How to raise Boer goats? A few small tips for breeding

Recently, Boer goats have become a highlight of the breeding industry, and many farmers spare no expense to travel around buying Boer goats. In fact, this approach is not scientific or cost-effective enough, and with a little carelessness, one may even be cheated. Here, let me tell you a cost-effective method.

If funds are limited, you can buy only 1—3 purebred Boer goat rams, use these rams to mate with local female goats, and after conception they will produce first-generation Boer goats. The male kids of first-generation Boer goats can only be raised as meat goats, fattened after castration, and must not be kept for breeding. After the female kids of first-generation Boer goats grow up, mate them with another purebred ram, and they will produce second-generation Boer goats.

Note: when a first-generation Boer goat female goat comes into heat, do not mate her with her “father”, to avoid inbreeding. The male goats of the second generation still cannot be used for breeding. After the female kids of the second generation grow up, mate them again with another purebred Boer goat, and they will produce third-generation Boer goats. At this point, after evaluation, both male and female goats with relatively good performance can be used as breeding goats, and if conditions permit, further improvement can also be made. Generally speaking, using this method to breed Boer goats, in 2—3 years you can breed a large batch of purebred Boer goats, which is much more affordable and much more cost-effective than directly buying Boer goats. One purebred ram can mate with at least more than 500 female goats in one year, and if artificial insemination is used, one ram can mate with tens of thousands of female goats. Using this method to breed Boer goats, you must also note: the female goats used for mating must be relatively large in body size; small-bodied “local goats” will not do. After small-bodied goats are mated with purebred goats, dystocia is highly likely, and both the mother and the kid may be in danger. Only large-bodied female goats can be mated with purebred rams, and this point must be kept firmly in mind.