Care for a
Kid
After delivery, the kid navel should be cut 3-4 cm
below
Immediately after birth, the kid must be fed with colostrum
(three days)
Up to one month of age, the kid should be fed milk of his
mother or cow milk or
milk replacer at least 10-12 times a day. However, no extra breast milk can be given
otherwise the kid
will have diarrhea
During the winter season, the kid should be kept in a warm
place (20-25 ° C)
with his mother
From the third week, the kid will have to get used to eating
a little
grass
The male kid should be castrated within 2-3 weeks of
age
Caring for
castrated male
If castrated male goat is provided with a modest diet
according to weight for
4-12 months, their body weight will be 22-24 kg, sale them in the meantime
Provide granular feed and you can supply grass by grazing
half the time in case
of grass crisis
Make available drinking water for all the time
Caring of
Goat
When the weight of the goat is more than 12 kg, it is not
before allow for
mating
Inseminate the goats within 12-24 hours of standing
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Within one and a half (1.5) months of delivery, if the goat
is in heat, the
goat cannot be allow for mating
The goat should be given 1.5 ml of vitamin A, D & E injection
within a month,
and 1 ml of vitamin B-complex injection before the kidding
Give the goats more granular feed during pregnancy and take
special care
Caring of
buck
The buck usually remains active for breeding purpose from 10
months to 3 years
of age
Provide 20g of grams for each buck for a day
Supply less granular feed; if the weight of the buck is 30 kg
then, provide
400-500g granular feed per day
One buck is enough for ten goats
