This document discusses goat farming in India. It notes that goat farming is suitable for India's climate and economic conditions, as goats can survive on little vegetation and grass. It provides information on various goat breeds, housing, feeding, breeding, and diseases. The key advantages of goat farming are that goats are a multipurpose animal, require less investment than cattle, and are well-suited to small-scale farmers. Overall the document promotes goat farming as a profitable business option for Indian farmers.

2. UNIVERSITY OF MUMBAI
GARWARE INSTITUTE OF CAREER
EDUCATION AND DEVOLPMENT
PRESENTED BY
Dnyaneshwar Tukaram Phalke Rajat Vrushabh Upadhye
Roll no :- 19 Roll no :- 39
Project on :- Goat farming
Submitted To
Prof. Bharambe sir.

3. INTRODUCTION
 The Goat is versatile animal it is known as a poor man’s cow.
 Goat has great and important contribution in rural economy.
specifically in mountainous , semi arid and arid regions of India
Rearing of goat is easy and can be done by farmer.
 Goat has the ability to survive on little vegetation and grass. It’s
makes use of low quality roughages and because of small size,
simple requirement of housing more resistant to disease.
 goat farming suits India’s climate and economic situation. Goat
rearing business is more profitable to farmer in now a day’s
because low investment cost Different breeds are found in
different parts of the country.
 Depending on the objective, meat, hair and milk, the breeds are
selected so as to earn maximum profits.
 Goat is indigenous and exotic breed but exotic breed are more
suitable to farmer because high diseases resistant and more
productive as compare to indigenous breed.

4.  Now a days meat have more demand, and also meat breed are more
suitable to farmer because the value of meat is high.
 Meat is more demand and also higher market potential Goat raring is
more profitable business to farmer.
 And also Sustainable source of income .goat farming business gives
less investment high profit

5. Advantages of goat farming
 The goat is a multi-purpose animal producing meat, milk, hide,
fibre and manure In hilly areas.
 Goat milk is finer than cow milk i.e. the fats and proteins are
present in a finer state and Are more easily digestible, especially
by children and invalids.
 Goat meat has less fat and is more in demand.
 Goat milk is used as an Ayurveda medicine for personas ailing
with asthma, cough, diabetes etc...
 Goat milk has a higher content of B-complex vitamins.
 Goat manure is 2.5 times richer in nitrogen and phosphoric acid
than cow manure.

6.  Pashmina shawls, Mohair and Kashmiri carpets are in great demand
and are sold at very High prices.
Goat milk is cheap, wholesome, easily digestible and nutritious.
Goats give more production per unit of investment.
Goats are cheaper to maintain, easily available and have a friendly
disposition.
Goat farming can be a profitable occupation for a farmer and can fit
well into mixed farming.
Goats are capable of adapting to various agro-climatic conditions
ranging from arid dry to Cold arid to hot humid.
Goat milk is cheap, wholesome, easily digestible and nutritious

7. BASIC GOAT FARING TIPS
 Decide on our budget and accordingly plan your farm
 Initially you can start wit couple of goat and slowly can
be increased as you go
 Decide the breed suitable to your local regions .this can
be find out by browsing other goat farm in your local
are
 Buy goat for certified breeder. Quality health goats
matter in goat farming business
 If you are planning for meat goat farming ,some of the
suitable goat breeds in India they are selected

8.  Make your shed ready before you get you first batch of
goat
 Make secure fencing around the shed and provide clean
water
 If you want to grow your own green fodder to reduce
the cost ,allocation some land to grow any cereal crop
like Baja mower
 Goat farming is very important in commercial goat
farming to obtain good profit, proper feed management
should be practiced
 Pregnant goats and baby always require additional care,
so make sure good attention

9.  Timely required vaccination should be carried out from
seasonal and unexpected disease outbreak
 Research market for better meat price when they are
ready for locale market
 Goat farming should keep hygienic condition in and
around the goat house by keeping cleaning and dry

10. Subsidy for Goat Farming in India
The governments of these states have announced various subsidy
schemes in association with local banks and NABARD to encourage
farmers to rear goats.
you can avail subsidy from the government and banks when you
want to purchase goats. The subsidy amount varies from 25% to 35%
of the total cost of purchase of goats
List of Banks offering Goat Loans in India
1) IDBI Bank –
http://www.idbi.com/sheep-and-goat-rearing.asp
2) Oriental Bank
https://www.obcindia.co.in/obcnew/site/Agriculture

11. Goat Breeds
More than 300 goat breed are available throughout the world.
Dairy goat breed
Meat goat breed
Skin productive goat breed
• Jamunapari
• Beetal
• Tellicherry
• Sirohi
• Osmanabadi
• Black Bengal

12. . Osmanabadi
Coat colour is predominantly black; white, brown and
spotted occur.
Long and short-haired type, based on presence or
absence of long hair on the thighs and hind quarters.
Tall and large size body and legs.
Average birth weight 2.4 kg.
Kidding is once a year.
Average age at first kidding 19-20 months.
It has good quality meat.
Good yielders produce up to 3.5 kg a day.
Average milk yield 170-180 kg per lactation.

