Stall Fed Goat Farming Guide

Well, what is stall fed goat farming? It is a system in which goats are being grown in protected area with well maintenance and feed of cultivated fodders, forages, silage and concentrate feed. In other words, goats will not graze on open fields and stick to protected or controlled area (shed / house). This is also considered as zero grazing intensive system. Stall feeding of goats growing day by day as it has many advantages over traditional grazing method. Most of the commercial growers are choosing the stall fed goat farming because this system suits very well to commercial goat meat production. Other advantage is the manure being collected from shed can be sold for profit or used in the field to grow green fodders. There are many loans and schemes available from local agriculture banks to avail subsidies on stall fed goat farming. This will cover from fodder cutting machine to shed construction. Let’s us discuss more about “how to start a stall fed goat farming”. 

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Khari Goat Breed Profile Information

Introduction of Khari Goat: - Well, Khari goats are native to Nepal and these goats are prolific and hardy in nature and mainly raised for meat purpose. This breed is widely spread across Nepal and represents 50% of total goat population in Nepal. Khari goats are distributed in hills and inner valleys.

Purpose of Khari Goat Farming:- Mainly for meat.

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Silage Making Steps in Goat Farming

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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