Before I write anything on sheep farming. I will conclude the remaining write up on goat farming.

Vaccination in goats and major goat disease.

Most traditional small holder goat farmers do not care about vaccinations in goats and treatment of goats when sick. As an aspiring goat farmer there are certain things you will need to know and prepare for. The most common disease infestation is ecto parasites (lice, ticks, ring worm etc) control methods include dipping in water tanks and spraying at interval with suitable chemical.(consult a vet for professional advice)
endo parasites,(round worm ,tape worms, flukes, protozoa) control method include regular de worming at intervals
Respiratory disease (pneumonia). It is very important to know how to mange and control all this disease issues. If these diseases are not effectively controlled, it can affect the growth rate and productivity of your goats (even death) vaccinations are meant to prevent deadly viruses and bacteria , most common deadly disease virus include paste des petite ruminant (ppr) , a very deadly disease that kills within one week and mortality rate is 90 % .(it is epidemic in Nigeria) I will advice you consult a vet doctor for professional help and guide there are other recommended vaccines for ruminant I would not want to mention now.
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Keep it up @Op.

@felixzo1. Have been following your post for years. Am thinking of starting a 50 hectare palm plantation in Nigeria (benin city) Please email me on raincity01@yahoo.com

Hello mr felix I beg don't let this thread die like that because your contribution is touching a lot of life especially those of us who forgone about government work . Please we wnt you back .

ENHANCE
GOATS, SHEEP
PRODUCTION IN
IMO

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development has made known its resolve to
empower sheep and goats farmers in Imo State
to improve animal production for local
consumption and export.
The Imo Director of the ministry and
coordinator, Agricultural Transformation
Agenda (ATA), Mr Clement Iwunze, made the
resolve known during a one-day sensitisation
workshop organised for goats and sheep
farmers in collaboration with the Imo State
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
He said the federal government was poised to
provide fattening feeds, de-wormers, salts and
insecticides to farmers who are already in the
business of goats, rams and sheep rearing.
He said the programme was piloted in Gombe
and five other states and the redemption was
100 percent, adding that 30 states were
selected for the programme.
He noted that each farmer was expected to
fatten 10 rams or goats for Sallah or Christmas
as the idea was to introduce farmers to
commercial ruminant finishing feeds, which is
a necessary healthcare for improved
productivity.
He said benefiting farmers would be entitled to
four bags of 25 kilogrammes of finished
ruminant feed each, 10 millilitres of
Acarricides, 100 millilitres of de-wormer (10
bolus), salt with each attracting 50 percent
subsidy.
He said the programme was targeted at
increasing meat output from current 440,109
metric tonnes to 585,785 metric tonnes as
well as increase animal population from
92.043 million to 119.66 million, thereby
generating over 450,000 jobs in the country.
Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural
Resources, Mr Frank Ibezim, while declaring
the workshop open urged the farmers to be
proud of their profession, assuring that
arrangements were made for the farmers to
work in conjunction with the agric extension
workers in the state in a programmed tagged
the Imo Agric Core Scheme.

felixzo1: ENHANCE
GOATS, SHEEP
PRODUCTION IN
IMO

The Federal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural
Development has made known its resolve to
empower sheep and goats farmers in Imo State
to improve animal production for local
consumption and export.
The Imo Director of the ministry and
coordinator, Agricultural Transformation
Agenda (ATA), Mr Clement Iwunze, made the
resolve known during a one-day sensitisation
workshop organised for goats and sheep
farmers in collaboration with the Imo State
Ministry of Agriculture and Natural Resources.
He said the federal government was poised to
provide fattening feeds, de-wormers, salts and
insecticides to farmers who are already in the
business of goats, rams and sheep rearing.
He said the programme was piloted in Gombe
and five other states and the redemption was
100 percent, adding that 30 states were
selected for the programme.
He noted that each farmer was expected to
fatten 10 rams or goats for Sallah or Christmas
as the idea was to introduce farmers to
commercial ruminant finishing feeds, which is
a necessary healthcare for improved
productivity.
He said benefiting farmers would be entitled to
four bags of 25 kilogrammes of finished
ruminant feed each, 10 millilitres of
Acarricides, 100 millilitres of de-wormer (10
bolus), salt with each attracting 50 percent
subsidy.
He said the programme was targeted at
increasing meat output from current 440,109
metric tonnes to 585,785 metric tonnes as
well as increase animal population from
92.043 million to 119.66 million, thereby
generating over 450,000 jobs in the country.
Commissioner for Agriculture and Natural
Resources, Mr Frank Ibezim, while declaring
the workshop open urged the farmers to be
proud of their profession, assuring that
arrangements were made for the farmers to
work in conjunction with the agric extension
workers in the state in a programmed tagged
the Imo Agric Core Scheme.

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When will this program be starting?