13. Beetal
It is are found mainly in the state of Punjab
These breeds are grown mainly for the purpose
of milk and meat.
Coat Colour is predominantly black; or brown
with white spots of distering size
 They are not so heavy in weight.
An adult female goat ranges between 40kgs to
50kgs, whereas an adult male ranges
between 50kgs to 70kgs.
Age at first kidding - 20-22 months.
Average lactation yield - 150 kg.
They are having the ability to give, one kg to two
kegs of milk per day.
 Maximum yield being 591.5 kg in a lactation
period of 177 days.

14. GOAT HOUSHING
Suitable goat housing or shelter is very important for goat
farming business. Because goats also need house like other domestic
animals for staying at night, security, preventing them from adverse
climate, cold, sunlight etc.
Types of Goat House
1. Goat Housing Over Ground
made over the ground. This is the most common house for goats.

15. 2) Goat Housing Over Pole
This type of houses are made over pole. The floor of the house
heights about 1 to 1.5 meters (3.5 to 5 ft.) from the ground. This type of
house keeps the goat free from damping condition, flood water etc.

16. Care of pregnant goat
.
1.Keep pregnant animals separated from others
2. Provide adequate nutrition, easily digestible and laxative diet
3. Do not allow them to fight with each other
4. Do not allow them to mix with recently aborted animals
5. Shortly before the doe is due to freshen, clip hair around the udder,
hind quarters and tail for greater cleanliness.
6. If the goat continuous to produce milk,
dry her off at least 6 to
8. weeks before expected kidding.

17. Care of newborn kids
 Take care of newborn kids by providing guard rails.
 Treat / disinfect the naval cord with tincture of iodine as soon as
it is cut with a sharp knife.
 Protect the kids from extreme weather conditions, particularly
during the first two months.
 Dehorn the kids during first two weeks of age.
 Male kids should be castrated for better quality meat production.
 Vaccinate the kids as per the recommended schedule.
 Wean the kids at the age of 8 weeks.

18. GOAT FEED
Quality goat feed ensures quality meat or milk production. Providing
adequate feed according to the demand of your goats help them to grow
faster and produce more milk or meat.
Classification of Goat Feed
1) Roughage
Grasses, maize, Napier, jack fruit leaf, mango leaf, guava leaf,
cabbage, vegan sinensis, pulse etc.
2) Grainy Feed
The main sources of grainy goat feed are pulse, wheat, maize,
rice, gram, pea, triticum aestivus, potato etc.
3) Goat Feed Additives
For making balanced and nutritious goat feed, you need to mix
different types of vitamins and minerals in the grainy feed.

19. GOAT DISEASES
Diseases in goats are generally less than any other livestock animals. But
for commercial goat farming, you must have to know about some goat
diseases and their prevention methods.
1 Anthrax
Anthrax disease causes in goats due to a bacteria named ‘bacillus anthracis’.
This virus enter into the body of goat through their feed, water, breath and
wound places. Blood may come out from the nose, mouth and anus of goat.
Symptoms: The affected goats stop eating suddenly. They do not ruminate.
Temperature of their body can be up to 41° Fahrenheit. They suffer much while
breathing. The germ of this goat disease can survive for up to 40 years and can
infect humans and other animals.
Treatment: Apply antibiotic medicine like penicillin, ampicillin, tetracycline
etc. according to the suggestion of a veterinary surgeon. Apply anthrax disease
preventive vaccine once to the goat

20. 2) Foot and Mouth Disease
Symptoms: The first symptoms of this disease is fever. Succulent blister
like water can be seen inside their mouth, lips, tongue and middle of
the two hoof. This blister rupture while eating food and the wound
place turned into red color. Saliva flows from their mouth. Bad smell
spread from the wound place. Various types of insects take place in
the wound place.
Treatment: This is among the fatal goat diseases and has no proper
treatment. Use antibiotic medicines for keeping your goats free from
other diseases and virus. Wash the wound place of the affected goat
with antibiotic. Apply foot and mouth disease preventive vaccine after
every 4 to 6 months.

21. Conclusion
 Goat meat are much more demand in market because meat use as
food. Selection of proper breed is most important things in goat
farming business.
 Goat requires less food as compare to other animals likes sheep. Goat
mostly like Green tree levees, grass Subabul etc.
 use as feeding. Goat is tolerant disease as compare to cow and
sheep. The productivity of goat is much more.
 yearly minimum two time they parturition so goat production is high.
 A male goat are known as buck are more demand in market as
compare to the doe.
 Goat farming project require more investment but profit of business
also much more.
 Business are more profitable because goat are not require special
treatment they easy to handling.
 Goat farming business are more suitable to farmer because goat are
not require to continues watch .