Goat Farming – An Upcoming Venture For Livestock Diversification

[kdsingh80]

Goat Farming – An upcoming venture for Livestock Diversification

Date: May 14, 2011

13 May 2011,

One week Specialized Training on Goat farming, 9- 13 May, 2011 organized by Department of Veterinary and Animal Husbandry Extension Education (VAHEE) Guru Angad Dev Veterinary and Animal Sciences University (GADVASU)), concluded today. Dr H K Verma, Head, Department of VAHEE & Course Director informed that with the changing life style and eatery habits, people have started diversifying from the traditional patterns of livestock rearing. He further informed that this is the first training on goat farming organized by GADVASU. Farmers from all over Punjab and its neighboring states attended the training and showed keen interest in learning the techniques used in goat rearing. Dr Verma added that trainees have been given knowledge about housing, nutrition and feeding management practices. Apart from these issues, they have also been trained to handle the new born lambs and methods of weaning, care and management of new born have also been taught to them. Participants were also been given training on the value addition of the goat byproducts. Preparation of frozen products from goat meat and milk products of goat milk was centre of attraction for the trainees. Dr A L Saini was the technical coordinator of the training. Dr Saini is a renowned scientist in the field of goat farming and has published a book on Goat Farming .Dr Parminder Singh and Dr Simrinder Singh Sodhi were the course coordinators for the training. Dr Sodhi informed that there were 22 farmers who participated in the training and they learnt all the new techniques enthusiastically. It is important to mention that all these trainings are conducted under the able guidance of Dr K S Sandhu, Director of Extension Education, GADVASU Ludhiana. Dr K S Sandhu said that the veterinary varsity is organizing such trainings programmes regularly and he informed that another training of two weeks duration for dairy farmers will be organized from 16 May, 2011 and those who are interested can come get themselves registered for the training.

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Price of Goat meat in India is already close to Rs.300 Punjabi farmers will start making a killing if they enter this business

[chatanga1]

its a good idea, and a good way to get jhatka meat. I hope this spreads more, and starts in uk as well.

[shaheediyan]

The value of Goat milk is also generally little known in this era.

Goat milk is far more nutritious than cow/buffalo milk, but obviously harder to attain in consumable quantities (comparitively to Cow/Buffalo). Because of the massively varied diet of a Goat, it's milk has far more vitamins, proteins etc.

In the old days, if a mother in Punjab could not produce milk, her child would initially be given Goats milk (Cow/Buffalo milk to heavy and not nutritious enough). after between 6-12 months it would move to Buffalo milk (which is fattier than cow milk). Due to its richer make up, the Goats milk also helped develop good immunity in the child (which cow milk cannot).

Goats are such versatile animals, they keep the grass short, defend your home (lol), give great natural fertiliser, give the best milk, provide for material for all manner of saaj, their horns make great weapons (madhu) and if worst comes to worst, they can feed you (or feed Chatanga if the worst hasn't quite arrived :-)

I hope the Farmers and the Government etc manage this properly and don't go ape and use the land to change what they are currently growing etc.

[kdsingh80]

The value of Goat milk is also generally little known in this era.

Goat milk is far more nutritious than cow/buffalo milk, but obviously harder to attain in consumable quantities (comparitively to Cow/Buffalo). Because of the massively varied diet of a Goat, it's milk has far more vitamins, proteins etc.

In the old days, if a mother in Punjab could not produce milk, her child would initially be given Goats milk (Cow/Buffalo milk to heavy and not nutritious enough). after between 6-12 months it would move to Buffalo milk (which is fattier than cow milk). Due to its richer make up, the Goats milk also helped develop good immunity in the child (which cow milk cannot).

Goats are such versatile animals, they keep the grass short, defend your home (lol), give great natural fertiliser, give the best milk, provide for material for all manner of saaj, their horns make great weapons (madhu) and if worst comes to worst, they can feed you (or feed Chatanga if the worst hasn't quite arrived :-)

I hope the Farmers and the Government etc manage this properly and don't go ape and use the land to change what they are currently growing etc.

The milk of goat which is eating her natural food is nutritious O/W the milk is same as produced by farm cows and buffaloes.Once my dad asked his colleague to give him some goat milk which he has kept,He said if you want I can but we feed our goats dry fodder so milk is not going to have medicinal properties.My dad decide not to take milk from him.I don't think these farm goat milk is going to be different from farm cow or buffaloe milk

[chatanga1]

give great natural fertiliser,

i havent heard of goats pellet poo being used for fertiliser before.

[shaheediyan]

http://www.flickriver.com/photos/himachalpradeshtrip/4599826759/

[dalsingh101]

I've always found the English [british?] people's failure to eat goat quite puzzling? I mean I'm pretty sure the animals are indigenous here but for some reason the natives seem to eschew them?

Very peculiar?

Edited May 26, 2011 by dalsingh101