NIGERIA TO
INCREASE MILK
PRODUCTION BY
2000 LITRES PER
DAY
04 September 2014 05:00 Written by Vincent

Nigerian milk production which per lactation
cow currently falls below 500 litres per day
will be increased to 2000 litres per day.
This would be achieved by upgrading the milk
production level of the indigenous cows
through artificial insemination with high
productivity semen and feed supplement.
The director, Federal Department of Animal
Production and Husbandry Services, stated this
during the capacity building for Dairy Value
Chain Subject Matter Specialists (SMSs) in 11
states in Nigeria at Ramat Hotels, New Nyanya,
Nasarawa State.
Represented by Alhaji Adeola, a deputy
director in the department, he maintained that
the training seeks to equip the officers of the
11 states and the value chain team with the
techniques of artificial insemination and
assessment at farm level, Bovine reproduction
and health in dairy animals and techniques for
assessment of animal health and production
parameters.
The Desk Officer of Dairy Value Chain, Mr.
Ezenwa Nwakonobi, while giving the overview
of the dairy value chain, said the objectives
include creation of structural shift in the dairy
industry in Nigeria.
Nwakonobi said the value chain, which
includes linking private sector processors to
domestic milk supplies, increased national milk
output from 469,000MT to 1.1 million MT by
organising small holder milk producer’s
cooperatives clustered around milk processors.
He said the 2014 GES roll-out for dairy value
chain begins by 24 November, 2014 in all the
11 states for 2,200 farmers. 4,400 animals
were targeted; 300kg of feed and 10kg of salt
lick will be redeemed per farmer for N11, 200
at 50%

Hey bro I just came across ur post here and I must say I was very happy to find smtin like dis on nairaland... Am interested in d cattle fattening as its one of my dreams eversince I was a boy.. I have followed ur thread but I wana know smtin...are we just to learn more abt cattle fattening here or dere is a way ppl can partner and practice it for realis dis group abt learning or abt doing the real thing Thanx will be expecting ur reply soon...Bleep

sanmibukunmi: Hey bro I just came across ur post here and I must say I was very happy to find smtin like dis on nairaland... Am interested in d cattle fattening as its one of my dreams eversince I was a boy.. I have followed ur thread but I wana know smtin...are we just to learn more abt cattle fattening here or dere is a way ppl can partner and practice it for realis dis group abt learning or abt doing the real thing Thanx will be expecting ur reply soon...Bleep

i hv done cattle fathening on a micro scale before.but planning a smal scale with all the infrastructure in place.just read the trend wel. if you have any questions i ask me.i will answer you. my farm is in my villa, soo it
maynot be possible to come and see things for yourself.

A CALL TO ACTION
Are you in Anambra state and have passion for Agriculture? I need partners, people that are willing to go into low-cost areas in agriculture. Potential animals to raise include goats, grasscutters, fish and rabbits. If you're interested, contact me on Facebook by the name, Ikeme Henry. THANKS.

HELLO, CAN I FEED MY GOATS PLANTAIN and BANANA LEAVES all d time? I av two goats at d moment and i dnt allow dem graze. I feed dem wt plantain leaves.

Belexy: HELLO, CAN I FEED MY GOATS PLANTAIN and BANANA LEAVES all d time? I av two goats at d moment and i dnt allow dem graze. I feed dem wt plantain leaves.

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Growth rate will be very low.

Belexy: HELLO, CAN I FEED MY GOATS PLANTAIN and BANANA LEAVES all d time? I av two goats at d moment and i dnt allow dem graze. I feed dem wt plantain leaves.

yes, but add kitchen waste, to their diet, eg left over eba, peeled yams,little grains, palm leaves and napier grass or elephant grass,

felixzo1: yes, but add kitchen waste, to their diet, eg left over eba, peeled yams,little grains, palm leaves and napier grass or elephant grass,

@felixzo Am still waiting for your write up on sheep farming.... Thanks

@felixzo1
I would love to ask were is ur village and farm located, becos I would lov to come visit ur farm and see if we can hav a possible partnership.

EJaja: @felixzo1
I would love to ask were is ur village and farm located, becos I would lov to come visit ur farm and see if we can hav a possible partnership.

i am yet to kick off, i will start construction when the rains stop

MickyMozay:

@felixzo Am still waiting for your write up on sheep farming.... Thanks

i will get to it soon, been bust thats why

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felixzo1: yes, but add kitchen waste, to their diet, eg left over eba, peeled yams,little grains, palm leaves and napier grass or elephant grass,

Thanks

felixzo1: i am yet to kick off, i will start construction when the rains stop

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Have u started?

FarmTech:
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Have u started?

not yet.

Whoa! So much business opportunities in Nigeria. I don't even know which one to focus on right now.

felixzo1: not yet.

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Ok. Keep us updated.

kay29000: Whoa! So much business opportunities in Nigeria. I don't even know which one to focus on right now.

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That's hw it use to be initially. Just analyse as many as posible and then choose one that suit your need.

@ flexizo want to say a big thank u for the whole writeups. Pls do u knw any available goat/sheep farm around lagos and ogun state that one could be trained up. I am an aspiring goat farm that really want to venture into it in d nearest future but need go through training before going into it. Will like to blend it with catfish and poultry.

felixzo1:
not yet.

I sent you an email. Check your junkbox if you didnt get it. Hoping to hear back from you.

Following

much thanks to op,your writeup is one of a kind. at this stage I think joint venture should be consider,forming a mini group and venturing into one of the above, would not be bad ideal.

FarmTech:

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Ok. Keep us updated.

Are you in to snail farming? @all any body here dat is in to snail farming here? were can one buy dem. am intrested in it too.
if anybody hv ideal pls shear it we can add dat to our farming too u no man shall not live by bread alone.na money we dey find abi i lie?

fxguru3D:
Are you in to snail farming? @all any body here dat is in to snail farming here? were can one buy dem. am intrested in it too.
if anybody hv ideal pls shear it we can add dat to our farming too u no man shall not live by bread alone.na money we dey find abi i lie?

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I can't say I'm into snail farming. I just have few as hobby. I study and get prepared for the real thing.

nice

people have been sending me messages and calls, bringing my view to a need for a co-operative since this project is capital intensive, I will like us all to show interest in achieving this.