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…
Some general management practices are discussed here, namely condition scoring, ear tagging and record keeping.Condition scoring Producers should be concerned with the body condition of their breeding animals. The term…
There are two main types of problems related to pregnancy. They are Pregnancy Toxemia and Abortions. Pregnancy Toxemia This is a problem in the late pregnancy, normally the last month…
The Decision Goats are popular because of the comparably short time, small investment, and minimal facilities that are needed for success. In addition, goats are very adaptable animals that perform…
Why grow pastures? Livestock feed contributes over 60 percent of the total cost of production in a profitable livestock enterprise. Pasture is a crop (grass, legume or fodder tree and…