Scientific Goat Farming for goattery business

Scientific Goat Farming

1. Green & Dry Fodder for Goats
Subabul Mulberry


Drumstick Almond
Jowar kadbi Pigeonpea (Arhar) straw
Hybrid Napier Paragrass
ICAR - Krishi Vigyan Kendra, North Goa
ICAR - Central Coastal Agricultural Research Institute
Ela, Old Goa, Goa
Extension Folder No. 19/2018
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Dr. Sanjaykumar V. Udharwar,
Edited by:
Dr. Eaknath B. Chakurkar
Programme Coordinator I/c
Principal Scientist (Animal Science)
Ela, Old Goa, Goa – 403402
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Shri H. R. C. Prabhu
Prepared by :
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Shri Vishwajeet Prajapati
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Dr. Shivasharanappa Nayakvadi
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Feeding Practices For
Profitable Goat Farming
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2. Results of scientific feeding in Konkan
Kanyal Goats Under experimental unit:
Under semi intensive system of goat farming
at ICAR–CCARI,Konkan Kanyal Goat
experimental unit, Old Goa, scientist recorded
following weights in different age groups by
following scientific feeding:
Importance / advantages of
concentrate feeding in Goats:
Complete pellet feed formulation for
goats standardised at ICAR –CCARI Feed
technology Unit –Old Goa
Concentrate feeding schedule for different
age groups:
Concentrate feed provides required
proteins , energy, vitamins and minerals to goats
which helps to get good birth weights in kids ,to
increase kidding percentage , to get more milk
from nursing mothers for better survivability of
kids , to attain good body weight of goats at
market age , to attain early maturity age and
successful conception and normal kidding in
female goats and to maintain good vigour and
fertility in males. Farmers can prepare
concentrate feed at their own by purchasing good
quality raw materials and mix them as per the
following composition:
Goats are sensitive animals with peculiar
feeding habits. They are particular about
cleanliness and like frequent change in feed.
Feeds given must be clean, fresh since goats eat
nothing that is dirty or foul smelling. They dislike
wet, stale or trampled fodder .For this reason it is
advisable to feed them in hay racks or hang the
feed in bundles from a peg in a wall or from a
branch of tree. Particular tree leaves / grasses or
fodder may not be liked by all the goats at one
time hence mixing and giving of 2-3 varieties of
tree leaves / grasses is always preferable. In stall
fed goat farming , major expenditure occurs on
feeding (60-70 %).To reduce the feeding cost ,
farmers should utilise available agricultural by-
products as a source of dry fodder and must
cultivate green fodder/ fodder trees at his own
farm.
Feeding Habits of Goats:
Introduction:
Goat farming is one of the best profitable
livestock business in India. In most of the states,
goats are being reared in traditional way and
goats are allowed in the forest for grazing . In Goa
state , Konkan Kanyal and non- descript goats are
being reared by farmers. Konkan Kanyal goats
can be well maintained under semi intensive
system as well as stall feeding.
The detail of common feed and fodder
required for the goats is as follows:
Advice to the farmers:
As per the dry matter requirement of an adult
goat ( non-pregnant and non-lactating )
weighing 40 kg requires total of 1300 grams dry
matter (3-3.5 % DM / 100 kg body weight and
average DM is 3.25 % ). Required Dry matter can
be fulfilled by giving mixed feed rather than
giving through single feed. For this reason, total
of 3.15 kg greens (630 grams DM), 500 grams of
dry fodder (400 grams of DM) and 300 grams of
concentrate feed (270 gram DM) is required to be
fed.

Farmers who are maintaining goats under
traditional way are advised to give concentrate
feed at least 150-200 grams to adult goats and
50-100 grams to young growing goats to fulfil
their protein, energy, mineral and vitamin
requirement of the body for proper growth and
to gain good body weights at market age (i.e. 25-
30 kg at the age of 6-8 months) for profitable goat
farming.
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Formula for Scientific feeding in
Goats :
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Type of
fodders

Example

Tree leaves

Subabul, Babul, Drumstick, Jackfruit,
Neem, Mulberry, Pipal, Banyan, Ber,
Guava, Tamarind, Glyricidia & Almond.
Grasses

Paragrass, Hybrid Napier like DHN-6,
CO-3, CO-4 and CO-5.
Legume
fodders
Cowpea

Cereal
fodders
Maize , jowar
Dry feeds /
agricultural
by-products
Jowar kadbi , Straw like Gram straw,
Arhar straw, gram husk, soyabean husk,
dry pods of babul, etc .
Ingredients

% Composition
Maize /

Jowar / Bajra

50-55
Oil Cakes :

GNC / CSC

10-15
Soybean meal

15
Rice polish 15
Mineral mixture 2
Salt 1
Jaggary 1
Age group

Qty (gm/day)
Young ones (1-3 Months )

100-150
Kids (3-6 months )

150-250
Adult Female (6-12 months)

350-450
Adult breeding Male (6-12 months)400-500
Pregnant / Lactating Goat 450-500
Sex

Birth

weight (kg)

Weight at 6
months (kg)
Weight at 1
year(kg)
Male 2.8-3.1 28.5-30.0 39.4-42.0
Female 2.4-2.8 27.3-29.6 36.0-38.6
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