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Formulas for Breeding in Sheep and Goats

Breeding in Sheep and Goats The male female ratio is 1:20. Young males can be put in to experienced older ewes and older rams to younger...

Fodder-Feed Production for Sheep and Goat

Legume Fodders:- 1. Cowpea / Lobia - Thattaipayuru / Karamani It is an annual crop. This crop is grown in tropics, sub-tropics and warm temperature regions. It...

Common Terms used in Sheep and Goats

Sheep and goats are important species of livestock for India. They contribute greatly to the agrarian economy, especially in areas where crop and dairy...

Indoor sheep kidding and Diseases

kidding in sheep: Vaccinate Dams against the cloistral diseases in good time to ensure protection of the progeny. Use other vaccines only after veterinary recommendation...

Hygiene at Sheep and Goat Farming

Hygiene at Sheep Farm and Goat Farming - Safeguarding Health and more: Good husbandry is the key to success, and good hygiene is an integral...

Sheep Rearing Business in India For Dummies

Sheep Rearing Business: The following content details about sheep rearing business in India. Sheep can be reared as free range (where there is no shortage of...

Indian Sheep Breeds Information Guide

Indian Sheep Breeds : The following write-up explains about different sheep breeds available in India. The country has about 40 breeds of sheep out of which...

Sheep Diseases and Control

Sheep Diseases and Control  Management:- Sheep-Pox Epidemiology : Sheep-pox is a highly contagious disease.It causes a mortality of 20 to 50 per cent in animals below the...

Pit Silage for Sheep or Goat Farming

Steps involved in making Pit Silage Dig a shallow pit on slightly sloping ground. The depth of the pit should decrease from the higher side...

Sheep Feed / Grazing Management

Sheep Feed / Fodder Management: Sheep are pretty easy-care critters for a farm animal. They are basically a grazing animal, and pasture or hay should...

Sheep Housing or Goat Housing

Sheep Housing / Goat Housing Preparation:- Sheep Housing / Goat Housing: The basic requirement of good animal housing is that it should alter or modify the environment...

Stall feeding Goats and Sheep

Stall feeding Goats and Sheep :- Following are the reasons why  stall feeding goats and sheep are more profitable than open grazed goats/sheep.  Conservation of...

Find Goat kidding or Sheep Kidding Time!

How to find goat kidding / sheep kidding time? One of the best ways to identify an impending goat kidding is to feel the two...

How to Manage Newborn Sheep

Care of newborn sheep Nearly 20 percent of newborn  sheep lambs die before weaning. Eighty percent of those losses occur during the first 10 days....

Sheep Farming Considerations

Here is the down and dirty behind owning and raising sheep. 1. There is NO money to be made with a small (under 30) flock....

Design of Sheep sheds or Goat sheds

Layout and Design of Sheep sheds or Goat sheds   The following information is all about Sheep Sheds. Normally sheep and goats do not require elaborate housing...

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