Feeding and breeding management practices for goats in Sabarkantha district of North Gujarat

A field study was conducted in Sabarkantha district to study the feeding and breeding management practices followed by the Goat owners. Data was collected from two selected talukas from 120 goat owners through personal interview with the help of pre-tested structured interview schedule. The study revealed that majority of respondents (50.83%) allowed their animals for 7 hrs grazing. Majority of goat owners (95.0%) followed stall feeding + grazing, while very few (5%) adopted only stall feeding. Majority of goat owners (91.67%) had availability of green fodder while very few goat owners (12.5%)... Mehr ...