It is found predominantly in the Ninh Thuan province in the Central Southern part of Vietnam. The Bach Thao breed of goat was introduced to this Centre in 1992, when it was known as the Rabbit Research Centre. With the restricted suckling system there is need for extra feed supplementation of the kids to compensate for the milk taken for human consumption. In industrial countries, where there is usually a surplus of milk and milk products, such supplements are made from skimmed milk powder and vegetable oils which are reconstituted on the farm to simulate whole milk. This technology is not feasible in almost all developing countries where milk products are in deficit and have to be imported.
Sugar cane is grown commercially or at household levels in most tropical countries.
These conditions are induced by a state of psychological satisfaction as is the norm when the young ruminant sucks directly the milk from its mother. Young calves are know to secrete sucrase, the enzyme needed to digest the sucrose which is the predominant nutrient in sugar cane juice. But there appear to be no data on goats. Whole soya beans contain mainly protein and oil and would appear to be the most suitable supplement to complement the carbohydrate in sugar cane juice. Whole soya beans, after toasting, grinding and mixing with the sugar cane juice would be used efficiently by young goat kids.