered the product ad libitum with a small amount of roughage or bedding to maximize average daily gain (ADG). Continue to provide ration until 60 lbs of body weight. If you continue to grow buckling to heavier finish weight, please switch to the Prestige 14% Meat Goat Finisher. Continue feeding the 14% Finisher with a limited amount of roughage in the form of dry hay
Learn More Kid Care Tips
Feed colostrum within the first 0-6 hours to provide the proper immunoglobulins to develop the newborn’s immune system. Provide one fluid ounce of whole colostrum, or colostrum replacement, for every pound of birth weight.
Provide Kid Milk Replacer as an ideal whole milk replacement until weaning. Offer Prestige 18% Kid Starter at day seven. When the starter is consumed at 6-8 ounces/kid/ day, it is an ideal time to wean. Typical age of weaning is 6-8 weeks.
It is highly recommended that all kids are vaccinated with a veterinary recommended clostridium vaccine. It is suggested to vaccinate at 1-2 weeks during time of de-budding, and re boost the kid with an injection four weeks later to help prevent enerotoxemia or “overeating disease.”
If scours occur, it is critical to keep your goat kids hydrated. Kid Electrolytes are made for the young goat kid’s needs. It is recommended to provide an electrolyte feeding between AM and PM milk feeding.
Prestige 18% Kid Starter contains a balanced source of protein, digestible fiber, carbohydrates, minerals, and vitamins to rapidly stimulate the development of the rumen. Offer high-quality alfalfa or grass hay at 8 weeks of age. Offering hay prior to rumen development will reduce body growth and increase the opportunity for illness and disease to develop.
Continue to offer Prestige 18% Kid Starter and dry hay ad libitum until daily consumption reaches 1.5 lbs of Kid Starter. Then, switch to Prestige 16% Doeling Grower or Prestige 16% Goat Grower/Finisher.
14% Finisher RM20
SUPPLEMENT FOR GROWING AND FINISHING GOATS
Feeding Directions
Feed continuously as sole ration at a Monensin concentration of 20 grams per ton for prevention of coccidiosis. Provide good hay quality and fresh clean water. Contact NEMO Feed representative for more information.
16% Doeling Grower RM20
SUPPLEMENT FOR GROWING GOATS
Feeding Directions
Feed continuously as sole ration at a Monensin concentration of 20 grams per ton for prevention of coccidiosis. Provide Good hay quality and fresh clean water. Contact NEMO Feed representative for more information.
18% Kid Starter DX50 with Celmanax
SUPPLEMENT FOR STARTING GOATS
Feeding Directions
Each pound of this medicated feed contains 25 MG of Decoquinate. Feed 1.45 ounces of this medicated supplement per 10 lbs. of body weight daily to supply 22.7 MG of Decoquinate per 100 pounds of body weight per day. Feed for at least 28 days during periods of coccidiosis exposure or when experience indicates that coccidiosis is likely to be a hazard. Provide hay and clean fresh water for best results.
16% Grower/Finisher RM20
SUPPLEMENT FOR GROWING AND FINISHING GOATS
Feeding Directions
Feed continuously as sole ration at a Monensin concentration of 20 grams per ton for prevention of coccidiosis. Provide Good quality hay and fresh clean water. Contact a NEMO Feed representative for more information.
