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Maximize Goat Farming Profits With Proper Feeding Methods
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News18•16-10-2026, 14:28
Maximize Goat Farming Profits With Proper Feeding Methods
- •Provide a proper mix of green fodder and concentrated feed in the right proportions for stall-fed goats.
- •Include nutritious millets like maize, sorghum, pearl millet, and finger millet in their diet.
- •Feed them with various tree leaves such as agathi, drumstick, neem, and tamarind by alternating them regularly.
- •Cultivating green fodder on just one acre of land can provide enough feed for thirty goats.
- •Avoid throwing green fodder on the ground by using a rope or a wooden box placed two feet above the ground.
Key Questions Answered
Farmers practicing stall-feeding should provide goats with a proper mix of green fodder and concentrated feed in the right proportions as a complete feed rather than giving them separately.
A single goat consumes about 5 to 6 kg of green fodder per day, and farmers should prepare the feed accordingly.
Cultivating green fodder on one acre of land can provide enough feed for 30 goats.
