11111111111POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE STARTING A GOAT FARM

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Preference of goat or sheep
Study the age at sales for mutton purpose
Daily average sales
Status of goat which were started already
Study reason for failures in goat farm already started
Selection of place
Soil test
Determine the number of goats reared
Get training in goat rearing
Assess the feed requirement
Plan fodder cultivation
Plan construction of shed
Plan selection of animals
Buy animals from breeder
Quarantine the animal for 30 � 40 days
Plan vaccination of deworming of animals
Allow the new animals in the farm
Breeding
Sales.
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FODDER GRASS NEEDED FOR GOATS
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In grazing system, goats select their grazing as their nutrient requirement
In grazing system, goats like to feed 80% on leavers and 20% on grass
Goats like liberty
Goats bored in a short period itself on feeding the same type of feed. It changes
the feed as per the variation in the season or climate. You can
identify the plants liked by the goat in a short period
Feed manger should be placed at 5 feet height
Goat likes to feed plants at flowering stage, hence harvest the fodder at the
flowering stage
Goats feed many times in a day and spend more time on feeding than sheep. Hence
divide the feed ration into 3 to 5 doses and don�t disturb
them while feeding
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FEEDING HABITS OF GOAT
Goats waste feed from 30 to 40% more than sheep and hence this habit has taken into
consideration while cultivating grass
Goats need more sodium salt than sheep
Heavy goats disturb the lighter weight goats so keep the same weighing goats in one
compartment
Goat has its own territory border and it will not allow other goats in its
terotory, so provide recommended space
Goats digest more fibrous feed than sheep
It secretes more saliva
AN INTRODUCTION TO GOAT REARING
Goats became one of the family members of farmers
It is mobile ATM
Goats play an important role in the financial up li??ment of farmers than any other
animals
Goat farming is a profitable self employment business
Goat farm - experience of a successful farmer- https://youtu.be/9MiYKr9r1Lw
Breeds of Goats
Selection breed should be based on the climatic environment.
Di??erent breeds in our state in Tamilnadu
1. 1. Kodi
2. 2. Kanni
3. 3. Salem black
4. 4. Pallai
1.Kodi Aadu:
Seen majority in Ramanathapuram and Thuthukudi dist.
Body Colour is Black sprinkled on white color, even mixed with red colour also.
Average body weight bucks 35kg, doe 32kg.
2.Kanni Aadu
Seen in virdhunagar, sivakasi, thuthukudi districts
Black body colour white lines seen on either side of the face, two white line seen
on the ear border
Two verities
1. 1. Pal kanni(White)
2. 2. Seng kanni(Red)
Body bucks 35kg, doe 30kg.
3. Salem Black
Seen in the areas of Omalur, Mecheri in Salem Dist, Dharmapuri, krishnagiri Dist
Average body weight bucks 28kg, doe 22 to 25kg.
4. Pallai
Seen all ov