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    ORGANIC AGRICULTURE PRODUCTION NCII

    RAISE ORGANIC SMALL RUMINANTS

    Guide Question:

    What are the different Goats Breeds?(for meat production)

    -Philippine native chicken - Brush


    -Boer - Tennessee Fainting goat
    -Spanish - Kiko
    -Brush - Pygmy

    (For Milk Production)

    - Alpine - Nigerian Dwarf


    -Lamancha -Muciana
    -Anglo-Nubian - Damascus
    -Oberhasli - Laoshan
    -Saanen - Pygora
    -Toggenburg
    -Nigerian Dwarf

    What are the good stock qualities of the breeders?(female goats)

    - Low set body - Good mothering instinct


    - Roomy - No deformities
    - Hind quarter - Soft and shiny fur
    - Well formed udder - Broad back and ramp
    - Active foraging habit

    (MALE GOATS)
    - Good body condition - should show good libido
    - No deformities - good testicle size
    - masculine
    -Strong legs

    What is a good goat house design?


    - elevated
    - free air
    -Feeds Management

    There are two types of concentrate feeds: Carbonaceous and Proteinaceous.

    Carbonaceous concentrates or “energy” feeds tend to be high in energy, but low in protein
    (8-11%).
    Proteinaceous concentrates or ” protein supplement” contain high levels of protein (>15%)
    and may be of either animal or plant origin.

    -Drinking water =Adlibitum(unlimited)

    -Salt-Lick
    - Salt is one of minerals essential to goat health along with calcium and phosphorous
    -salt encourages goats to drink more water; fresh clean water is essentials to diluting the
    urine and preventing the formation of stones or urinary calculi particularly in amle breeding
    goats.

    -What are the protein plants that can be fed to goats?

    - Napier grass - Calliandra


    - Trichantera (madre de agua) - Guinea grass
    - Rensonii - Mulberry
    - Flemingia - Gliricidia
    - Indigofera - centrocema

    -How to determine heat signs?


    - Reddening of the vulva and discharge from vulva
    - Tail wagging
    - mounting other animal
    - seeking male
    - Frequent bleating
    - push her back
    - standing for mating (standing reflex)
    -how to manage Breeding?
    - Breeding age 6-8 months
    - comes to heat after lambing – 21 days after
    - Length of pregnancy -147 days (ranges between 144 and 152 days)
    - Male female ratio – 1:20
    - Estrous period is repeated every 16-17 days on average in ewes (range 14-19 days)
    - Estrous period is 19-21 days in does (range 17-24 days)
    - the estrous period lasts for about 24-36 hours in ewes and 34-38 hours in does
    -How to manage Pregnant Does?
    -The pregnant animals ewes should not be handled frequently.
    - The ewes/does in advanced stage of pregnancy should be separated from the flock and
    effective care should be taken in their feeding.
    - Extra feed during the later part of pregnancy (3-4 weeks before parturition) will be
    beneficial for the condition of the pre-parturient ewes does which will help in improving
    milk production of ewes does and birth weight and growth of lamb/kids.
    -The pregnant ewe/doe should be protected from chilly weather condition.

    -Progeny Management
    -After kidding the doe naturally licks the kids which she would invariably do and remove the
    membranous cover and she may even eat it.
    -Allow to lick the kids, which helps in early drying, sensitizing and stimulating the kid and
    thereby attracts the new born with motherly instinct towards udder.
    -Allow the kids to suck the mother within 20 minutes of birth so that the kids get vita-A-rich
    colostrum and immunoglobulin essential for the kids.

    NUTRIENTS MANAGEMENT
    1. Carbohydrates
    2. Protein
    3. Lipids
    4. Vitamins
    5. Minerals

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