Breeding goats in cities
Dear Basha,
Its a very good thought to keep 2 goats in cities.No need to keep 1 male(buck) and 1 female(does),keep both female.For mating purpose buck can be hired, as bucks are required for mating only that too once or twice a year.Also U have facility of artificial mating(Insemination) at every veteirnary hospital that too at very cheap prices(50-100rs/doe).So keeping 1 male for 1 female is not beneficial,so insted of 1 male and 1 female keep both female goats.
When you look In villages,each women keeps atleast 1 female goat with her for breeding purpose.This goat provides milk to his family(3 members) and a small income by selling goat kids.Goat is called as Milking Refrigerator,u can get milk from a goat at 24hrs when u want.
In villages people wont provide any specific or concentrated fodder for goats,even they wont provide them any veteirnary medicines,still they lives healthy for many years.
In urban areas,some families breeds goats in small numbers 2-5.They releases the goat at early morning in their local areas for grazing purpose.After grazing througouth the day,in evening goat gets returns to the same place(at owners house).
Here also goats are not provided any concentrated or specific fodder.Sometimes when these goats gets fall ill, they are taken to veteirnary hospitals or docs, as docs are easily available in urban areas.
While raising the goats in cities,you can even follow the same procedure.Release the goats at early morning,goats will return to same place at evening after whole day of grazing.
If you dont want to release the goats outside, then provide them any green vegetables(cheap),maize,corn,grass cuttings or vegetable cuttings which are usually thrown as waste part.You can provide any easily available green fodder to these goats.Also you can provide them pulp of pulses and grains,they can be obtain from nearest flour mill.
At milking period or at pregnancy u can even provide them 200gm-300gm DOC of groundnuts,soya,sunflower etc.
Vaccinations:
These goats must be dewormed twice a year as they eats any fodder.Anthrax,FMD,Enterotaxemia and PPR should be given once in a year along with their booster dose.
Wash the goats once in a month with any germicidal.
So breeding two female goats in cities will provide you a small but good revenue and enough milk for your family.Breeding goats is always profitable,its a boon given by Almighty to mankind.
Regards,
dr.Shaikh
www.goatfarm.co.in
www.osmanabadigoat.com