How to Raise Goats? A Detailed Guide to Key Goat Farming Techniques

To raise goats, you must first build a goat shed. Outside the shed there should be an exercise yard, and within the yard, drinking water equipment, hay racks, feed troughs, etc. should be set up. Choose suitable goat breeds, feed scientifically, and provide plenty of clean drinking water. Clean the floor of the goat shed once a day, regularly remove goat manure, and regularly disinfect the goat shed and its surrounding environment, the exercise yard, and the feeding equipment.

1. Building the Goat Shed

The goat shed is where goats live long-term, so it must be able to protect against rain, sun, the spread of disease, and harm from wild animals. The shed should have sufficient area, and the doors, windows, and walls should be sturdy and durable. Outside the shed there should be an exercise yard, and within the yard, drinking water equipment, hay racks, feed troughs, etc. should be set up.

2. Feeding

Goats are herbivores, so the feed should consist mainly of pasture grass and leaves, supplemented by concentrate. In summer and autumn, feed more grass, leaves, or pasture grass, with a ratio of grass-family to legume pasture of 4:1, and supplement appropriately with concentrate. In winter and spring, feed a mixed feed with the formula: cornmeal 54%, grass meal 40%, soybean or peanut cake 4%, wheat bran 2%, plus an appropriate amount of minerals and salt.

3. Providing Sufficient Drinking Water

Goats must secrete a large amount of digestive fluid every day, and internal circulation and nutrient transport also depend on water, so plenty of clean drinking water should be provided; in winter, warm water should be given.

4. Goat Shed Management

Clean the floor of the goat shed once a day, regularly remove goat manure, and pile it far from the shed for fermentation. Regularly disinfect the goat shed and its surrounding environment; you can use 2% caustic soda or spread quicklime for disinfection. Regularly disinfect the sewage pool, manure pit, and sewer outlet in the exercise yard; you can use bleaching powder for disinfection. Regularly disinfect feeding equipment, feed troughs, feed carts, feed buckets, and other feeding equipment.