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Goat Production and Proper Management Guide

Goat Production and Proper Management Guide

The domestic goat is a subspecies of the wild goat of southwest Asia and eastern Europe. It is a member of the bovine family and is closely related to the sheep, both being in the goat antelope group.

Domestic goats are one of the oldest domesticated species of thousands of years, they have been used for milk, meat, hair, and skins all over the world. In the last century, they have also gained some popularity as pets.

Management of Breeding Goat Stock

Goat Production and Proper Management Guide

 Steps

• Bucks intended for breeding should be kept in good condition.

• An adequate amount of food because poorly fed goat are sluggish and tend to have reduce libido (the keenness to mate).

• Reduce a high-phosphorus diet because it reduces fertility in terms of sperm quality.

• Avoid Vitamin A and iodine deficiency (deficiency causes reduced libido).

• An exercise yard should be provided.

• Dehorned bucks should be trimmed regularly and the hooves should be trimmed to reduce limpness.

• Provided good pasture.

• In the absence of pasture, provide concentrate up to 0.75kg/day/buck.

• Two (2) weeks before and during the breeding season, increase the level of concentrate by 0.45 to 0.9kg.

• To achieve good breeding efficiency, mating should be 1:50 (hand mating), 1:40 (pasture mating).

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Management of Breeding Does

The management of breeding is related to physiological phases:

• The dry period.

• Pregnancy period.

• Lactation period.

a. Dry period

• This is the period when it is last productive.

• Place the does or high level of nutrition (flushing) usually done for dairy goats).

• Provide an exercise yard.

• Nanny kids (yet to reproduce, they should not be too fat). The age of puberty is between 6-7 months.

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b. Pregnancy period

• During the last 6–8 weeks of frequency, the doe should be placed on high level of nutrition (steaming up).

• Periodically, enough water and mineral lick.

• In the last week of pregnancy, a concentrate of about 0.3 to 0.5kg should be given.

• Uneasiness, restlessness, sitting down and getting up, smelling the ground, appearance of water bag are the signs of parturition.

• Watch the doe closely coming in, which should be completed in 2 to 3 hours which may be longer in cases where the doe produces more than 1 kid.

• Observe the doe careful in case (Dystocia) and also size of the fetus can pose difficulty during kidding.

c. Lactation period

• Provide enough pasture and concentrate to the lactating doe.

Management of kids

1. Immediately after with, clean the air passages if the kids is that breathing.

2. Use straws and tickle the nostril or tongue of the kind to stimulate respiration.

3. If it still doesn`t breathe, take it by its hind leg and turn it upside down for some time or use poor cold water on the kind or give it kiss of life (month-to-month respiration).

4. After all these, if it still doesn’t breathe, it may die, survive, or be very weak.

5. Take care of the navel by dipping it in a 7% iodine solution to prevent infections.

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