Given that milk demand tends to fluctuate in accordance with multiple market factors, starting and managing a profitable diary business can quickly become a rollercoaster. As a manager / a…
A grazing system is a particular way of managing the interactions between plants, soils, and grazing animals. The major smallholder diary cattle grazing systems in Africa are; Pastoral/communal Agro-pastoral Semi-intensive…
Record keeping is an important activity in any dairy enterprises. Farmers should therefore ensure that all farm activities are recorded promptly. Records are important to farmers because they can help…
Castration Male calves are castrated to prevent unwanted mating where male and female cattle are reared together in one herd. In addition, castrated males are easier to handle and they…
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…
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…
WHY IS A BUSINESS PLAN IMPORTANT BEFORE STARTING A GOAT FARMING BUSINESS? Making an effective goat farming business plan is very important before starting a goat farming business because it…