Prospects and Challenges of Backyard Goat Farming in Kashiani Upazila, Gopalganj

Abstract

At fourteen separate unions in Kashiani upazilla in Gopalgang district, the study was conducted to examine the performance of goats and the livelihood created by backyard goat husbandry. Information including age, sexual maturity, litter size, weight, gestation period, housing arrangement, grazing, breeding goals, vaccination and deworming records, and production history, was gathered. Males and females had average weights of 14.54 kg and 20.98 kg, respectively. Goat litter sizes ranged from two to three, and the lactation period was 64.5 days. Goats produced an average of 33.9 kg of milk during a lactation period, and an average of 0.570 kg of milk per goat every day. A small percentage of farmers (25%) vaccinated and dewormed (75%) their goats. The semi-intensive technique was used to raise all of the goats. During the winter, they provided materials for bedding, typically straw, at night. Farmers used green grass (100%) and supplied water by using a deep tube well. The majority of farmers gave goat concentrate feed at a rate of 200–300 grams per day. Most farms maintained the housing, feeding, and breeding, but the health-care and biosecurity fell short of expectations