The creation of goats is an activity of great
productive potential for breeders, as it
generates income opportunities and jobs in the
meat, milk and their derivatives sector.

Due to its rusticity, there are models of
goat breeding for all pockets, ranging from
small family subsistence creations to technological
enterprises.

Installation

The facilities should be built with the aim of facilitating the labor of the breeder, protecting the animals against wind, sun and rain,
reducing risks of disease and stress, facilitating food and sanitary management.
It is advisable to capril have adaptations with bay division to accommodate the goats according to the development phase in:

  • Arrays
  • Breeding
  • weaned males and females.

In facilities that maintain an expressive number of lactating goats it is
recommended to have milking parlor,

but for small herds it is indicated the use of the individual milking platform.

Milking on the platform, in addition to reducing the case of mamite, improves milking efficiency and helps in individual supplementation of the animal according to its production.

Power

Goats being ruminant animals their feeding shall consist of:

Its intake capacity is 2-8% of its dry matter live weight.

This value varies according to the production and physiological state of the animal, i.e., pregnant or lactating animals should consume more food.

Water

The water occupies up to 2/3 of the animal's body
, so it is necessary to spare in quantity,
clean and fresh during the day. Its restriction represents
the reduction of straw and feed consumption and
consequently reduction of the productivity of its herd.

Sanity

To have good results with nutrition it is
indispensable to dewormthe animals often
. For this it is important to contact the technician or veterinarian to make a plan for the deworming of your animals.

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