Credits: Biovision-Infonet
For good management a farmer should keep the following simple records (Use record sheet for cows).
- Birth dates
- Birth weights
- Sire and dam
- Milk records
- Treatment records
- Mating dates – Your records should include: date of covering buck used for covering
It is very important to keep breeding records and, where possible, to register the goats with the Kenya Stud Book to avoid inbreeding.
Assessment of weight and body condition:
in the absence of a weighing scale the weight of a goat can be estimated by measuring the chest circumference (girth) right behind the front legs.
Figure: Heart girth in cm and the corresponding estimated weight in kilos
