Goat wala farm

Goat wala farm

Tuesday, 14 February 2017

How to determine Age of a goat

Determining the age of a goat Determining the age of a goat is easy to do for the first few years of its life. The procedure is called toothing a goat.A goat has no teeth in the upper front of its mouth,besides teeth it has a hard palate in the upper front.It has eight teeth in the lower front. The size and condition of these eight teeth is the best gauge to determine the goat's age. A baby goat has a set of "milk teeth". Just like human kids, goat kids will lose this set of teeth as they grows up.You'll start seeing "adult teeth" growing in pair after the first year. By the end of three years all of the teeth will have grown in. When the goat approaches a year of age, give or take a few months, the two center front baby teeth are replaced by two permanent teeth. Therefore, a goat with only two permanent teeth is called a two-toother and is considered at least one year old. The same procedure occurs again as the goat approaches two years of age. The next two baby teeth, one on each side of the two permanent teeth,are replaced by two more permanent teeth.This goat is called a four-toother and is two years of age. Similarly a six-toother goat is of two and half yeras and eight-toother goat is of atleast 3 years old.After three years of age it becomes more difficult to determine the age of a goat.The teeth start to develop gaps between each tooth and as the goat ages some teeth will fall out.Often if a goat has a tooth or teeth missing it,is over six years old. SUMMARY: 1 to 1½ years old = two permanent teeth (two-toother) 1½ to 2 years old = four permanent teeth (four-toother) 2 to 2½ years old= six permanent teeth (six-toother) 2½ to 3 years old=eight permanent teeth (eight-toother)

Sunday, 12 February 2017

How to Start Goat Farm

How to Start a Goat Farm:: Part 2 :: 6. Plan out costs. The costs of raising a goat varies over time and from region to region, as does the profit you can earn from selling goat products. If you are planning to raise goats for commercial purposes, it pays to get a good idea of costs and expected profit. Try to talk to several goat farmers or read recently published goat farming guides in your area to get a good estimate of the following costs. If the resulting estimate is above your budget, you might decide to purchase fewer goats, or a different breed. Keep in mind that a goat farm may not be profitable for two years or more, especially if you are raising young goats or need to pay for initial setup such as fencing. How much does it cost to raise a doe, a buck, or a kid for one year? Try to find numbers for your specific goat breed if possible. If you are raising goats for milk, how much milk does one doe produce? How much can you sell this milk for? If you are raising goats for meat, how much does a slaughtered goat sell for? Do they sell for more during a specific time of year, such as Muslim holidays, Christmas, or Easter? How much on-hand money do you have available for unexpected costs, such as fencing repair or veterinary procedures? If one of your goats dies, will that cause you financial hardship? Preparing an Enclosure 1. Build excellent fencing. Goats are excellent at crawling through small gaps or climbing over fencing. Five feet fences or higher of sturdy, "no climb" wire fencing strung between posts is harder to climb or slip through than fences constructed with horizontal beams. If you have both bucks and does, make sure to build a separate, strong buck pen with especially sturdy and tall fencing. This fence will keep your bucks in rut from accessing your does in estrus (heat); in other words, this will prevent your goats from unplanned breeding. Goats of significantly different sizes should not be kept with each other, unless they are kids kept with their mother. Bucks can become aggressive when in rut and near females, so the separate enclosure is highly recommended even if you don't care about unplanned breeding. 2. Build a goat shelter. Your goats will need a place to go in the winter and when it's raining. A small pole barn will work just fine. Goat breeds with thick coats may be able to withstand colder temperatures, but check with an experienced goat farmer first. If you live in a mild climate a three-sided enclosure will provide fresh air; if your area experienced cold winters, create a fully enclosed, draft-free environment, but let the goats out during the day. Goats hate puddles and wet weather. If you live in a rainy area, you may wish to provide a larger indoor enclosure. 3. Remove poisonous or strong-smelling plants. Goats will graze or chew on almost anything, although stories of them eating cars and tin cans tend to be exaggerated. Milkweed, bracken fern, or wild cherry leaves are examples of plants that can be poisonous to goats, although some goats may not eat these if provided with a sufficient variety and quantity of other foods. Strong-smelling plants may add an unpleasant taste to the goat's milk, including onion, cabbage, buttercup, and parsley. 4. Acquire supplies. Shop around for food and water buckets. Compare various grains to determine which will be nutritious and cost-effective for feeding your goats. The feed should provide significant amounts of calcium and phosphorus in a 1.2:1 ratio to prevent health problems, and certain feeds may require additional mineral supplements. An experienced goat farmer or a veterinarian may be able to advise you on locally available options. Getting Started with Goat Care 1. Remove the horn stubs of young goats. Most goat species grow horns, and if allowed to grow, these horns have the potential to seriously injure other animals or humans. Anytime after the young goat is two weeks old, have the horn stubs removed, or "disbudded." This can be painful

