Thank u sir

Maple:


1. Fabricator price would depend on your location. N800/tray is a reasonable price within FCT.
2. Yes, you can use red sorghum too. Though its not widely established, however some believe that poultry & pigs utilize more energy from white sorghum than red sorghum, even though their starch contents are somewhat similar. As for cattle, this is of no concern.

thanks for the info. Sir

Good day great people in the house, did anybody have contact of veterinarian that can handle IVF (IN VITRO FERTILIZATION) and ET (EMBRYO TRANSFER) perfectly. Urgent response will be appreciated.

GOM2016:
Good day great people in the house, did anybody have contact of veterinarian that can handle IVF (IN VITRO FERTILIZATION) and ET (EMBRYO TRANSFER) perfectly. Urgent response will be appreciated.

the technology does not exist in Nigeria yet, even where is exist in the world it still very expensive there, in Africa I know it's done in Kenya for exotic high yielding cows

fiddzy:
Good day sir mr maple scrooling through your thread i came across your picture on hydroponic fodder lab pls sir i have some questions. My questions are these 1.how much is the cost of each tray because where i stay here the fabricator told me 800 and i feel he is trying to rip me off 2.do you also use red sorghum varieties because from what i learned white sorghum variety is used . Pls anyone in the house can also share ideas thanks.

Hello, what material are you using and what are the dimensions of th tray? Thanks

Tycike:
@ O.P, Nice thread. I have wheat offals for livestock feeding if interested. Contact me on 08164718425

Hello,
Can I get the whole wheat not just the offal? If yes, please email me at lizcrazyfarmlady@yahoo.com.
Thank you.

dashiki:


Hello,
Can I get the whole wheat not just the offal? If yes, please email me at lizcrazyfarmlady@yahoo.com.
Thank you.

I just deal on offal.

felixzo1:
cattle fattening, practical steps

Cattle fattening is a processing on feeding a special diet and supplements to some selected bull under semi/intensive systems (feedlots) to encourage rapid weight gain. A bull in fattening will require roughly 3 percent (body weight of the bull) of forage/grass a day, a lot of water and supplements. The average daily weight gain of a Fulani bull on a grass fed ration is 0.5 to o.7 kg per day. When supplemented with grains it is 0.7 to 1kg per day.
Fencing/ housing
The bulls will only require a strong wooden fence; it should be located a little away from a residence because of smell from the dung and flies. It should also be located in a secure area. Dung should be collected daily and carefully disposed of, or used as manure.
Buying your bulls
The best time to buy your bulls is the peak of dry season, bulls of roughly a year old can be bought from state like, Niger state, taraba state, nasarawa state and up north. A year old bull can be bought for 25 thousand naira in some villages in the above mention state. Farmers sell off their bulls for fear of losing them due to drought/inadequate feeding during this period. The cost of transporting the bulls to your location varies but should not be more than 10,000 naira.

My next write up will be on silage making for bull fattening questions/coments will be welcome

pls do u organise practical trainning 4 intending farmer? Cos i want to engage in d cattle fattening and goat production especially niger or exotic goat. thanks

is anything like high breed in he-goat

So good going through this thread. God bless all contributors.

@Maple.
I will send you mail soonest. Am interested in the business and I need ur mentoring.


@ Felix,

Where are you based?
I will send a mail too. U will also mentor me in the business.

Pavore9:
Nice thread. I wish more nigerians would go into diary so people will have access to freshmilk at cheaper price as Kenyans do. l am living here in Nairobi and l buy a litre of freshmilk for N125 but when l go to d rural areas l buy a litre for N76.

wow can u imagine! so youghourt is a common thing there.

Please am interested in the goat farming. tanx

Hello felixzo1. I took my time to go through your thread and am very impressed.
Pls I want to go into Goats / Ram farming in Minna to be specific. I will appreciate any info, contact and resource to help me start.
Getting a land is another issue am battling.

