Apart from beef, mutton also many fans in our society. Goat meat is famous for its smell of prengus, but if you can process it can be a delicious meal.

More and more enthusiasts and increased purchasing power make the demand for goat meat in Indonesia increasingly day. The demand for goat meat in the market has not fulfilled its needs, so we still have to import goat meat. So raising goats can be a good choice, given the high.

In addition, in raising goats not only goat meat but also milk until the dirt can be sold to be used as organic fertilizer. Actually not too difficult to breed goats, but good and correct care can give maximum results. So, what needs to be done in starting a goat breeding? This article will discuss some important things to note so that our pet goats can meet both in quality and quantity.

How goats go, read below for complete guidance.

Goat cattle stables.

If you want to goat breeding is certainly the first thing to note is also the quality of the cage that will be used for goats. The size should be in accordance with the number of goats that we will keep. Make sure the enclosure that we make also meet the quality standards, namely: the cage should facilitate us to supervise the goats in the cage, facilitate us in feeding and safe and strong for the goat.

The cage that you want to make should be within 10 meters of the house to avoid unpleasant odors that can interfere with daily activities.

In general, a good type of cage for goats is a stage-shaped. Where at the bottom of the cage there is underwater to accommodate the dirt, avoid laxity and direct contact with the soil that may be contaminated with the disease. The cage floor is raised between 1 - 2 meters, the tub for feed can be attached to the enclosure wall with the height of shoulder-toed height. Base under the edge of the cage in the deep digging ± 20 cm and 30-50 cm in the middle and in the channel made into the sink container which can then be processed to become manure.

Size of the cage: if you want to maintain a separate goat, can be the size of 1.5 x 1.5 meters for 1 adult goat, if the goat is small but already in weaning can fit 2 goats. As for the new goat is born, this cage is enough for 2 small goats and their mothers. Do not forget to always maintain the cleanliness of the cage so that goats are not susceptible to disease. If the cage has ever been used by a goat that is stricken with the disease, it is better to cage in disinfectant first. But if the goats healthy enough in washing using clean water only. The enclosure and surrounding environment also should not be moist and also free from puddles, so as not to make mosquito nests or other similar animals that can bite and suck the goat's blood.

Good seed selection.

There are 2 types of goats that are often cultivated and most popular, namely: Goat Beans or often known as goats and goats Etawa Java. Goat The Java bean is a small and relatively short body, its ears are also short and erect, both male and female have a pair of horns, a short neck and a high back, varied fur colors, black, brown, red or black and white stripes and the flavor of the goat is also delicious, many love it. This type of goat is easier to maintain because it is more resistant to disease and has a good percentage of breeding.

There are 2 types of goats that are often cultivated and most popular, namely: Goat Beans or often known as goats and goats Etawa Java. Goat The Java bean is a small and relatively short body, its ears are also short and erect, both male and female have a pair of horns, a short neck and a high back, varied fur colors, black, brown, red or black and white stripes and the flavor of the goat is also delicious, many love it. This type of goat is easier to maintain because it is more resistant to disease and has a good percentage of breeding.

Etawa's goats are taller and bigger and their ears extend downward 15 - 30 cm long. Upper nose section is curved and the color of the fur varies between brown, white and black is the most common. For the male goat has thick fur and rather long in the shoulder area and under the neck, while the female goat at the bottom of the tail. This goat can produce a lot of milk, so often in use also as a milk producer. But, this goat is also very suitable for the make as a meat-producing goat. After recognizing the type of goat that will be maintained then choose quality seeds and in need of precision, of course we do not want to choose the goat affected by the disease and even can be contagious. Age of goats in the seeds should have reached 4 months, because at that time the goats have been concentrating on the formation of meat and easier to be fat.

Choose a shiny coat, clear eyes, no defects, straight legs straight and high heels look. Clean mouth and nose is not slimy, as a sign of goats not disease, the anus was clean. The waistline and back line of the spine are straight, not bent downward. The ideal age of fattening is about 8-12 months. Size also normal body is not thin or too fat / excess. You should also choose the shape of the tail is not welded like a whip. According to the breeders, goats that have a whip-shaped tail meatya formation is not too maximal / too slow. While goats that have a tail shape widened more leverage in the formation of meat, which is about 3 months.

