Goat farming

JAMUNAPARI GOAT
 
POINTS TO BE CONSIDERED BEFORE STARTING A GOAT FARM

 Get expert opinion

 Preference of goat or sheep
 Study the age at sales for mutton purpose
 Daily average sales
 Status of goat which were started already
 Study reason for failures in goat farm already started
 Selection of place
 Soil test
 Determine the number of goats reared
 Get training in goat rearing
 Assess the feed requirement
 Plan fodder cultivation
 Plan construction of shed
 Plan selection of animals
 Buy animals from breeder
 Quarantine the animal for 30 – 40 days
 Plan vaccination of deworming of animals
 Allow the new animals in the farm
 Breeding
 Sales.

         Planning,Inquiring,Visiting and Assessing before starting a farm-

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FODDER GRASS NEEDED FOR GOATS

 In grazing system, goats select their grazing as their nutrient requirement

 In grazing system, goats like to feed 80% on leavers and 20% on grass
 Goats like liberty
 Goats bored in a short period itself on feeding the same type of feed. It changes the feed as per the variation in the season or
climate. You can identify the plants liked by the goat in a short period
 Feed manger should be placed at 5 feet height
 Goat likes to feed plants at flowering stage, hence harvest the fodder at the flowering stage
 Goats feed many times in a day and spend more time on feeding than sheep. Hence divide the feed ration into 3 to 5 doses and
don’t disturb them while feeding

 Profitable Tellicerry goat farm-https://youtu.be/6sFmpmZvan8

FEEDING HABITS OF GOAT

 Goats waste feed from 30 to 40% more than sheep and hence this habit has taken into consideration while cultivating grass
 Goats need more sodium salt than sheep
 Heavy goats disturb the lighter weight goats so keep the same weighing goats in one compartment
 Goat has its own territory border and it will not allow other goats in its terotory, so provide recommended space
 Goats digest more fibrous feed than sheep
 It secretes more saliva

 
AN INTRODUCTION TO GOAT REARING

 Goats became one of the family members of farmers

 It is mobile ATM
 Goats play an important role in the financial up liftment of farmers than any other animals
 Goat farming is a profitable self employment business

Goat farm - experience of a successful farmer- https://youtu.be/9MiYKr9r1Lw

Breeds of Goats

 Selection breed should be based on the climatic environment.           

Different breeds in our state in Tamilnadu

1. 1.      Kodi
2. 2.      Kanni
3. 3.      Salem black
4. 4.      Pallai
5.
1.Kodi  Aadu:

 Seen majority in Ramanathapuram and Thuthukudi dist.           

 Body Colour  is Black sprinkled on white color, even mixed with red colour also.
 Average body weight bucks 35kg, doe 32kg.

2.Kanni Aadu

 Seen in virdhunagar, sivakasi, thuthukudi districts

 Black body colour white lines seen on either side of the face, two white line seen on the ear border

Two verities

1. 1.      Pal kanni(White)

2. 2.      Seng kanni(Red)

 Body bucks 35kg, doe 30kg.

3. Salem Black

 Seen in the areas of Omalur, Mecheri in Salem Dist, Dharmapuri, krishnagiri Dist       
 Average body weight bucks 28kg, doe 22 to 25kg.

4. Pallai

 Seen all over the Tamilnadu.

Breeds of other states

1. Thalachery (Kerala)

 Body Colour may be white, black and tawn colour.

 It can kindle 2 kids in a kindling.
 Average body weight: buck 30 to 35kg, doe 25-30kg.      

2. Jamunapari (uthiraprathesam)

 Long pendulous leaf like ear with Roman nose.

 Average body weight bucks 60kg, doe 50kg          .

3.Beetal (Punjab)

 Have Roman nose and short ear.

 Horn are facing backward and twisted.
 Average body weight 30 to 40kg.

