Goat farming business

Goat farming

Goat farming is the evergreen business in India. with 25 goats you can easily earn 2 to 2.5 lakhs rupees per year. this business has the potential to generate employment in India. but before starting you have some knowledge about goat farming business.

 Better you visit some farms near your region. to start goat farming business you have to select the goat breed in the beginning after that you have to select which feed will you provide to your goats for better weight gain.

 Goat is the animal that requires minimal housing, minimal feed and provides maximum returns in a short period of time.



Advantages of goat farming

  1. raising goat has become the key part of rural areas it provides income in the bad day or in crop failures of farmers.
  2. the goat meat is highly consumable meat in India and it is one of the costly meat in India. the meat and milk are rich sources of protein.
  3. the gestation period of the goat is 150 days. you can easily get 2 kids in a single gestation and 4 kids in a year.
  4. goat can be raised on grazing or in zero cost no other animal can be raised on zero cost.
  5. the goat meat, milk skin, and manure has high demand in the market.
  6. goat farming is a profitable enterprise
  7. Goats require minimal housing

Goat breeds

there is a number of goat breeds available in India. but you have to select the best for your farm that settles in your environment. the best goat breeds in India are

Sojat 

No doubt it is the best goat breed of India. the weight gain in this breed is more compared to any other goat breed. this goat breed looks superb and has better productivity than any other. the coat color of this breed is pure white in color.

Sirohi

it is one of the best goat breed of India. it is one of the popular and available in large numbers. the best part of the Sirohi goat is they can survive in any region of the world. this breed has long height and quick weight gain capacity.

Beetal

Beetal is one of the heavy and large size goat breed of India. this the breed of Punjab region. the main coat color of this goat breed is black color. this breed has large size ears and the color of eyes is white.

Goat Feed

after selecting the breed you have to choose the best feed for your goats. the feed should provide to goats 3 time s a day and green and dry forages and concentrated feed should be available in the whole day diet of a goat.

the better weight gain of a goat means the profit is more. 

Goat Housing

Goat housing is an important part of goat farming, A low-cost shed can be made from locally available resources like bamboo, thatch, bakkal, etc.

space required for goat according to their age

0-3 months    -      1 sqft
3-6 months    -       2.5 sqft
6-12 months  -       4 sqft
Buck              -       10 sqft
Doe (female) -       10 sqft

commercial Goat farming

to start the commercial goat farming, you have to get experience first better you take Goat farming training and visit some goat farm near your region. Goat farming training provides you enough knowledge about goat farming business how to start what you have to feed to the goat for weight gain. 

 they also teach you about goat farming disease and how you have to give treatment when your goat is sick.

Role of Goat farming in India


  • India has the largest livestock population in the world. India holds the first position in the world in respect of cattle, buffalo and goat population in the world
  • Livestock rearing sustains the livelihood of millions of rural people in India. Indian agriculture cannot sustain satisfactorily without a strong built-in livestock component
  • Livestock plays an important and vital role in providing nutritive food to families both in rural and urban areas.
  • There are varying situations of agro-climate and socio-economic background of individual farmers wherein livestock rearing is a chief occupation among the farmers in our country.
  • Cattle, buffaloes, sheep, goats, pigs, poultry, equine and camel constitute the bulk of the Indian livestock population.

care and management of goat

  • keep the house clean dry and hygiene and do separate each pen.
  • vaccinated all the goats on your farm.
  • spread the lime soda powder every week.
  • provide nutrition to your goats
  • deworm your goat pre or post-monsoon.
  • stay away from overcrowding
  • stay away from inbreeding.
  • provide extra feed to your pregnant and lactating goats.
  • finally, save your healthy goats from infected goats.

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