Goat is known as ââ¬ËPoor manââ¬â¢s cowââ¬â¢ in India and is a very important component in dry land farming system. Marginal or undulating lands unsuitable for other types of animals like cow or buffalo, goat is the best alternative. With very low investments goat rearing can be made in to a profitable venture for small and marginal farmers. Advantages of rearing goat The initial investment needed for Goat farming is low Due to small body size and docile nature, housing requirements and managemental problems with goats are less Goats are prolific breeders and achieve sexual maturity at the age of 10-12 months gestation period in goats is short and at the age of 16-17 months it starts giving milk. Twinning is very common and triplets and quadruplets are rare In drought prone areas risk of goat farming is very much less as compared to other livestock species Goats are ideal for mixed species grazing. The animal can thrive well on wide variety of thorny bushes, weeds, crop residues, and agricultural by products unsuitable for human consumption.
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