Well... I've had lots of goats that chewed wood before but it seemed mostly a natural behavior that comes out through boredom. Some of them just seemed to have a habit of it. When it's a horse doing it, they can really chomp on wood because they have better teeth for it, so I'll wrap whatever they are chewing on in chicken wire which pretty much stops it.
I've had to do that with a couple of my trees too for the goats, because they were so persistently chewing on the bark the tree was in danger of being barked and killed. I don't think it was a mineral deficiency, I think it's because goats are browse animals and bark and sticks are part of a normal diet for goats. If you ever feed them branches with leaves on them, you'll find that they will pick on the wood for weeks after all the leaves are gone. They will carefully peel all the bark away and then eat some of the wood underneath, as well as the ends of the twigs. They are set up to digest cellulose, and that's what wood is.
I've had them go off the oats at times too... I'm not really sure why, but it seems sometimes they get too acidic and will quit the oats due to it, then when they feel more balanced they will eat the oats again.
I'm sorry that's not much help...
I've had to do that with a couple of my trees too for the goats, because they were so persistently chewing on the bark the tree was in danger of being barked and killed. I don't think it was a mineral deficiency, I think it's because goats are browse animals and bark and sticks are part of a normal diet for goats. If you ever feed them branches with leaves on them, you'll find that they will pick on the wood for weeks after all the leaves are gone. They will carefully peel all the bark away and then eat some of the wood underneath, as well as the ends of the twigs. They are set up to digest cellulose, and that's what wood is.
I've had them go off the oats at times too... I'm not really sure why, but it seems sometimes they get too acidic and will quit the oats due to it, then when they feel more balanced they will eat the oats again.
I'm sorry that's not much help...