How to Start Commercial Goat Farming | Let’s Follow 11Tips to Make Money
How to Start Commercial Goat Farming with a Low Investment in India, let’s explore 11 tips to make money by rearing goats from remote or urban places: India has witnessed a rapid increase in commercial goat farming. The good news is that some women have also tried to become self-sufficient by opening goat farms. But how can a goat farm be maintained at a low cost? What breed of goat is better to keep? These types of questions are raised in the mind of people who feel eager to start goat farms positively.
It is seen that in some areas goats are reared for meat production, in others for productions of milk, fiber, and skin.
Most of the goat farms in rural areas produce meat and milk. The production of kids is given more importance on every small farm because the way of earning by selling the kids is a very profitable business.
Regarding goat rearing, if we look closely at the villages in our country, we will find that although thousands of people are rearing goats at home, they do not do it on a commercial basis. Once these goats weigh up to 10-15 kg, they are sold out in the local markets.
In this article, we will discuss scientific goat farming methods. We will also discuss in detail how you can become the owner of a low-cost goat farm. If you are interested in opening a goat farm, then let us know the basics of the goat rearing process.
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Why do you start Start Commercial Goat Farming :
Before you start a business, you may have many questions in your mind. One of the questions that come to your mind as soon as you plan to open a goat farm is how this goat farming business can make you self-sufficient and earn better profits?
You must be aware of the fact that the price of goat meat is higher than the price of other meats. Even in comparison, you notice that the price of pork or chicken is much lower than mutton.
It is clear that the demand for goat meat is high but the production is low. So you can earn more profit by goat farming on a commercial basis. It can also be seen that some of our social norms have created many barriers to poultry or pig farming. However, in the case of goat rearing, there is no social barrier.
How to Start Commercial Goat Farming with a Low Investment? Let us know the basics of raising a goat:
Many people’s natural behavior is that if any person in our locality seems to succeed in a business, we all start the same business in a hurry. But due to a lack of basic knowledge, we rarely get success in these types of so-called businesses.
Before starting a business it is necessary to acquire the basic knowledge of the business and to evaluate yourself that whether you are fit or not for the business.
If you are planning to goat farming, you should proceed slowly. Before starting this business, you need to know a few things such as –
1 / How is the goat market?
2 / How can rearing be done?
3 / How big to start?
3 / How much money do you need as capital?
4 / How many days do you have to wait for the earnings to start?
It is important to keep these questions in your mind before starting a goat farm. You can search the answers to the questions regarding goat farms in various sources. Like –
1 / YouTube – Here we can learn about many successful goat breeders and get a lot of information about goat rearing.
2 / Visit the goat farms near your area and collect all the information that you are searching for.
3 / Write down the information you collect from the sources.
4 / Get an idea from an experienced person about how much it will cost to start a goat farm.
Now you have some basic knowledge about goat farming. But after that, if possible, contact the responsible government or non-government organization for goat rearing training. When you come under training, your mind will be stronger and the number of mistakes will be reduced from the beginning.
How to select a site for a goat farm:
The success or failure of goat farming depends to a large extent on the location of the farm. Looking at the established goat farms in different parts of the country, it can be seen that most of the farms are located in rural areas. When choosing a place to build a farmhouse, the following points should be taken into consideration –
- Road connectivity to farm house should be improved .So that the traders can buy goat bags from the farm.
2. The site should not be in waterlogged areas.
It is important to keep in mind that to make the grass grow for the goats as required, emphasis should be laid on it. The diameter of the site should be adjusted depending on the number of goats. Scientifically speaking, goats need 1 acre of land as opposed to 50 goats.
Commercial goat rearing method:
An integral part of commercial goat rearing is the adoption of scientific rearing methods. Naturally, goats prefer to stay dry, clean, and ventilated. It maintains a balanced diet by consuming food from a variety of sources according to its needs. The following methods can be generally followed in goat rearing –
1) Tying with strings.
2) Kept in the cage,
3) Grazing all day, and
4) Half of the day (morning) grazing and half of the time of rearing in the farmhouse.
Experiments have shown that to be more profitable in goat rearing, half a day of grazing is required and in the afternoon, the supply of grains, water, fodder, etc. should be maintained.
Commercial goat breed:
The first thing that comes to mind when talking about commercial goat farming is its breed selection. The local breed has a much lower growth rate than other high-quality species in the country. It is usually eaten for meat. Milk production is very low. The kid is small in size and has the capacity to give birth to two or more kids at a time.
High-quality breeds of goats are Beetal, Barbari, Jamunapari, etc. which have a high growth rate and can produce up to one and a half-liter of milk per day. However, the rearing of these breeds is very difficult in the tropical monsoon climate. To overcome this problem, mating between local doe goats and high-quality species could improve to produce high-quality breeds.
Nowadays, with the help of the artificial insemination process, goats of two breeds can be bred. Semen of improved breeds of goats required for artificial insemination is available in the Department of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Medicine clinics.
Commercial goathouse:
Goats prefer open air and dry bedding. The goat’s home should be is well ventilated, dry, and safe. The main purpose of the house used for keeping goats is to protect the goats from the adverse effects of extreme heat, cold and humid water vapor. The trunk should be 3 to 3.5 feet above the ground. The goats should not come in contact with their feces and urinary tract.