4.Bengal  black
5.Barbari
6.Marwavi
7.Ushmanapadi
Comparison of weight gaining at different age in kgs
Breed Birth Weight 2nd Month 6 months 9 Months 12 Months
Kanni 2.23 6.89 9.57 12.23 14.38
Salem Black 2.37 8.30 11.55 14.15 19.28
Jamunapari 2.77 10.44 13.98 17.93 21.28
Thalacheri 2.17 8.53 11.94 14.89 19.40
Barbari 1.87 6.98 10.64 14.49 17.58
Boyar kanni 2.56 8.18 10.52 12.78 16.71
           
      A few information regarding goat:
1. 1.      Birth weight of kid: 7 to 8% of mother weight.(1.5 to2Kg)
2. 2.      Breeding age: Female: 10 to 12monts of age(it depends on body weight)

                        Male: 1 ½ years.

1. 3.      Age at which sale: 9 months.

2. 4.      Reproductive cycle: 18 to 21 days.
3. 5.      Pregnancy period: 145 to 150 days.

Selection of breeds

 Consider the breeds suitable for climatic conduction.

 Consider native breeds like Salem balck, Thalachery, Jamunapari, kanni & kodi
 Foreign Breed: Boyer cross breed.
 Different age group in desirable in a farm.

Goat farm should be consists of

a)      30% of goats in 2teeth age.
b)     30% of goats in pregnant stage.
c)      40% of goats should be of second or third kindling stage.
Age: Purchase the goats,

  Having two and four permanent teeth stage.

 (Two permanent teeth is 1 ½ years of age.
 Four permanent teeth is 2 ½ years of age.)
 Two years of age goat, which is already gave birth once and now ready for breeding.
 Ready for breeding.
How to purchase goats?

 Don’t purchase the goats on sandy.

 Generally purchase the goats at the farm or from breeder.
 To identify the pox like disease, apply the palm against the hair coat of skin.
 Don’t allow the animal in to the farm immediately of the purchase.  keep separately for 20 days.
 Identify the sick ones and sell them.
 Deworm the goat after 20 days.
 Get the information about vaccination schedule from vet & vaccinate properly.
 Don’t allow the visitors in to the farm.
 Active goats with large, soft udder, not pendulous  are desirable for  purchase .
 Avoid the purchase of goats having, tumors and to parasites.

Housing:

 Goat requires 15 to 20 sq feet per animal.

 Shed should face east, west.
 Shed should be 15 to 20 feet breath.
 Side wall should be 1 ½ feet height from the floor and the remaining can be made of wire mesh.

Goat shed

 Floor space for adult:  12-15 square feet covered space and 20-24 square feet open space
 Fill the floor with coarse soil about 1 ½ feet height.
 Deep litter material: 7kg / goat for 4-6 months, for 10 goat (yield 2 ½ ton manure).
 Floor should be made in slopes.
 Shed one side should be covered area and the other side should be open.
 One feeder and one waterer for every 10 goat.
 Keep the feeder at 3three places at 1 ½ feet height and one water duff.
 Waterer and manager should be kept clean.
 In some places slatted floor shed in practiced.
 Slatted floor should be 2’ to 2 ½’ height from the floor.
 One inch gap should be allowed in each repair.
 Dung and urine of goats dropped in to the floor and it can be cleaned once in 3 to 4 months.

                    Easy to assemble goat shed for one male and 20 female-
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                      A minimum budget goat shed- https://youtu.be/zJ2VzhXGIs0
                      Two in One- Goat shed in the cattle shed- https://youtu.be/7KHIST9dGwQ
Is slatted floor necessary?

 Slatted floor shed in not necessary for our climatic condition.

 It is recommended for heavy rain fall area where the soil is always wet.
 In foreign countries and in very large size farm where they keep 4000 to 5000 goats it is recommended to reduce labor cost.

Comparative study on weight gain of goats reared on deep litter and slatted floor
Details Slatted floor Deep lither
Birth weight 2.11 2.13
3months weight 7.40 7.50
6months weight 11.47 11.53
9months weight 14.87 14.77
12months weight 17.70 17.68
15months weight 20.37 20.13
18months weight 22.98 22.90
No additional weight gain in goat reared in slatted flood.
 
