Production and Management Practices of Goat Farming in Sirohi District, India

Abstract

Total 80 respondents  from Sirohi tehsil of Sirohi  district  from 4 randomly  selected villages were used for this study. Total 80 respondents were used in this study. The results indicated  that  most  of goat  owners  took  extra  care  at the time  of kidding  (75.00%)  and pregnant doe (81.25%). 55.00 per cent respondents used 20 -40 breedable  goat per breeding buck for service. Results showed that 60.00 per cent goat owners gave extra ration to buck during breeding season. 40.00 per cent respondents change the breeding buck every year to avoid  inbreeding and 47.50 per cent goat owners bred  the goat during rainy season and half of goat  owners  selected  the breeding  buck  on the basis  of body  weight.  Majority  of goat owners practiced  semi  stall-feeding  (60.00%),  4 -6 hours grazing  (40.00%)  and grazing  on community type pasture land (56.25%). All goat owners protected the pasture land. Balance ration was feed by 37.50 per cent and 62.50 per cent did not know regarding balance feeding. Majority of respondents  offered green fodder feeding (65.00%), looping of trees (93.75%), feeding  dry  fodder  (68.75%),  out  of them  result  showed  that  36.25  per  cent  feeding  of concentrate  and 63.75  per cent did not know regarding  feeding  of concentrate,  give extra ration to kids for meat purpose (65.00%). Data showed that feeding of pregnancy ration for pregnant  animal  (32.50%),  feeding  of mineral  mixture  (77.50%),  feeding  of common  salt (45.00%) and most of goat owners were used clean water for drinking purpose (93.75%).