Diary and goat farming

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like to know about Dairy & goat farming planning for small scale as if now,particularly interested in indian breeds.farm to be set up in madurai district thirumangalam.if any one have good knowledge about dairy and goat farming please messege me
 

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THe INdian goat breeds suitable for south india are...

osmanbadi
he goats are mainly distributed at Latur, Tuljapur and Udgir taluks of Osmanabad district of Maharashtra.


Breed Characteristics

Size (Average) Adult Male Adult Female

Body weight (kg) 34 32
Body length (cm) 68 66
Chest Girth (cm) 72 71

Conformation

he goats are large in size. Coat color varies, but mostly it is black (73%) and the rest are white, brown or spotted. Ninety per cent males are horned; females may be horned or poled.


Performance
The breed is considered useful both for meat and milk. Average daily yield varies from 0.5 to 1.5 kg for a lactation length of about 4 months. The dressing percentage varies from 45 to 50. In favorable conditions the does will breed regularly twice a year and twinning is common



MAlbari
The breed is reared mainly for meat purpose and their skin is popular with the tanning industry. Kerala Agricultural University has undertaken cross-breeding programmed with Alpine and Saanen for improving reproduction and milk yield. The average milk yield of this breed is 100-190 kg with a lactation period of 180-210 days.

FEEDING HABITS OF GOAT

1.

By means of their mobile upper lips and very prehensile tongues, goats are able to graze on very short grass and to browse on foliage not normally eaten by other domestic livestock.


2.

Goats have fastidious eating habits. They will accept a wide variety of feed, appreciate it and thrive on it, but what is acceptable to one goat is not always acceptable to others. In general goat will refuse any kind of feed which has been soiled either by himself or by other animals.


3.

Goats consumes wide varieties of feeds and vegetation than either sheep or cattle.


4.
It has been shown that goats can distinguish between bitter, sweet, salty and sour tastes and that goats have higher tolerance for bitter tastes than cattle.


5.

Goats will consumes certain species at definite stages of maturity and reject them at other times.


6.
The rumen is not developed at birth, but young kids start picking at hay or grass at 2-3 weeks of age and by 3-4 months the rumen is fully functional.


7.
Unlike sheep, goats relish eating aromatic herbs in areas of sparse food supply, and hence can penetrate deep into the desert.


8.


Browse (means eating of leaves of bush and trees) forms an important part of the diet of goats. It has been observed that when goats find opportunities to browse for about 8-9 hours a day the goats can take care of their maintenance and slow rate of growth.


9.

The practical rationing of goats should be based on cheap foods such as browse pasture, and agricultural and industrial waste. In rationing goats, it must be firmly borne in mind that they cannot compete with pigs and poultry in efficiency of conversion of concentrates to protein food , nor under most circumstances, can they compete with advanced dairy cattle in utilization of concentrates for milk production.


10.

Despite goats similarity to other livestock in general digestive efficiency, there is considerable evidence that it is exceptionally efficient at digesting crude fiber. Jang and Majumdar compared the digestive efficiency of goats, sheep buffaloes and cattle fed on spear grass in its post flowering stage and groundnut cake. Crude fiber is exceptionally well digested by goats.


11.

There is evidence that the basal metabolic rate and thyroxin production of goats are higher than in sheep and cattle, which may be why goats appear to require a some what greater maintenance ration than is usually recommended for sheep and cattle.


12.

Goats are fond of leguminous fodders. They do not relish fodders like sorghum and maize silage or straw. They reluctantly eat hay prepared from forest grasses, if cut in early stages, but very much relish hay prepared from leguminous crops.


13.


The nutrients conversion efficiency for milk production of a dairy cow is on an average 38%, whereas for goat it ranges between 45% to 71%.


14.

Goat has also an outstanding mineral requirement. A small body with a high metabolic rate; a digestive system occupying at least a third of its body, and producing milk richer in minerals than the cows.




The energy requirements for maintenance in goats are similar to those of sheep, being 725.8 g starch equivalent (SE) per day per 100 kg live weight. For live weight gain the energy requirement would be 3.0 gm SE per kg live weight gain.


REgards
Ashwini
 

Osmanabadi Goats for Sale

We are showing our interested in working with you on your project, we can not only supply you Pure Line and certified quality of Osmanabadi Breeding goats at 155 Rupees / kg and Bucks for 210 Rupees / Kg which can be suitable for any type of Indian Climate but also we can act as your Design and Supervision Consultant and help you to Design a sustainable and economical shed, planting various type of fodder according to season, fodder Management, feed Management, People and Organization Management and availability of land in your area by coordinating with Local Real Estate Agents, giving you De worming and Vaccination Schedule, 24 x7 Service and many more service as agreed.

Here are the few advantages of Osmanabadi Breed:

1- These goats are native of Osmanabad, Maharashtra which enjoys its border with A.P; Osmanabad has similar type of climate as some parts of A.P and Karnataka. These goats are also showing a very good performance in all the state as per the survey conducted by Krishi Vigyan Kedra. We are dealing weekly 20-30 inquiries from U.K,USA, European Union, African Continent, Oman, Afghanistan, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Bahrain, Kuwait, Bangladesh and Yemen which are thousands of Kilometre from Osmanabad and also from Kashmir, Bihar, Haryana, Punjab, U.P, Rajasthan, West Bengal and all Southern & Central States regarding this Breed.

2- Osmanabadi goat shows a very efficient reproductive performance and resistance against diseases not only in well managed semi stall feeding system but also in severe drought conditions. As per research conducted by NARI on Osmanabadi Goats in Maharashtra, in spite of drought which occurred in 2007 and 2008, there was no drop in the productivity rate of Osmanabad goat (Nimbkar, Pawar and Chavan 2010- NATIONAL SEMINAR on Stress Management in Small Ruminant Production and Product Processing Jaipur 29-31 January 2010)

3- The age at the first kidding is around 15 months with the lactation length of around 130 days. The dressing percentage varies from 55- 60 %. In favourable conditions the does will breed twice a year, twinning is very common and the milk yield ranged form 700 gm to 1500 gm.

4- From 30 kg live weight, you will get 18 kg of meat. In this 12 kg loss is due to non edible part of meat like Viscera, Hide, etc.

5- The leather of osmanabadi goat is fairly of good quality and its meat is preferred by majority of the rural and urban population in southern India.

6- In the end the weight of 6 months of Kid will be 22-25 Kg in well managed farm.

In addition to above we are the suppliers of Goat / Sheep Live Stock in Bulk for Meat Purpose and can supply any amount of goat / sheep in Bulk to any were in India or abroad.

If you are interested and new more details please contact us at under signed email address.
 

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