STARTING GOAT FARMING BUSINESS
Goat business is profitable. with some guidance and patience anyone will sure make a living from it. the market for goat is high and will continue to increase. yet many young folks are not looking into this direction. whether you desire to go into goat farming or simply rearing for personal purposes, we are willing to provide guidance.
Or if you simply want to go into buying and selling of goats, which is very lucrative!
Decide what type of goat business you want to do
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produce diary and meat, aside the excreta and hair.
Goats can also be breed to sell. As a business
owner explore these different aspects of the business and make money. Decide on which areas you want to
focus your attention on.
Identify the purpose of your goat farming business.
these are no hard things and anyone can do it with a bit of commitment and guidance.
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can one start small ? yes as you will discover later on.
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Risk ? yes. moderate to high but can be mitigated .
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RAW BASICS!
1. decide your area of interest. I suggest you settle for goat meat production including live goats.
2. decide that you will run it as a business. give a name to it: e.g Brazil Goat company ltd, after you have enough fund you may register it later. but have record books .treat it as full fledge business entity even if you are doing it part time.
3. you can do it full time or part time but you need to schedule your time to see the goat daily. don't delegate yet. start part time. later employ attendants.
4.start small to gain experience at least for few months. do it at this stage alone. start with 10 goats of mixed breeds but don't worry too much about breeds at this stage. if you start with 50 goats chances are high that you will fail or be discouraged except you hire experienced hands which will increase your budget.
4. secure a space for your goat.
do you really need a large space for goats ? do you need grazing pasture ? is the extensive system of goat management still profitable for commercial goat business ? what is the current trend that is profitable in the long term ?
I will tell you. you don't need this kind of space people talk about. they are "old school" and rustic stuffs. from experience, culture, research and the science of goat you don't.
4. secure a space for your goat.
the popular belief is the that goats can be economically maintained ONLY under semi-intensive and extensive systems with a provision of grazing. however contrary to this , goats can be and has been raised successfully under intensive system of management both here in africa and elsewhere. in fact most commercial goat farms in India are under extensive system.
so non access to grazing resources and large expanse of Land should not discourage intending commercial goat farmers.
the question therefore is this: how do you handle the issue of feeding without access to free large expanse of grasses?
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question comes: are you saying that my large backyard is still OK for 10 goats? yes if you can secure them properly with good ventilation and protection from rain and adverse weather conditions. in fact there are several reasons why you need to start from your backyard or nearby space. don't go buy big farmland yet until you grow big after starting from your back yard or nearby space.
so you have no reason not to go into goat farming.
so your next assignment is to go prepare your backyard or lease your neighbors backyard.
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Goats need to be confined at night for a number of reasons:
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STOCKING IN GOAT BUSINESS
Don't start your goat business with one goat. Plan on getting at least two goats. Normally if you have enough fund get ten 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.
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main types of goats divided by sex:
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Does need to be impregnated by a buck before they produce milk and kids,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 way to start your goat farm, buy two does, and pay another goat farm for the opportunity to breed your does with its buck.
wethers are not able to breed or produce milk. Many goat farms end up with wethers when their goats give birth to extra males.
so you should consider castrating the extra males and keep just one male for between 25 and 50 females.
If you do purchase a buck, consider one with the ideal traits in goats without any defect so as not to introduce defects into your herd .
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Different goat breeds
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3. Dairy breeds which are all imported breeds and include mainly
Saanen goats and Toggenburg goats. These are breeds that have been selected for milk production and are used for the production of milk and processed milk products such as cheese and yogurt. It is generally accepted that these breeds are very susceptible to diseases and parasites.
Basic information for indigenous goats!!
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Goats can be kept healthy by:
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How do I know if my goat is sick?
If the goat is sick:
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Why not try goat farming today?
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