Milking

Milk the mother goat five (5) days after delivery. Continue milking up to 3-5 months until the kids
are weaned, or 60 days before another delivery.
Milk the goat in the early morning before the kids suck.
If the mother goat has abundant milk, she can be milked again toward afternoon.
Give the mother goat 200 to 300 gm concentrate daily to increase her milk.
Weaning
If the goat is raised to milk, do not totally wean the kid from the mother when this is 3-5 days old.
Separate the kid from the mother at night. If milk production is only secondary, separate the kid
totally when this is 3 months old. Make sure the kids are fed and given water while they are
separated from the mother. In this way, the kids will quickly learn to eat and drink even while still
young.
Care
Allow the goats to exercise themselves 3-4 hours outside their cage.
Give them regular vaccination against disease.
Separate the sick and call for a veterinarian.
The common sicknesses of the goat are pneumonia and parasites.
Pneumonia:
Usually affects the goat with the onset and toward the end of the rainy season. Do not allow them
to be exposed to rain or draft. Signs of pneumonia are difficult and fast breathing. Give the goat
liquamycin, Tylan 200 or Combiotic injection.
Parasites:
Give the goat tetrazole or thixbenzole every six months.