By George Munene Mcharo Mbogho’s word of advice for any would be goat breeder is that they need an abiding passion for the animals and the art, without which they won’t weather the tough times that alternate with the good in goat farming. In three location in Taita-Taveta County, he has 450 heads of mostly …
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Early studies have found that nutrients like iron, calcium, magnesium and phosphorous were more easily digested and used by the body in goat milk than cow milk. Photo: Zablon Oyugi/Farmbiz Africa. Farmers who rear five dairy goats stand to benefit 45 per cent more than those farmers rearing one dairy cow. This is because goats …
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A dairy goat feeding from its feeding trough. Rearing five goats for milk which requires low maintenance can earn a farmer Sh280, 560 monthly as compared to a dairy cow which can earn a farmer Sh155, 400 monthly but is of high maintenance. For Kiringai Kamau, a farmer from Murang’a County who practices …
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