In recent years there is a tremendous goat meat demand and supply in the
world. Commercial goat farming is one of the business sectors growing every
year. However, the feed supply for these animals are not meeting the demand and
buying fodder or feed in open market became expensive and this is impacting the
profits in goat farming. There is a need for home grown green fodder crops to
make the feed available all the time and reduce the cost involved in feeding
the goats.What is silage? Well, it is a process of preservation of chaffed green
fodder in anaerobic condition (no
air inside pit/tank) by way of fermentation method. One can make silage from these crops and feed the goats for better
health, weight gain and milk production. In this write-up, let us discuss about
green fodder crops suitable for goat feed and steps involved in making silage.
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