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RAISINGSMALLRUMINANTSFORPROFITS
MATTHEWOLUGBENGAOYEYEMIUniversityofIbadan
mo.oyeyemi@mail.ui.edu.ng(+234)8038059952
Introduction
• Smallruminantsareoftheorderofanimalswhichhaveastomachwithfourcompletecavities(rumen,reticulum,omasum ,abomasums),throughwhichthefoodpassesindigestion.
• Thedivisionincludessheepandgoats.Someotherinthisorder(ruminants)thatarenotsmallruminantsarecattle,deerandantelopes.
• Smallruminantsarefrequentlyofconsiderableimportanceandhaveawholerangeofadvantagesoverother,largerlivestock.Theyalsohavesomedisadvantagesbutthebalanceappearstobeheavilyintheirfavor
• ThehumidzoneofWestAfricahastraditionallydependedonareastotheNorthtomeetitsdemandforanimalprotein.
BreedsofSheepandGoats• Therearemanybreedsofgoatsindifferentpartsoftheworldandtheydifferincharacteristicsafteradaptationtotheirdifferentenvironments.
• TherearethreemainbreedsinNigeria– TheMaradi orRedSokoto andtheWestAfricanDwarfandsahel breed.TheMaradi (redSokoto)islocalindistributionbeinglocatedintheformersokotoprovinceofNorthernNigeria.
• Thisbreedisuniformlydarkredincolour.ItiswellprotectedinitsdefinedareaofdistributionandinothertomaintainthepurityofthebreedinSokoto province,noothertypeofgoatispermittedandgoatsofcolours otherthantheself-redareculled.
BREEDSOFGOATSANDSHEEP• TheWestAfricandwarfgoat(Fonto Djallon)hasahigherconcentrationinthesouthern(forest)partofNigeria.
• Itissmallerinsize,about50cmheightandamatureliveweightofabout14-20kg.Itiswelladaptedtp thehumidtropicalenvironmentandisrelativelyresistanttotrypanosomosis.
• Itisusedprincipallyformeatproductionandskinwhichcommandslittlecommercialvalueisusuallyeaten
• Thesahel ordesertgoatisabreedfoundinthesahel regionintheNorthofthecountry.Itisalarge,long– leggedbreedwithwhite,shortandfinehaircoat.
• Itsmatureweightrangesfrom20and35kg.OthertypesofgoatsinNigeriaincludeBorno white,KanobrownandKatsina lightbrown.ThesearevarietiesoftheWestAfricanlong-leggedbreedofGoat.
• ThemajorbreedsofsheepinNigeriaaretheOuda ,yankasa ,Balami andtheWestAfricandwarf.TheWestAfricandwarf(WAD)iswidelydistributedthroughoutthehothumidwestcoastofAfrica,whiletheouda ,Yankasa andBalami arerestrictedtothesemiaridandaridzonesofWestAfrica.
• Manycrossesbetweenthesebreedsexistthroughindiscriminatebreedings byNomadicstockmen.
• Someofthesedifferdistinctlyincoat,colourandconformationwhilesomearenot.Forexample,theouda iswelldistinguishedbyitslargebodysize,longlegs,blackandwhitecoat,longtail,droopingearsandirs wellcurvedbigface.
• MatureOuda malesweighupto90kg.WhiletheOuda hasallthesedistinguishingcharacteristics,thecasenotassuchfortheWADsheep.
• Thediseasetrypanosomosis transmittedbytsetseflies,hasgenerallylimitedlivestockproductioninthehumidzoneandmostresidentanimalsaretheindigenous,trypanosomosis tolerantdwarfbreeds.
• Dwarfgoatsanddwarfsheeparethemostcommonlyfoundruminantspecieswithanestimated14milliondwarfsheepandgoatswithinthezone.
goat
Inadequacyofprotein• ItispresentlywellknownthatthegreatestproblemfacingmostAfricancountriesistheinabilitytoprovideadequatecaloriesandproteinofanimalorigintofeedtheirpopulation.
• InNigeria,itisestimatedthatdailyminimumproteinrequirementofanadultNigerianvariesbetween65gand72gperperson,35-39gofwhichshouldbeobtainedfromanimalproduct.
• WithinthelivestocksubsectorsmallruminantsoccupyanimportantpositionindomesticruraleconomyandfarmingsystemofNigerians.
• Smallruminantsareownedandkeptmostlybytherurallittleresourcedfarmersaseitheranon-farmactivity.
Inadequacyofprotein• MeatistheprincipalproductfromthesespeciesinNigeriawheretheyaccountforabout50%oftotalruralmeatconsumptionfromdomesticsources.
• Besides,smallruminant’sdirectcontributiontohumandiet,sheepandgoatsperformsocio-culturalfunctionsinthesociety.
• Giventhisperspectiveofmulti-purposecommodityresourceinruraleconomyandtheveryhighofftakes,smallruminantsshouldbeprimetargetofdevelopmentandimprovementforsmall-scale,littleresourcefarmersinNigeria
Housing/systemsofrearing
• Semi-intensivesystemofrearing• Intensivesystemofrearing• ExtensivesystemofrearingHousingdependsonthesystemadoptedfortherearingoftheanimals.
