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Black Bengal Goat Keeping at Mymensingh Sadar Upazila in Bangladesh

F. Islam
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensing

M. S. Hossain
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensing

S. C. Sarker
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensing

M. P. Choudhury
Bangladesh Livestock Research Institute (BLRI), Savar, Dhaka, Bangladesh

A. Majumder
Bangladesh Agricultural University (BAU), Mymensing

Abstract/ Executive Summary:

This study provided information on housing, feeds and feeding management, mating system and healthcare management of Black Bengal goats at rural villages of Mymensingh sadar upazila under Mymensingh district in Bangladesh. All farmers reared goats in semi-intensive system and most of them had goat house, provided bedding materials at winter season. Most of the farmers took bath of their goats at summer but a few of them did the same in winter season. Most of the farmers used concentrate feed with green grass and supplied water once in a day in particular waterer. Major sources of drinking water for goats were tube well and during rainy season most of the farmers grazed their goats. Farmers supplied little bit more grass and tree leaves to their lactating does than that of pregnant does while they supplied more amount of concentrates feed to their pregnant does than that of lactating does. Birth and weaning weight were higher in male kids than female kids. Few farmers vaccinated their goats. Farmers did not keep breeding buck and they did not use artificial insemination (AI) for their does. Spouses were the main contributor in goat keeping. Above discussions might be indicative that farmers were more careful about housing, feeding but less careful about health care and breeding buck keeping issues.

Keywords: Black Bengal goat, Feeds and Feeding, Buck keeping

Location: Beltoli and Sobagia villages under Sadar upazila of Mymensingh district.

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Program Area: Animal Health and Management

Commodity: Goat

Objectives:

To learn about present status of goat housing,
To collect information about feeds and feeding of goats,
To know about health care status and
To update information about the mating system of Black Bengal goats in the rural villages of study area.

Methodology:

The study was conducted at Beltoli and Sobagia villages under Sadar upazila of Mymensingh district. Data were collected from 16 goat owners at Beltoli village and 34 goat owners at Sobagia village under Sadar upazila of Mymensingh district using pre-structured questionnaire through door to visit. Data on housing of goats, feeds and feeding management, birth weight, weaning weight and mating system of Black Bengal goat were collected during June 2014 to July 2014. Descriptive statistics menu was used to measure mean values of body weight of goats and grass weight but analysis were performed for having the farmers’ distribution under different studied parameters using the cross tabulation procedure under statistical package for the social sciences (SPSS, 1998) version 11.5.

Source of Information: Journal of Bioscience and Agriculture Research, Vol. 06, Issue 02: 541 - 546 (2016), eISSN: 2312-7945

Article Link (Online Journal): http://www.journalbinet.com/uploads/2/1/0/0/21005390/black_bengal_goat_keeping_at_mymensingh_sadar_upazila_in_bangladesh.pdf

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Achievement/Findings:

All farmers reared goats in semi-intensive system and most of them had goat house, provided bedding materials at winter season. Most of the farmers took bath of their goats at summer but a few of them did the same in winter season. Most of the farmers used concentrate feed with green grass and supplied water once in a day in particular waterer. Major sources of drinking water for goats were tube well and during rainy season most of the farmers grazed their goats. Farmers supplied little bit more grass and tree leaves to their lactating does than that of pregnant do es while they supplied more amount of concentrates feed to their pregnant does than that of lactating does. Birth and weaning weight were higher in male kids than female kids. Few farmers vaccinated their goats. Farmers did not keep breeding buck and they did not use AI for their does. Spouses were the main contributor in goat keeping. Most of the household heads contributed in goat keeping but few household head had the ownership of goats. Above discussions might be indicative that farmers were more careful about housing, feeding but less careful about health care and breeding buck keeping issues.

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