Selection of feeds that meet the nutritional needs.

Feed is the most important thing to support the goat fattening process, which is a goat breeding activity that was previously in a lean condition then increased in weight through a process of enlarging meat that takes about 3-5 months.

Goat food is usually in the form of green - fresh forage, such as: grass, lamtoro leaf, turi leaf, cassava leaves are high enough protein, jackfruit leaf and papaya leaf. But before giving green leaves to goats should be done in the drying or in layukan first, about 2 - 3 hours under the hot sun that aims to neutralize the possibility of harmful toxins in the green leaves.

If the goat gets poisoned, the goat can get drunk, sick and even die. In addition, goats can also be given straw (from corn, soy, rice, sugar cane or other), tuber skin (like cassava, sweet potato and others), peanuts (peanuts or coffee skins ), as well as leftover vegetables from the market.

Goats also need solid foods or concentrates useful to speed up fattening. Can be purchased at livestock feed stores or replaced with bran, dregs and cassava with a ratio of 40%: 40%: 20%. Combination of the material must reach 3 kg, because that much must be consumed 1 goat day.

In addition to the grass, green leaves and concentrate foods. Goats still need a supplementary feed with the nutrient content of livestock that has not been present in the previous 3 types of food. This complementary feeding aims to further optimize the growth, health and production of livestock. Goats can be given a dietary supplement containing essential amino acids forming cells and organs, containing complete vitamins that are useful for the immune system from disease attacks, as well as complementary minerals (N, P, K, Ca, Mg, Cl etc.) as constituents of bones and blood, also facilitate the process of metabolism in the body. Can use supplements that can be dissolved together water or animal feed that will be given.

Health care.

Once the need for complete and nutritious feed is sufficient, then the maintenance or care of the goat. The first action we can do is to prevent the disease that can attack our pet goats, such as maintaining the cleanliness of the cage and the surrounding environment. According to the experience of maintaining the cleanliness of the cage, providing healthy food and good care can eliminate the smell in the cage and body of the goat you know.

Land used to maintain or in the cage should be free from infectious diseases. Goats that are suspected of having fur carry the disease should first be washed and rubbed with carbolic soap solution, Neguvon, Bacticol Pour, Triatex or Granade 5% with 4.5 gram concentrate for 3 liters of water. To eradicate ticks on goats, can be washed with Asuntol solution with a concentration of 3-6 grams to dissolve in 3 liters of water.

The need for regular vaccinations aimed at preventing the disease caused by the virus. Some types of diseases that often attack goats are: Parasitic diseases (worms, scabies, lice), Bacterial diseases (anthrax, fetal nails, smallpox), Viral illness (orf), other diseases such as cyanide poisoning, abdominal bloating and miscarriage. If not immediately overcome can even cause death.

So the need for observation or monitoring of livestock, so when there are symptoms of the disease seen in our pet goat, we can immediately know and confirm the type of illness and the way of treatment so as to prevent the disease spread to other goats.

How to reproduce or marry time.

After all the preparation, care and maintenance is right and right we have done, day by day the goat will grow big and mature enough to mated. Usually goats are aged 8 - 10 months are ready for mating, the signs are: anxiety, goat genitals become redness and swelling, tail in motion - movement, and also decreased appetite.

After the mating goat will contain for 5-6 months, then handling the birth process is also in need. We need to pay attention to the signs of the goat that wants to give birth, usually the goat will scratch the floor of the cage and look nervous. In this case, we must also participate in the birth process to avoid the things that are not in want. With good management of goats can give birth every 7 months and once gave birth can produce 1 - 4 goats. After 1 month since the mother goat gave birth then the mother goat we can mated back with goat stud.

After the birth process, the newborn child also needs good and proper care. Ensure the child gets milk from the parent, so that the child gets the right milk intake from the parent because sometimes the mother is reluctant to breastfeed her child, this can cause the child goat malnutrition. If things are like that, we can give the kid a goat milk. Usually weaning goat can be done after the age reaches 3 - 4 months, after that goat chickens can be sold as going to seeds. Meanwhile, after the age of 10 months and then goats can be harvested for the meat.