WHY GOAT FARMING ?


1. Goat farming under stall fed condition is profitable.
2. They give birth to twins and perhaps triplets.
3. Very low capital investment is required for the purchase of goats.
4. Goats can be sold at any time and can be en-cashed easily.
5. The pregnancy period of the goats is considerably short.

6. They are resistant to diseases.
7. One goat can give one kg manure per day.
8. Goat meet is lean meat (low cholesterol).
9. In drought prone areas, risk in goat farming is much less than other
livestock species.
10. No religious taboo is against goat slaughter. Moreover, goat meet consumption is prevalent in the country.
11. Goat is termed as walking refrigerator for the storage of milk and can be milked
number of times in a day.

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