Thanks

Hello y'all, I can supply you goats, these local brown goata(Hausa goats) of all sizes. I'm based in taraba. Contact me if interested

felixzo1:
I will give you a contact of someone in NVRI Vom, he is very resourceful, he has done insemination for Intergrated Dairies Vom in the past and has done sexed insemination for Nagari farms.

Hello, do you know any veterinary doctor in Kaduna? I have rams and goats and I lost 2 rams this week. On on Monday and another today. They don't show any sign the day before . I just see dead in th morning. Pls am open to any help. The so called vet doctor in my area has been called but he has no idea what is happening

pls need price of getting sokoto gudali and white fulani heifers (not more than 6 months old) from the north and transportation cost to lagos.

henrixx:
Hello y'all, I can supply you goats, these local brown goata(Hausa goats) of all sizes. I'm based in taraba. Contact me on 08062292514 if interested.

y'hello..........can u supply rams too down to Ibadan (preferably gembu rams)?

if yes,how much is it gonna cost per ram?

loshybab:

y'hello..........can u supply rams too down to Ibadan (preferably gembu rams)?

if yes,how much is it gonna cost per ram?

inbox me... Let's see

jamace:

Yes we can. be careful that you go to a VET and not a quack. cheers.

henrixx:
Hello y'all, I can supply you goats, these local brown goata(Hausa goats) of all sizes. I'm based in taraba. Contact me on 08062292514 if interested.

Hi i would be particularly interested in the sokoto red. call me on 08172152843

Maple:


Most would be glad if u share your infos here as many have done. Anyways, the use of hydroponic fodder should not diminish the importance of silage, which is a nutritious dry fodder with lots of fibres. Ruminants like cattles can not survive on hydroponic fodders alone, hence its important they are fed dry fodder or hay as well, perhaps even more. Hydroponic fodder should be used mostly as a feed supplement.

I completely agree with you there Maple, the main objective of fodder grown via hydroponics is to ensue that nutritious green can be supplied all year round regardless of seasonal changes and also to maximize every square inch available. Bear in mind that fodder grown via hydroponics require high quality seeds and loads of them too on a regular basis. What is the advantage of growing these seeds vis a vis feeding them to the aninmals directly as seen in grain fed cattle? well, you tend to get to increase the weight of the seeds between day 0 and day 8 by almost 700% meaning you will be able to deliver more DM per kg body weight as opposed to just feeding seeds alone.

Silage on the other hand ensures that you can trap as much freely available green and other feed sources/waste at a time when they are easily accessible i.e. peak cassava harvest, peak maize harvest etc i.e. ensures a timely storage of nutritious DM (dry matter) and CP (crude protein) in the time of plenty.

jenkini:


Hi i would be particularly interested in the sokoto red. call me on 08172152843

u contact Me or watsap me

jenkini:


Hi i would be particularly interested in the sokoto red. call me on 08172152843

u contact Me or watsap me

felixzo1:
the technology does not exist in Nigeria yet, even where is exist in the world it still very expensive there, in Africa I know it's done in Kenya for exotic high yielding cows

what state are you in nigeria and how do i get the good goats e.t.c? can a goat born four or five at a time? can a goat born two e.t.c times a year? .

08142692099 pls add me to D goat group

ihedioramma:
what state are you in nigeria and how do i get the good goats e.t.c? can a goat born four or five at a time? can a goat born two e.t.c times a year? .

kidding can be thrice in 2 years.
it can kid 3 kids at once.

what is the taste of fresh milk like? Do you think there'll be a market for it in Nigeria?

that is way the use to drink house fura de nunu so sweet

alakara:

kidding can be thrice in 2 years. it can kid 3 kids at once.

Ok thank's .

Please teach us about goat farming here .

Pls what's the fastest way(in terms of kind of feeds, ration, number of times being fed etc) to fatten a bull? Thank you

Pls who know where I can get Guinea pigs supply??