How to manage boer goats
May 31, 2011
A) Planning for breeding season <br>-Select the time of year during which the most plentiful supply of food is available up to the period after weaning occurs. The food should be available for 3.5 — 4 months in order to rear kids as cheaply as possible.
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A) Planning for breeding season
-Select the time of year during which the most plentiful supply of food is available up to the period after weaning occurs. The food should be available for 3.5 — 4 months in order to rear kids as cheaply as possible.
-Plan that food will still be in plentiful supply for a further two to four months.
-Keep mating time as short as possible, ideally, 36 days. In this way, each doe will have two oestrus cycles with the Billy goat.
B) Mating Season
Before mating occurs, make sure the does (female goats) are not too fat one month before mating, so that a growing condition can be effected before mating. You should:
-Administer a stimulating feed in form of crop residues, a good lick or a small amount of maize daily.
-Put teaser Billy goats in place two to three weeks before mating time.
-Mass mating: One Billy goat per 35-40 ewes. Endeavour to mate the young females separately from the mature does.
-Single mating: One Billy goat per 50 does.
Keep Billy goats in small shady areas during hot periods with small amount of growing supplement and let them loose among does during the evening.
-Try to do controlled servicing in cool weather whenever possible. A Billy goat can cover a Doe every 30 minutes.
-Artificial insemination can be done if the services are within reach.
-After mating, keep does in the growing condition for the first month in order to prevent abortion of the fertilised ovum.
A) Planning for breeding season
-Select the time of year during which the most plentiful supply of food is available up to the period after weaning occurs. The food should be available for 3.5 — 4 months in order to rear kids as cheaply as possible.
-Plan that food will still be in plentiful supply for a further two to four months.
-Keep mating time as short as possible, ideally, 36 days. In this way, each doe will have two oestrus cycles with the Billy goat.
B) Mating Season
Before mating occurs, make sure the does (female goats) are not too fat one month before mating, so that a growing condition can be effected before mating. You should:
-Administer a stimulating feed in form of crop residues, a good lick or a small amount of maize daily.
-Put teaser Billy goats in place two to three weeks before mating time.
-Mass mating: One Billy goat per 35-40 ewes. Endeavour to mate the young females separately from the mature does.
-Single mating: One Billy goat per 50 does.
Keep Billy goats in small shady areas during hot periods with small amount of growing supplement and let them loose among does during the evening.
-Try to do controlled servicing in cool weather whenever possible. A Billy goat can cover a Doe every 30 minutes.
-Artificial insemination can be done if the services are within reach.
-After mating, keep does in the growing condition for the first month in order to prevent abortion of the fertilised ovum.