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Friday, February 29th, 2008THE DAIRY GOAT
Goats are among the smallest domesticated ruminants and have served mankind longer than cattle or sheep. They thrive in arid, semitropical, or mountainous countries. More than 460 million goats in the world produce over 4.5 million tons of milk and 1.2 million tons of meat annually, besides mohair, cashmere, leather, and dung for […]
Understanding Dairy Goat Production Part 2 of 3
Friday, February 29th, 2008FEEDING DAIRY GOATS
The goat is a ruminant, having a four-part stomach like the cow and sheep. The first part, called the rumen, is the largest; it receives food that has been swallowed without much chewing and stores it until it is regurgitated and chewed again. The food eventually goes to the third and fourth stomachs, […]
Understanding Dairy Goat Production Part 3 of 3
Friday, February 29th, 2008SHELTER AND SPACE
Although goats have adapted to diverse and adverse climates without the aid of man-made shelters and support, maintenance of good health and dairy productivity require minimizing the stresses associated with excessive heat, cold, humidity, and wind.
Small-Scale Butter Making
Friday, February 29th, 2008Butter can be made from fresh or fermented milk. If fresh milk is used, it must first be separated into skim milk and cream. The cream is churned and the final product is known as sweet butter. The milk used to make lactic butter does not require separation into skim and cream. Instead milk is […]
The Rubber Tree - Part 1 of 5
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008
Why rubber trees are grownThe rubber tree is grown because rubber is made from the latex in its bark.
The rubber tree has roots made up of a tap- root and creeping roots.
In the bark of the rubber tree there is a liquid called latex.
The latex is harvested by making a slit in the bark, […]
The Rubber Tree - Part 2 of 5
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Preparing the seedlings
It takes a long time to get good rubber tree seedlings to put in the plantation.
It takes two years to get seedlings for putting in the plantation.
To raise seedlings for the plantation, you must:
· make the seeds germinate in the germinator;
· put the germinated seeds in the nursery;
· look after the nursery;
· graft […]
The Rubber Tree - Part 3 of 5
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Preparing the ground and making the plantation
To make a good plantation, you must:
· prepare the soil well;
· do the planting well.
Preparing the soil
Choose deep soil that is never flooded. Then the tap- root of the rubber tree can go down well into the soil.
Once the site is chosen, you have to:
· clear the ground;
· stake […]
The Rubber Tree - Part 4 of 5
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Looking after the plantation
To have a good plantation that gives a lot of latex the planter must:
· look after the plantation before tapping;
· look after the plantation after tapping;
· protect the rubber trees against diseases and insects.
Looking after the plantation before tapping
To look after the plantation before tapping, you must: take good care of the […]
The Rubber Tree - Part 5 of 5
Wednesday, February 27th, 2008Tapping
Tapping means
· to make a cut in the bark of the rubber tree
· to harvest the latex.
Tapping is difficult to do well. You must take care how you do it.
For a good tapping, you must:
· make a good cut;
· harvest the latex well;
· harvest the latex at the right time.
Chicken Egg Production Tips
Wednesday, February 20th, 2008Food safety has become and increasingly important issue for all sectors of the poultry industry. For eggs, the food safety focus has been on bacteria, especially Salmonella species, which cause human illness. To promote safety, a growing number of egg producing companies are adopting egg quality assurance programs, which stipulate actions for all aspects of […]
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