         Comparative study on stress in goats reared in deep litter and slatted floor.
  Respiration/minutes Temperature Pulse/minutes
Slatted Deep litter slatted Deep litter slatted Deep litter
Season
Winter 30.4 29.9 38.3 38.5 68.5 69.3
Summer 32.1 31.1 38.4 38.5 74.6 72.8
South west 29.2 29.9 38.7 38.6 69.7 70.3
monsoon
North east 28.5 29.5 39.3 38.9 67.7 70.3
monsoon
Average 30.5 30.2 38.7 38.6 70.1 70.3
No evidence of stress management in slatted floor goat rearing.
         Comparative study on blood in goats reared in deep litter and slatted floor
Season RBCS Hemoglobin
Slatted Deep Slatted Deep litter
litter
Winter 30.0 30.1 11.9 12.2
Summer 29.7 29.7 11.7 12.1
South west monsoon 32.2 33.9 12.00 11.4
North east monsoon 30.3 29.9 12.1 11.4
Average 30.6 30.9 11.9 11.8
 
No change in blood picture due to slatted floor management. 
Slatted floor rearing of goat

 It does not increase its growth.

 It does not reduce its head stress.
 It doesn’t increase blood production.
 It doesn’t reduce the intestinal worm burden in places where average rainfall in below 800 mm. (Vieira, 1987)
 Hence, it is advisable not to spent money on slatted floor shed.

Slatted floor shed for goat- points to be considered- https://youtu.be/_-aLr6LT04c

Caring of kids

 Clean the nostrils of the kid.

 Allow the kid suckle on udder, after cleaning the udder in warm water.
 Colostrums milk should be given within 15minitues of birth.
 Cut the nasal cord 1” away from the body and apply  tincture iodine.
 If the kids soiled with urine and dung the mother goat will not accept it, to avoid this apply mother milk on the kids body.
 Allow the kids with the mother for abot 3to 4 days .
 Don’t allow the too small kids with the mother to graze.
 If necessary, castrate the male kid in 3months of age.
 The kids can grow by feeding the other goats milk, whenever necessary.
 Kids can fed with the warm cow milk at the temp of 35c.

Cute Newborn Kids (Baby Goats) | Caring Of Newborn Kid Goat- https://youtu.be/4dUcxp7fUwM

Kidding of goat- https://youtu.be/uOA40EI3kxA
 
Growing methods

 Allow the kids up to 3months with mother & then allow them separately.
 Growth will be faster, between 3 months to 6 months of age.
 Growth will be medium between 6 months to 9 months of age.
 After 9 months of age, growth rate is slow in correlation with the food intake.
 Sale the male kids under 9 months of age and female kids on 1 ½ year of age is preferable.
 Mineral mixture deficiency usually not met in goats reared under grazing.
 Salt lick is necessary for goat reared in shed. It should be hanged in the shed.
 Iodide salt should also be supplemented with feed.
 Goats need different kinds of tree fodder; hence don’t feed the goat on same type of feed.
 Cultivate different types of fodder to feed the goat.
 Growth rate greatly reduced in every shortfall in types of fodder.

Comparative study on feeding different tree feed 

Stage Agathi vaagai Co4 Ficus(aala poovarasu Total
maram)
01/ 38/9 30/4 23/2 6/9 3/9 103/5
02/ - 55/0 35/2 12/1 7/7 110/1
03/ - - 47/6 24/4 20/0 92/0
04/ - - - 54/7 33/8 88/1
05/ - - - - 76/1 75/1
Comparative study on weight gain and percentage of tree fodder feeding
 
Details Feeding of tree leaves %
0% 25% 50% 75%
Daily growth in Gram 18 29 47 38
Ability to convert feed in to Weight gain in Kg. 23.0 15.0 13.0 14.0 
Comparative study on various combination of green fodder.
 
Details Grass Leaves Grass + conc. Leaves +conc. Leaves
feed feed
Daily growth in gram 36 22 68 34 50
Ability to convent feed 14 16 10 14 17
in to weight in kg
 

 Provide a mixture of 50% of grass and 50% of green leaves in goats ration.
 For example a goat feeding 6kg of fodder, provide it as 3 kg of grass and 3kg of tree leaves.
 Growth rate will be more, when you provide concentrate feed along with grass and tree leaves.

