আধুনিক পদ্ধতিতে ছাগল পালন goat in Bangladesh
Channel: Setu Tv
Date: 01/11/2020

Goat is one of the domesticated animals in Bangladesh. Goats acquire calving capacity in 6-7 months. It is very popular among the farmers as it gives 2-3 kids at a time. A Khasi goat weighs 15-20 kg in 12-15 months. Goat meat is very tasty. So there is a lot of demand for this goat in the market. Goats are called poor cows because they require more initial capital, shelter and food. Goats are reared in the conventional way: In rural areas, goats are reared in the field, in the garden, on the side of the road or by leaving them. No. During the rainy season, the farmer cuts the leaves of different trees and feeds the goats. Goats are sheltered in their living quarters or any other room at night. Science based method should be followed for keeping goats for commercial purposes. It emphasizes on goat habitat, food and health management. Goats are reared in a scientific and semi-confined manner. Goats are reared in a confined manner for those who do not have grazing land or land to tie.
Goat rearing in confined system: Here goats are reared in complete confined condition. Elevated and dry place has to be selected for goat house. This method can be used to build a house at low cost using wood, bamboo, tin, chan, golpata. When building a house, 1 square meter (10 square feet) of space will be required for each adult goat. If the floor is damp, a loft should be made in the goat's house. Here the goats are provided with the required green grass, granular food and water in full confinement. However, if they are taken out of the house for a few hours every day, their health remains good. When starting a farm with a new goat, it cannot be kept in a completely closed condition at first. Gradually their grazing time should be reduced. If you get used to the new environment, there will be no more problems in food intake.
 Goat rearing in semi-bound method: In this method, goat rearing method is followed with bound and without method. They are provided granular food while they are confined on the farm. They graze on green grass by grazing in the field. If it is not possible to take the field during the rainy season, green grass should also be provided in a closed condition