The Philippines Recommendations for Goat Farming
The Philippines Recommendations for Goat Farming
- Los Baños, Laguna PCARRD-DOST / DA 2004
- 137 p. : col. ill.
Goats, being small animals, are popularly raised by smallholder farmers. Given their size, they are relatively easier to raise than large ruminant animals. Moreover, their upkeep entails a small initial investment and a correspondingly small risk of loss. Goats can easily be integrated with the existing crop-based farming systems. They provide meat, milk, and supplemental cash to rural farm families. Moreover, their manure is used as organic fertilizer in crops; hence, they also contribute in soil improvement. This volume is the third revision of the Philippines Recommends for Goat Farming, which was first published in 1977 and was revised in 1982 and 1985. It aims at providing extension workers, research and development (R&D) workers, students, farmers, and those who are yet to venture in goat production an updated package of recommendations on goat farming.
Goats
Goats -- Farming
Goats -- Breeding
Goats -- Feeding
Goats, being small animals, are popularly raised by smallholder farmers. Given their size, they are relatively easier to raise than large ruminant animals. Moreover, their upkeep entails a small initial investment and a correspondingly small risk of loss. Goats can easily be integrated with the existing crop-based farming systems. They provide meat, milk, and supplemental cash to rural farm families. Moreover, their manure is used as organic fertilizer in crops; hence, they also contribute in soil improvement. This volume is the third revision of the Philippines Recommends for Goat Farming, which was first published in 1977 and was revised in 1982 and 1985. It aims at providing extension workers, research and development (R&D) workers, students, farmers, and those who are yet to venture in goat production an updated package of recommendations on goat farming.
Goats
Goats -- Farming
Goats -- Breeding
Goats -- Feeding