  Breeding management

 For breeding, male above 2 years of age and female 1 ½ years can be used.
 One male for 20 female is necessary.
 Male should keep separately, and allowed to the female in the night time only.
 Goat able to breed throughout the year.
 We can use marker on the male to identify the female which mated.
 Non pregnant females again return to heat after 21 days.         
 Pregnant animals do not come to heat usually.
 To get healthier kids, we should follow the correct feeding practice.
  Breeding performance increases, in cases of shorter inter kidding period.
 Females return to heat 45 to 60 days after kidding.
 We can get three kidding in two years period.
 Change the male once in every 2 years, but not select the male from the same flock for breeding.
 Change the female which kidded 5 times.
 Once in two years, cull the old, infertile, under growth ones from the farm.

Care of male

 Male should be given grains or concentrate, along with greens during breeding (age of 2 ½ years).
 Allow 25 to 30 female for a male.
 Don’t graze the male along with female.
Care of pregnant doe:

 60 days after mating provide extra nutrient to the conceived female.

 Provide green fodder.
 Nearing parturition female should be grazed separately, keep them in separate stall. Relaxation of glutial muscle noticed in
nearing parturition female.
 Provide exercise.

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Feeding management
We can follow 3 types of feeding management

1. 1.      Grazing or free range system.

2. 2.      Grazing and feeding concentrate or semi-intensive system.
3. 3.      Stall feed or intensive system.

Comparative study on breeding activity with feeding management

Details Grazing Grazing & one Only concentrate

third concentrate
1. 1.      No of animals kidding 66 82 85

1. 2.      Single kids / kidding 96 86 75

1. 3.      Two kids / kidding 4 14 25

1. 4.      Body weight during 25 27 27

 breeding in 1 year

1. 5.      Growth rate of feeding kids 98 126 101

(in kgs)

1. 6.      Body weight at 3months  11 14 12

age (in kgs)

       Grazing system

 In good grazing season, growth is 50 to 60 gram/ day.

 In poor grazing season, growth is 35 to 40 gram/day.
 In this system no uniform growth rate seen.

Keeping goats only by grazing an interview- https://youtu.be/0gQWs6Ud3zQ

SEMI- Intensive system of profitable goat rearing- https://youtu.be/ljs8NOV_pBU
Goat rearing in deep litter system- https://youtu.be/nZ6B8R0uYuw

 
        Grazing and concentrate feeding system (semi intensive)

 Provide extra ration at the evening & night after grazing.

 Provide grass or concentrate feed.
 If concentrate feed, provide 15% of its body weight or greens in adlibitum.
 Quantity of greens provided will vary depends on the grazing.
 For example provide 100 to 150g concentrate feed to the 20kg weighing goat.
 Harvest & store the cowpea plant at the early pod stage and  provide to the goat instead of concentrate feed.
 In case of feeding green fodder, make sure that it should be of 50% grass & 50% leaves of the fodder.
Care of meat purpose male

 It is essential to provide concentrate feed at the last month of gestation.

 Purchase the kids born in single. Kid’s birth wil be more.
 Growth will be very high up to 5 months of age.
 Growth will be slow after 9 months of age.
 Wean the kids at the age 2 ½ months.
 Provide starter ration.
 Provide 50% grass + 30% legume + 20% tree leaves, in addition provide concentrate ration 1% of its body weight along with
mineral mixture and iodized salt.  
 Sale the male at festival season.
 Consider the points like color, whorl for sale of religious purpose.
 Price the animal by weight basis.  
 Avail the open of sale by advertisement and internet.

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Cultivation of mixed cropping pattern

 More fodder is produced under mixed crop pattern than the individual cultivation.
 For example three rows of Co3 or Co4, with one row of hedge Lucerne.
 Two rows of fodder sorghum with one row of soybean.
 Three rows of ______________grass with one row of stylo
 It increases the fertility rate and provide necessary nutrient to the growing fetus.
 In case of own preparation for concentrate mixture, prepare it for 15days alone and keep it in well ventilated area.                      

