Goat husbandry practices in Southern region of Bangladesh

Abstract

Data were collected from a total of 41 goat farmers in 26 different villages of Barguna and Patuakhali district of Bangladesh to explore knowledge about the goat husbandry practices. Most of the farmers reared goats in semi-intensive system, took winter care and took bath of their goats in the summer. Main feed item of goats were green grass, tree leaves and main water source was pond though some farmers supplied concentrate to their goats. However, most of goat farmers used vaccine against PPR disease and de-wormed their goats. Majority of goat keepers used village buck to inseminate their does and most of the farmers gave service charge to the buck keepers while most of them did not keep bucks for insemination. Moreover, the study reported that the litter size increased with the increase of parity number of goats.

Assessment of performance and livelihood generated through community based goat production in Bangladesh

“…The major sources of feed ingredients they provided to goats were own sources which were mainly tree leaves, green grasses and roadside grasses. Hossain et al (2015) reported that the feed used by 61%, 19.5% and 19.5% goat farmers were green grass alone, green grass +straw, and green grass + concentrate, respectively. They also found that 65.9% and 39% goat farmers supply green grass and concentrate feed respectively to their goats when they keep goats inside the house.…”

Feeding and breeding management system of goat at central and southern regions of Bangladesh

“…They also found that 65.9% of farmers supplied green grass while 39% farmers supplied concentrate feed to their goats during keeping goats inside house. Drinking water sources were (46.3%) tube well, (51.2%) pond and (2.4%) supply water (Hossain et al, 2015). They also reported during rainy season goat rearing farmers in the southern region supplied (46.3%) green tree leaves, (19.5%) green grass and (34.1%) green tree leaves and green grass to their goats but at rain time 29.3% farmers grazed their goats.…”

“…Most of the farmers (82% and 56.1%) of central and southern region of Bangladesh did not take bath of their goats, only 18% and 43.5% farmers took bath of their goats during winter season. Maximum farmers (80.5%) reared goats in semi-intensive system but few farmers (7.3%) used confinement system of rearing, while 12.2% farmers used free range system in the southern region (Hossain et al, 2015). They also found that most (100%) of the goat farmers took bath of their goats in the summer season but only 4.9% farmers took bath of their goats daily in the summer season.…”

“…Most of the farmers (90%) of central region grazed their goat but 70.7% farmers did not graze their goat during rain time. Hossain et al (2015) reported that 61%, 19.5% and 19.5% goat rearing farmers were supplied green grass, green grass and straw; and green grass and concentrate, respectively. They also found that 65.9% of farmers supplied green grass while 39% farmers supplied concentrate feed to their goats during keeping goats inside house.…”

“…Most of (73.2%) the buck keeping farmers of southern region received service charge of buck and 26.8% did not receive service charge during breeding of female goat and they did not practice close breeding system. Hossain et al (2015) found that majority of goat keepers (70.7%) used village buck to inseminate their does and most of the farmers (73.2%) gave service charge to the buck keepers while, most of the farmers (80.5%) did not keep bucks for breeding. The present study might be indicative that farmers at central region of Bangladesh were less attentive to keep breeding bucks of their own and they were also less aware of inbreeding depression in their goats then the farmers of southern region.…”