Saturday, 11 February 2017

How to Start Goat Farm In India

How to Start a Goat Farm? :: Part 1 ::
Raising goats can be a lucrative and enjoyable farming experience, as long as you are well prepared. Discover reasons to farm goats and what you need to consider to start a goat farm.
Part One of Three:
Selecting Goats
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Check local zoning regulations. Your local government may not allow goats, especially if you live in an urban area. Contact the nearest zoning board, building inspector, or other regional government office to see whether it limits farmers to certain breeds, ban only uncastrated male goats (bucks), or imposes some other limitation. Check with your landlord or homeowner association as well.
Make it clear whether you are raising goats for commercial or personal use, as different regulations may apply.
2
Plan on getting at least two goats. Goats are social animals, and are more likely to be uncooperative or try to escape if kept alone. Always keep at least two goats in each enclosure. Because uncastrated males (bucks) cannot be kept with females (does), this may require purchasing more than two goats. Keep reading for tips on deciding which sex of goats to purchase.
3
Decide how many male and female goats to purchase. There are three main types of goats divided by sex: females, called does; uncastrated males, called bucks; and castrated males, called wethers. Does need to be impregnated by a buck before they produce milk, but raising a buck can require a lot of extra work. Bucks require a separate enclosure, may develop a strong odor, and are often aggressive. For the easiest start to your goat farm, buy two does, and pay another goat farm for the opportunity to breed your does with its buck.
Neutered males, or wethers, are not able to breed or produce milk. They are usually purchased as barnyard pets. Many goat farms end up with wethers when their goats give birth to extra males.
If you do purchase a buck, consider spending extra for one with breeding papers. You'll have a better idea of its traits and are less likely to breed defects into your herd.
4
Select the age of the goats. Young goats are called kids, or bucklings or doelings depending on sex. When around 8 weeks old, they are typically cheaper than older goats, and may be friendlier if raised around humans, but they require one to two years of care before they can be bred, produce milk, or be sold as meat. A junior kid between 6 months and 1 year old will take less time to mature, and may even come with the option to have it bred before purchase (so it produces milk sooner). Finally, an adult or senior goat may be the cheapest option of all, but be wary of goat farmers selling useful milk producers. They may be trying to sell the lowest-quality goats in their herd.
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Choose a goat breed. Some breeds are suited for milk production, such as Nigerian Dwarf, La Mancha, and Alpine goats. Others are usually raised for meat, such as the Spanish or Tennessee breeds. Finally, some farms raise Angora or Cashmere goats to sell their hair for fabric. Find out which breeds are raised in your area, how large each breed grows to, and the physical and personality traits of each breed. Some breeds tend to be more docile, produce bucks with a stronger smell, or be prone to certain health problems.
Before deciding, you may want to read up on how to milk goats, slaughter goats, or shear goats. If you are not up to slaughtering a goat yourself, find commercial slaughtering operations nearby that will purchase your goats before raising goats for meat.
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Plan out costs. The costs of raising a goat varies over time and from region to region, as does the profit you can earn from selling goat products. If you are planning to raise goats for commercial purposes, it pays to get a good idea of costs and expected profit. Try to talk to several goat farmers or read recently published goat farming guides in your area to get a good estimate of the following costs. If the resulting estimate is above your budget (to be continued)...

