GOAT meat has become a favourite delicacy for many Zambian. This has become the most liked meat second to beef.Under traditional level goats are kept under extensive management, that is little is paid to any individual goat. Since they are reared under an extensive system with such conditions goats usually convert otherwise useless browse plants into meat and some milk and at this they are better than other domestic animals.Still under the traditional system of rearing them breeding takes place throughout the year because the bucks (males) are permanently with the does and nannies (breeding females). However, this kind of production is characterised with low nutrition because management is poor and mortality is high due to diseases and parasites.The goodness with goats is that they easily contribute effectively in food production through meat and milk production. For this category of livestock, the encouragement from the government and in particular the Ministry of Fisheries and Livestock […]
THERE IS GOLD IN REARING GOATS