Mostcitiesmaynotdeconduciveforanimalrearingortermedstrayanimals
Diseases
• Trypanosomosis• PastedepetitruminantPPR• Abortifacietdiseases• Nutritional• Environmentalinduced
Management
• Grassesmainfoodofsmallruminants• Feeds– differenttypesofsupplementaryfeeds- cassavapeels,brewers’waste,etc
• Feeding– howregular• Water-needsalotofwater• Medications• Roamingorplayingyard
Breeding
• Gestationperiodis150days(av.5months)• Puberty8-18months• Weaningage2-6months• numberofkids/lambperdam=1-4offsprings
WeaknessesandthreatsWeaknessesoftheproposedgoat-farmingprojectincludethefollowing:- Costofbuildingadequatefacilities- Co-operationamongstexistingsmall-scalegoatfarmersneeded- Althoughgoatsareknowntobehighlyresistanttodiseases,othercontaminationbyinsects,mitesandotherparasiteswhichcouldprovedetrimentaltothehealthofthegoats- Theftofgoatswhileoutforgrazing- Inadequatesupplyofreproductivegoats- Lackofsufficientknowledgeofgoatmeatbenefitsandhencealackofdemand- Goatscanovergrazeanddamagetheenvironmentifnotlookedafterproperly- Lackoffencingandinfrastructure- Lackoffundingandlimitedcapital- Poormanagementpractices
StrengthsThefollowingstrengthsfortheimplementingtheproposedgoatfarmingprojectareidentified:• IndigenousgoatsareinabundanceinNigeriaandareidealformeat
production.• - Lowlevelofskillrequirementsandexpertisefortheoperationsofagoat
farming project• - Labour intensiveprocedureswhichentailthetrainingandemployment
ofalargenumberoflocalcommunitymembers• - Largenumberofsubsistencegoatfarminginthearea• - Numberofgoatscurrentlynotbeingprocessed,whichservesasthe
supplyforgoatfarmingproject• - Theabsenceofdirectcompetitorsthatproducegoatfarmingproductsin
theMunicipalityandDistrict
• Warm,semi-aridconditionsofthearea,whichareconducivetogoatfarming
• - Availabilityofopenundevelopedlandsinceitisapredominantlyruralarea
• - Goatscanproducewellindifferentenvironmentsandarewidelydistributedindiversehabitatssuchas:desserts,mountains,grasslands,andlushtropics
• - Goatscanliveevenwhenthereare:watershortages,foodshortages,veryhotand
• variabletemperatures(changingfromhottocold),hardandrockycountry,etc
• - Goatshaveashortgestationperiod(only5months)andoftengivetwins.Theaveragekidspergoatarethus3kidsperannum.
• - Breedbyseasonintemperatezonesandallyearroundintropicalzones
• Goatsfeedbygrazingandbrowsing,feedsatdifferentheights,standonhindlegstoreachfood,climbingintotrees
• - Goatsarewelladaptedtomanyenvironments• - Goatsareaverygoodsourceofincomeandfoodifwellmanaged
• - Goat’smilkhasmorecalcium,phosphorousandchlorinethancow’smilk.Goat’s
• milkisbetterforthefamilyasithasa“HighNutritionalContent.”Thismeansitisaveryhighqualityfoodandverygoodforyoungandold.Somepeoplecannotdrinkcow’smilk.Theyhavean“allergy”toit.Thisiswhysomechildrenarerearedon
• goat’smilkwhencow’smilkandallelsehasfailed.Nobodyisallergictogoat’smilk!Higherpricesforgoatmilkcanbeobtained.
• Goat’smeatisverytastyanditisjuicyandeatenoftenbymanypeople
• - Moreandmorepeoplearelearningabouthowgoodgoat’smilk,cheeseandyoghurtaresothereisagrowingmarket
• - Inthespaceandusingthesamefeedyouneedtokeepacowyoucankeep6to10goats.Goatsthusdonotneedbigareastograzelikecattle.
• - Goatfarmingusessmalldosesofmedicine(drugs)whichischeapandeasytomaintain- Goatfarmingisgoodforpeoplewhodonothavealotofmoneytostartwith
• - Goatsmakeverygoodmanure.Droppingsareusedtoimprovecropyields
• - Goatsrequirelesslabour andtimeperheadcomparedtocattle
• - Expansionofproductionofgoatfarmingandbreedingtootherrelatedproductssuchasgoatbutter,cheeseandsoapexists
Profits
• Itispossibletohave2parturitionperyear• Vaccinationandinvolvementofveterinarianwillreducedeath/losses
• Startwith5females&1male=6thisisdependentonyourcapacityandspaceavailable
• 1year=5x2=10iftheygivebirthtooneeach• Whatistheinitialcost?
PROFITSHowdoweprofitfromthesmallruminants• Sellingthewholeanimal(ceremonies)• Sellingofanimalsinparts• Hoofselling• Hidesandskin• Milkandmilkproducts• Bonemealforfeedmillers• Bloodmeal• Pleasures(pleasure,companionsetc).
Profitsctn
• Costoffeeding• Salaryofattendance• Costofdrugandveterinaryservices• Thesemustberecordedtohelpyouputapricetagontouranimals
• Calculatethebenefitratiobyremovingwhatyouspent(input)fromthetotalcostofanimalssoldyouhavethebenefit/profit
Profit
Tomaximizetheprofitnotethefollowingsü giftmustbearacostandrecordedüSeparatesatisfactionandmonetaryprofitüNowastageoffeedsüUsereliableworkersrememberprodigalsonwhowouldhaveeatpigsfoodbutwasnotgiven
üAccuratepricingduringsales
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