Study on demography, management, and performances of goats on smallholdings in Chattogram district

Abstract

The study aimed to learn about the demography, management, and performance of goats on smallholdings in the Chattogram district. Data for this study were gathered randomly from 90 female goats over 2.5 months, from 16 April 2023 to 30 June 2023, This study primarily gathered data for breed, age, body weight, flock size with sex ratio, feeding, vaccination, deworming, litter size with sex ratio, and litter survival number. Results indicated that flock size ranged from 3 to 33, with a median of 21, the mean male-to-female ratio was 1:1.60 in each flock, the average age of the chosen does was 30±1.43 months. In the study, around 32% of farmers fed solely roughage to their goats, whereas the remaining 68% fed both roughage and concentrate. Around 68% of the farmers vaccinated their goats whereas the remaining 32% is not in the study. The statistical mean live weight of Black Bengal, Jamunapari, Haryana, Cross breed, Totapuri, Khari, and Barbari was 25.51±1.36, 34.70±2.53, 30.84±2.86, 28.68±3.05, 31.40±2.38, 41.00±9.00, and 34.00±4.93 respectively, according to breed, whereas highest in Khari The mean litter size of Black Bengal, Jamunapari, Haryana, Crossbreed, Totapuri, Khari, and Barbari was 2.59±0.79, 1.65±0.11, 1.85±0.53, 2.15±0.22, 1.80±0.20, 2.00±0.00 and 1.00±0.00 respectively, whereas largest in Black Bengal. The male-to-female ratio in litters of Black Bengal, Jamunapari, Haryana, Crossbreed, Totapuri, Khari, and Barbari was 1:1.59, 1:0.65, 1:1, 1:1, 1:0.50, 1:0, 1:2 respectively. In Black Bengal, Jamunapari, Haryana, Crossbreed, Totapuri, Khari, and Barbari, the percentage of kid survival rate was 97.14%, 100%, 88.46%, 95.12%, 100%, 100%, and 66.67% respectively. The highest kid survival rate observed in Jamunapari, Totapuri and Khari. The 2nd highest was Black Bengal. As a result, it is possible to assume that the findings of this study will be the future solution to poverty in the study region Chattogram throughout Bangladesh.