To prepare 10kg of concentrate feed mix:

1. 1.      Cereals (maize, cumbu, sorghum, broken rice)   - 3.4 kg

2. 2.      Oil cake – 1.5 - 2kg
3. 3.      Bran – 3 – 4 kg
4. 4.      Mineral mixture – 200g
5. 5.      Iodized salt – 100g

Few concentrate mixtures for goat

1. 1.      Dried cowpea 50%

2. 2.      GNC 20%
3. 3.      Maize 27%
4. 4.      Mm 2%
5. 5.      Salt 1%

Average weight gain 80G/day

1. 1.      Dried cow pea plant 70%

2. 2.      Broken maize 28%
3. 3.      Mm 2%
4. 4.       Salt 1%

Average of weight gain 125G/day 

1. 1.      Poultry waste  30%

2. 2.      Cotton seed cake 20%
3. 3.      GNC 7%
4. 4.      Sorghum 30%
5. 5.      Molasses 10%
6. 6.      Mineral mixture 2%
7. 7.      Salt 1%
8. 8.      200 to 300G cotton seed
Average weight gain 53-6G/day
Green fodder management

 Chaff the agricultural waste and spray 2% of common salt on it and it can be feed to the goat.
 Chaff or grind the agricultural residue and spray urea solution on it and keep it air tight for 21 days and it can be feed to the
goat.
  To meet shortage of green fodder in summer Silage feed is required.

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Importance of green fodder

 Green fodder plays major role in supplementary protein, fiber content, vitamin and minerals and also control the animal’s body
temp to a great extent.

Green fodder can be classified into four groups,

 Grass fodder       :Co3,Co4

 Cereal fodder      :maize, sorghum
 Legume fodder    :Hedge Lucerne, stylo
 Tree fodder         :Agathi, Subabul, vaagai, kalyana murungai, Glyrecidea

Preparation for breeding season (Flushing)

 Provide 25% additional feed 2to3 weeks before breeding season.

 Provide 150G of concentrate 2to3 weeks before breeding and 3weeks before parturition.
 Due to flushing, multiple ovulations occur, thereby increases the changes of more number of kids.
 Provide concentrate feed, to kids of 45days old.
                                       For kids 50 to 100G/day.
                                       Adult one 250G/day.
 One saltlick sufficient for 20 goats.

Deworming of goats
Symptoms of worm burden,

 Lose in weight gain.

 Pot belly.
 Jewel edema. 
 Anemia.
 Rough hair coat.

Prevention

 Deworm the animal 2 or 3 months once.

 Deworm, once before the onset of monsoon and once during monsoon.
 Deworm, two times after of the monsoon.
 Deworm should be done under consultant of vet.

Diseases of goat

1. 1.      PPR
2. 2.      FMD
3. 3.      HS
4. 4.      Anthrax
5. 5.      ETV
6. 6.      Brucellosis
7. 7.      Coli form & salmonella diseases
8. 8.      RF

1. 1.      PPR

 It is a viral disease.
 Symptoms are mouth ulcers, discharge from nostril,  eye,and loose motion.
 Fever, up to 6 to 8 days.
 This disease can be prevented by vaccination.

1. 2.      FMD

 It is a viral disease.
 It spread through the air.
 Symptoms of are vesicles appear and it turns to ulcer on tongue, mouth, and gum and hoof region.
 Continuous salivation and the animal cannot take food and water.
 It can be prevented by vaccination.

3. Contagious eczema (ORF)

 Symptoms are ulcer in lips and nose.

 The animal will recover in 10 days. No vaccine available.

4. Anthrax

 It is a disease caused by   bacteria.

 Animal dies suddenly without any symptoms.
 Un clotted tarry colored blood from the mouth, nose and anus seen from carcass.
 DOESN’T CUT OPEN THIS CARCASS. It infects human also.
 This disease can be prevented by vaccination.
5. Entero toxemia (ETV)

 Unclean water and food is the predisposing factor and it is a bacterial disease.
 Diseased animal shows convulsions and die.   
 This disease can be prevented by vaccination.

6. Brucellosis

 It causes abortion in animals. 

 From the blood and placenta of the diseased animal it can infect human .
 Preventing by doing vaccination.

7. Coliform and salmonella diseases

 It affects goats and kids through water and food.

 Loss of appetite and loose motion is there symptoms.
 It can be controlled by antibiotics.