So, it is important to make the house as all the feces and urine of the goat can pass under it and as a result, they are free from various pelvic and respiratory diseases. The fences of the house should be constructed in such a way that the air can be ventilated freely. The roof of the house should be made of straw because the temperature of the room should be almost the same at all times of the year.
The house should be built according to the number of goats in the house. An adult goat usually needs 11.25 sq ft (4.5) 2.5) space. Thus, an adult goat needs 36 sq ft (7.5 × 5) of space. It is better to have a single room, which is required for ten to three-year-old calves, with 48 sq ft space. In a large room, up to 50-60 goats can be kept together.
Thus, 10 to 12 calves can be kept together. Fertile goats should always be kept in a separate room to ensure their safety. It is very important to build a separate house for keeping sick goats as other goats can not be infected by the sick goats.
Choice of best goat for the farm:
A) Doe goat selection :
The doe goats should be attractive, healthy, and well-groomed. The doe should be strong as she can stand firmly on all four legs. In the case of rearing goats for milk production, those goat’s the back should be wider and the skin should be softer than the front. Their udder should be in the right place and soft. Symptoms of infertility at an early age, taking less time from one kid to the next kid, giving birth to multiple kids at a time, giving more milk, gaining weight in less time, etc. are very important in a doe goat.
B) Selection of buck goats:
The goat to be used for breeding should be of good breed. The qualities of the doe goat described above need to be matched with that of the buck goat also. The buck goat should be age-appropriate, weight-bearing, strong, or in good health. Their legs should be able to fit evenly on the ground and their skin should be soft and both testes should be clear and large.
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Something to know about goat breeding:
Depending on the nutritional and food environment and surrounding doe goats reach fertility at the age of 6-14 months and buck goats at the age of 10-18 months. The breeding cycle of goats is 16-24 days (average 21 days) and they are heated for 24-48 hours. Goats should be bred within 12-20 hours of the onset of heat (either with the help of buck goats or artificially).
The young doe, who get heat for the first time, should not breed should be bred immediately. They should be bred at their third-time heat. The doe goat who gave birth to kids should be bred after 45 days of giving kids. They give birth to kids within 148-153 (average 150) days after breeding and they can give birth three times in two years.
Puberty goats need adequate nutrition. They need to be prevented from fighting, pushing, searching for long distances, jumping, slipping, etc. They should be kept in a cleanroom. The amount of food should be slightly increased towards the end of pregnancy. From 3-4 days before the birth of the kids, disinfectant should be sprinkled in the room and a soft mattress should be arranged in the sack so that the kids do not suffer.
In the first few days after birth, the kids should be given a diet that is easy to digest and to clean the stomach. Doe should be monitored from time to time. Within 30 minutes to 4 hours of birth, the mother goat releases a water type of substance and if not, a veterinarian should be consulted. After giving birth, it is best to give the mother some warm water or rice water.
Goat kids Care:
Immediately after birth, the goats should be wiped clean with a soft, dry cloth. The umbilical cord should be cut at a distance of 2 inches with a sterile knife, blade, or scissors, and iodine or detox should be applied. In case of shortness of breath, the kid should be massaged on the chest and artificially inhaled. The mother’s first milk or lactation is required within 30 minutes of birth.
Kids should be weaned at 3-4 months of age. After 4 weeks, the kids should be given medicines for intestinal worms. The kids also should be provided enough space to play or jump.
Goat Feed:
Goats eat fruits, flower buds, twigs, and leaves of almost all species of trees. Therefore, the cost of carrying it is less than that of other domestic animals. Their favorite food is high-quality grasses such as maize, oats, mercury, guinea fowl, grasses, all varieties of neem or mangos leaves, etc. With this raw grass, if you can give a little balanced grain, then you can gain weight and get rid of many diseases. The following is a sample of grains required for kids, growing, or milking goats –
A) Kids grains –
Broken boot —————————— 20%
Broken maize ————————— 22%
Almond shells ———————– 35%
8-20% of pressure
Mineral salt mixture —————— 25%
General salt ————————– 0.5%
B) Growing goat grains –
Broken maize ———————— 40%
Almond shells – 22%
Pressure ————————– 35%
Mineral loan ————————— 2%
Common salt ————————— 1%
C) Milk giving goats grains –
Broken boots – 15%
Broken maize ————————– 36%
Almond shells ————————– 25%
Stress ————————– 20%
Mineral salts ————————– 2.5%
General salt ————————– 0.5%
In addition, every 100 kg of grains should be mixed with 20 grams of vitamins or nutrients.
Goat Health Care:
Goats do not get any special disease if they are kept in a clean environment and well-fed. In addition, all goats should be given intestinal worms medicine on time and have to vaccinate in a timely. Large goats should be fed 2-3 times a year with a small amount of liver tonic for 3-4 days. All goats above 3 months of age should be vaccinated. In case of any goat become sick, it should be treated in isolation. More goats should not be kept in less space. No one should be allowed to go near the cages of goats. Applying these methods you can be successful in the goat farming sector within a short period.
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Assam Agricultural University
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