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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 [...]
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 [...]
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.
Guide in Turkey Raising
Saturday, February 9th, 2008Technical advances in turkey genetics, production, and processing have created a turkey which produces a pound of meat, using a smaller amount of feed, in less time than most other domestic meat-producing animals. All commercial turkeys produced today are the white broad breasted turkey breed. This breed was first used for commercial turkey production in [...]
Getting Started in Gamefowl Breeding
Tuesday, February 5th, 2008Gamefowl breeding is a tedious and lengthy undertaking that requires full time attention. If you don’t have the heart for it, don’t do it. The good thing about gamefowl breeding as a business though is that, locally nowadays, there exist a big and lucrative market for fighting cocks. Many beginners get their initiation into cockfighting [...]
Hog Production (Piggery)
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008Swine raising is common and practical among farm families. This is because of the many advantages it gives the raiser which allows them to lessen the costs they spend while farming. For example, pigs convert feedstuffs and waste materials not used by man into pork, swine also has shorter development period which can add to [...]
Backyard Hog Raising Tips
Saturday, February 2nd, 2008In almost every rural household in the Philippines, hog raising is a very popular enterprise such that there is a proliferation of backyard producers, which dominates the swine industry. Other than providing a secondary source of income for small families, hog raising is a fast growing home based business in the Philippines which has the [...]
A Guide to Duck Raising
Thursday, November 1st, 2007Duck Raising Duck raising is a lucrative livestock industry in the Philippines because of its egg. Its most important product, the balut (boiled incubated duck’s egg), is sold daily throughout the archipelago for its delicious flavor and nutritive value. Duck raising is especially recommended in baytowns like those bordering the shores of Laguna de Bay, [...]
Guide and Tips on Horse Raising
Monday, September 24th, 2007INTRODUCTION The horse has existed on earth for millions of years but domesticated only about 5,000 years ago. And since then, the horse has been an invaluable servant to mankind. Horses provide man with transport, farm power, entertainment, and even food and clothing. Not surprising therefore, we hold this versatile and invaluable creature in high [...]
Growing and Raising Goats
Thursday, September 20th, 2007I. INTRODUCTION The optimum potential of the goat as one of the main sources of milk and meat has not been fully tapped in the Philippines. The goat is popularly known as the poor man’s cow because children and old folks who cannot afford cow’s milk prefer drinking goat’s milk. Aside from being cheap, goat’s [...]
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