Disease caused by ectoparasite 

Thaileriosis

 It is caused by ticks.
 Symptoms are fever, enlargement of lymph nodes, jaundice and anemia.
 It can be treated and prevented by control of ectoparasites.

Babesiosis 

 It is also caused by ticks.

 Symptoms are fever, anemia, coffee colored urine.
 It can be treatment by vet.
               https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mLudIlNTgYk
Vaccination schedule

Month                           vaccine

Feb.- March                   Pox

March- April                 FMD
April - May                   Jones
May - June                    ETV
July - Aug                      PPR 
Insurance
Premium 4%
Records keeping

1. 1.      Stock register
2. 2.      Feed register
3. 3.      Health radiation register
4. 4.      Breeding register
5. 5.      Sales register

 
           GOAT  FARMING PROJECT REPORT FOR (100+4)UNIT
 
 
  PROJECT REPORT FOR  GOAT  FARM WITH 100 DOES+ 4BUCKs
India has a very large and diverse genetic resource of goats. Goat plays a significant role in economic upliftment of rural poor of our country.
Consumption of goat meat (chevon) is increasing rapidly due to its social acceptability. This sector has tremendous potential in employment
generation & poverty reduction.Before starting a Goat farm the entrepreneurs/ farmers are advised to under go   training on goat farming. They can
contact Local Animal Husbandry Department staffs/Veterinary College/agriculture University etc. for the purpose. They should also visit progressive
Goat farmers and government/ agricultural university goat farm in the locality. They must check the following points before starting a dairy farm.
1.   Availability of good quality Parent stock in the locality
2.   Marketing facility for goat & goat meat
3.   Nearness of farm to veterinary hospital/Livestock Aid center
4.    Availability of concentrates ,fodder & medicine in that locality.
This project report is based on following assumption:-
1-   Adult healthy  Does & bucks of black Bengal breed within 2 years of age will be purchased
2-   Manure produced in the farm will be utilized for fodder cultivation
3-   In case of death of adult goats new animal will be purchased from insurance claim money
4-   The above project will be economically viable under proper care & attention of the entrepreneur.
 Techno-economic parameters
1.         Breed of Goat Black Bengal
2.         System of rearing Semi intensive
3.         No. of Bucks 4
4.         No. of Does 100
5.         Age at Maturity (Months) 10-12
6.         Kidding/ interval (Months) 8
7.         No of kidding/year 1.5
8.         Kidding percentage 80
9.         Average litter size  (average of single, twinning, Triplet, 2
quadruplet)
10.      Sex ratio 1:1
11.      Mortality(%) Kids 20
12.      Saleable age of kids (months) 11
 13.      Expenditure norms  
14.      Space requirement sq ft.per head for Buck 15 ,
15.      Space requirement sq ft.per head for doe 10
16.      Space requirement sq ft.per head/kid 4
17.      Cost of construction (Rs.per sft)     Doe, 100
Bucks ,Kid
s                                                                            
18.      Cost of equipment (Rs.per adult animal) 20
19.       Cost of green fodder cultivation (Rs./acre/season) 5000
20.      Concentrate feed : Adult does 6.75 kg per montth
(one month before breeding and one month after kidding
i.e. per kidding)
21.      Concentrate feed for Bucks (two months per breeding 7.5 kg per month
season)
22.      Concentrate feed for Kids (for 30 days) 3.75 kg per kid
23.      Cost of conc. feed (Rs./kg) 11
24.      Labour (No.) 1
25.      Labour wages (Rs.per month) 3000
26.      Insurance (as percentage of the cost of breeding stock) 4
27.      Veterinary aid (Rs./adult/year) 20
28.      Income norms :  
29.      Sale price of Buck/(11month) 1400
30.      Sale price of Doe/(11month) 1200
31.      Income from manure is not assumed as it is used on the  
own farm for fodder cultivation.
32.      Sale of Gunnyu bags (Rs./bag) 10
33.      Repayment norms:  
34.      Repayment period (years) 6
35.      Grace Period (years) 1
36.      Interest rate(%) 12
 
