Introduction The calf is the foundation of the future dairy herd which signifies the importance of proper calf rearing. Selection of replacements for culled cows can only be effective if…
It is essential that a kid is allowed to eat solid food or the rumen will not develop properly and it will lose condition or even die at weaning. Kids…
For successful goat farming, one should be aware of common diseases of goats and their control methods. If goat farmers are not aware of common goat diseases, prevention measures and…
SILAGE MAKING silage Silage is actually a fermented and high-moisture stored fodder which can be fed to cattle, goat, sheep and other such ruminants or cud-chewing animals. Silage is fermented…
When you start buying feed for your goats, you’ll undoubtedly want to consider what they like to eat, as some owners find their animals will eat relatively anything. In contrast,…
Why keep animals healthy? A healthy animal is more able to resist diseases and can recover more easily when it does get sick. A sick animal costs a farmer money…
As for living human needs house; goats do also need shelter. Some people have raised goats together with barn of cattle; but for commercial goats farming, it is good to…
Goats can have internal parasites (inside the intestine and other organs) and external parasites that stay on the outside of the animal. Internal parasites Worms and flukes Generally, these parasites…
Inbreeding is said while reproduction system in same linage of goats related to same ancestry. For example: breeding between sister and brother, father and daughter; uncle and niece, maternal uncle…
Goat is a multi-use animal which is commonly reared for the meat . In the different parts of the world, goat is raised for the meat, milk, wool and leather.…