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 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…
Is a chronic, contagious, granulomatous disease affecting small intestine of adult ruminants. It’s caused by mycobacterium avium, a fastidious, acid-fast, gram positive rod. Transmission Ingestion of contaminated milk/ direct contact.…
Is an acute, highly fatal intoxication of all domestic animals and humans. It’s caused by neurotoxin produced by bacteria clostridium tetani. Transmission Spores are introduced into the tissue through wounds,…
ANTHRAX Is a peracute, acute, or subacute, often fatal disease of animals including goats. It is commonly known as woolsorter’s disease, splenic fever, charbon, and milzbrand. It’s caused by…
Origin A savanna goat is a solid white, short-haired domestic goat with dark grey or black skin. They are descendants of Boer goats bred specifically for their white coats, dark…
ADVANTAGES OF RAISED STRUCTURES OVER NON RAISED STRUCTURES Raised structures/ housing, the poles and floor are usually made with bamboo and wood.This type of housing is very suitable for goat…
CROSS BREEDING IN GOATS is a way of realizing quicker genetic improvement than by selection, matching genotype with the environment and benefiting from the complementarity of the breeds involved. REASONS…
Origin This is abreed originating from south Africa, they are derived from their red coat and Kalahari desert. They have short and floppy ears, short and protude horns backwards from…
BOERS Origin They are goats from south Africa and are breed for meat. They are large, stocky animals with white body and red head, brown eyes,lop ears, backward curving horns,…