Flock projection chat for  Black Bengal Breed Goat
Year 1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th
No. of does 100          
purchased
No. of bucks 4          
purchased
No. of 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5
kidding/year
No. of kids 150 150 150 150 150 150
born male
No. of kids 150 150 150 150 150 150
born female
No of kids 30 30 30 30 30 30
died male 20%
No of kids 30 30 30 30 30 30
died female
20%
No. of male Kids 120 120 120 120 120
kids available produced
for sale in first
year will
be sold
in
second
year &
so on
No. of female   120 120 120 120 120
kids available
for sale
 ECONOMICS OF GOAT FARMING
 
Sl.no A-Capital (Amount in Rs.)
cost                                                                                                      
a Construction low cost  Shed for 100does  @ 10sq.ft/adult 100000
Doe(Rs.100/sq.ft
b  Construction of Shed for 4 bucks@15sq.ft/buck(Rs.100 sq.ft buck 6000
shed )
c Construction of Shed for240 kids @4 sq.ft./ kids 96000
(1000sq.ft)@(Rs.100/sqft
e Equipments feeding trough buckets 2000
etc                                                         
f Cost of 100 does@ 1500/doe                                                           150000
g Cost of 3 bucks@2500/buck                                                             10000
h TOTAL CAPITAL 364000
COST                                                                 
 
  Working Capital  
a Wages for one  labour @100/day for 1 year                36000
b Cost of insurance 4% of animal cost                                                 7000
c Cost of concentrate feed for 100 does @6.75kg/month/doe  for two 7425
months i.e  kg@11/kg        
d Cost of concentrate feed for 4 bucks @7.5kg/adult animal for two  330
months @ 11/kg
e Cost of concentrate feed for 240 kids@3.75 kg/kid /month i.e  9900
900kg for  one month @11/kg
f Fodder cultivation in 4 acres of land@5000/acre/season          20000
g Misc, expenditure i.e.  vaccine medicine and veterinary aid and 2000
 electricity                    
  Contingency 3000
h Total Working Capital                                                                     85655
  TOTAL PROJECT COST                                449655
I Margin money  @15% of project cost    67449
ii Bank loan@85% of project cost    382207
say 382200
  
  CASH FLOW Project period (year)
Amount in Rs.
    i ii iii iv v vi
a Wages for  labour @100/day 36000 36000 36000 36000 36000 36000
for 1 year               
b Cost of insurance 4% of 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000 7000
animal
cost                                         
c Cost of concentrate feed for 17655 17655 17655 17655 17655 17655
buck does and kids 
d Fodder cultivation  of 40000 40000 40000 40000 40000 40000
land@5000/acre/crop for two
crops      
e Misc, expenditure i.e.  vaccine2000 2000 2000 2000 2000 2000
medicine and veterinary aid
  Total expenditure 102655102655102655 10265510265 102655
5
1 Sale price of male goats - 168000168000 16800016800 168000
@1400/buck 0
2 Sale price of female goats - 144000144000 14400014400 144000
@1200/doe 0
3 Sale price of gunny bag 300 300 500 300 300 500
4 Value of closing stock 100           144800
doe, 4buck, @ average
 1200/adult
& 240 kids @ 500/kid
5 Value of shed           80800
(10% depreciation/year
6 Value of equipment  15000           Nil
(20% depreciation /year)
7 Total 300 312300312500 31230031230 538100
0
89 Gross profit - 209645209845 20964520964 435445
102355 5
 
Calculation of BCR and IRR
  1 2 3 4 5 6
Capital Costs 364000          
Recurring 102655 102655 102655 102655 102655 102655
Cost
Total Costs 466655 102655 102655 102655 102655 102655
Benefit 300 312300 312500 312300 312300 538100
Net Benefit -466355 209645 209845 209645 209645 435445
 
PW Costs @ 15% 705017.81
PW Benefits @ 15% 910589.60
NPW 205571.79
B.C. Ratio 1.29:1
I.R.R. (%) 29.24
 
Repayment schedule
Year Loan Gross Interest Principal Total Surplus
Outstanding Surplus Repayment
1 382200 300 45864 -   300
 2 428064 209645 51367 58864 110231 99414
3 370000 209645 44400 70000 114400 95245
4 300000 209645 36000 80000 116000 93645
5 220000 209645 26400 100000 126400 83245
6 120000 435445 14400 120000 134400 301045