बकरी पालन-एक परिचय

बकरी पालन-एक परिचय
बकरी पालन प्रायः सभी जलवायु में कम लागत, साधारण आवास, सामान्य रख-रखाव तथा पालन-पोषण के साथ संभव है। इसके उत्पाद की बिक्री हेतु बाजार सर्वत्र उपलब्ध है। इन्हीं कारणों से पशुधन में बकरी का एक विशेष स्थान है।
उपरोक्त गुणों के आधार पर राष्ट्रपिता महात्मा गाँधी बकरी को ‘गरीब की गाय’ कहा करते थे। आज के परिवेश में भी यह कथन महत्वपूर्ण है। आज जब एक ओर पशुओं के चारे-दाने एवं दवाई महँगी होने से पशुपालन आर्थिक दृष्टि से कम लाभकारी हो रहा है वहीं बकरी पालन कम लागत एवं सामान्य देख-रेख में गरीब किसानों एवं खेतिहर मजदूरों के जीविकोपार्जन का एक साधन बन रहा है। इतना ही नहीं इससे होने वाली आय समाज के आर्थिक रूप से सम्पन्न लोगों को भी अपनी ओर आकर्षित कर रहा है। बकरी पालन स्वरोजगार का एक प्रबल साधन बन रहा है।
बकरी पालन की उपयोगिता
बकरी पालन मुख्य रूप से मांस, दूध एवं रोंआ (पसमीना एवं मोहेर) के लिए किया जा सकता है। झारखंड राज्य के लिए बकरी पालन मुख्य रूप से मांस उत्पादन हेतु एक अच्छा व्यवसाय का रूप ले सकती है। इस क्षेत्र में पायी जाने वाली बकरियाँ अल्प आयु में वयस्क होकर दो वर्ष में कम से कम 3 बार बच्चों को जन्म देती हैं और एक वियान में 2-3 बच्चों को जन्म देती हैं। बकरियों से मांस, दूध, खाल एवं रोंआ के अतिरिक्त इसके मल-मूत्र से जमीन की उर्वरा शक्ति बढ़ती है। बकरियाँ प्रायः चारागाह पर निर्भर रहती हैं। यह झाड़ियाँ, जंगली घास तथा पेड़ के पत्तों को खाकर हमलोगों के लिए पौष्टिक पदार्थ जैसे मांस एवं दूध उत्पादित करती हैं।
बकरी की विभिन्न उपयोगी नस्लें
संसार में बकरियों की कुल 102 प्रजातियाँ उपलब्ध है। जिसमें से 20 भारतवर्ष में है। अपने देश में पायी जाने वाली विभिन्न नस्लें मुख्य रूप से मांस उत्पादन हेतु उपयुक्त है। यहाँ की बकरियाँ पश्चिमी देशों में पायी जाने वाली बकरियों की तुलना में कम मांस एवं दूध उत्पादित करती है क्योंकि वैज्ञानिक विधि से इसके पैत्रिकी विकास, पोषण एवं बीमारियों से बचाव पर समुचित ध्यान नहीं दिया गया है। बकरियों का पैत्रिकी विकास प्राकृतिक चुनाव एवं पैत्रिकी पृथकता से ही संभव हो पाया है। पिछले 25-30 वर्षों में बकरी पालन के विभिन्न पहलुओं पर काफी लाभकारी अनुसंधान हुए हैं फिर भी राष्ट्रीय एवं क्षेत्रीय स्तर पर गहन शोध की आवश्यकता है। भारतीय कृषि अनुसंधान संस्थान, नई दिल्ली की ओर से भारत की विभिन्न जलवायु की उन्नत नस्लें जैसेः ब्लैक बंगला, बारबरी, जमनापारी, सिरोही, मारबारी, मालावारी, गंजम आदि के संरक्षण एवं विकास से संबंधित योजनाएँ चलायी जा रही है। इन कार्यक्रमों के विस्तार की आवश्यकता है ताकि विभिन्न जलवायु एवं परिवेश में पायी जाने वाली अन्य उपयोगी नस्लों की विशेषता एवं उत्पादकता का समुचित जानकारी हो सके। इन जानकारियों के आधार पर ही क्षेत्र विशेष के लिए बकरियों से होने वाली आय में वृद्धि हेतु योजनाएँ सुचारू रूप से चलायी जा सकती है।
इस लेख में बकरी पालन से संबंधित सारी जानकारी को प्रस्तुत किया गया है, जो बकरी पालकों और उन लोगों के लिए बहुत उपयोगी है जो इसमें अपना भविष्य बनाना चाहते है।
बकरियों की उपयोगी नस्लें – इस भाग में बकरियों की उपयोगी नस्लों, भारत की उपयोगी नस्लों एवं विदेश की प्रमुख नस्लों के विषय में जानकारी है।
झारखंड राज्य के लिए संकर नस्ल के बकरी पालन व उसकी उपयोगिता – इस भाग में प्रजनन हेतु नर के चयन, गर्भवती बकरी की देख-रेख, मांस उत्पादन हेतु बकरी पालन, बकरियों में होने वाले रोग एवं रोग के लक्षण तथा रोकथाम के विषय में जानकारी है।
बकरी पालन से संबंधित आवश्यक बातें – इस भाग में बकरी पालन से सम्बंधित आवश्यक बातो का वर्णन है।
दस व्यस्क बकरियों के आय-व्यय का ब्योरा – इस भाग में बकरियों के आय-व्यय का ब्योरा है।