Selecting Sheep for milk or meat
Selection of Sheep – General Strategy A common mistake of inexperienced farmers is that they often start raising just one sheep. The sheep is a very social animal, with a […]
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Housing Sheep
Building the Sheep Farm – How to house Sheep As it happens in all livestock activities, we start by building our sheep establishment well before we welcome our animals. We […]
Sheep
How to raise Sheep
Sheep Raising Basics – Introduction to Sheep Farming Sheep is a very friendly and calm animal that can live in harmony with chickens, horses, goats etc., while producing valuable dairy […]
Goats
Q&As on Goats
What are goats used for on a farm? Goats are primarily raised for milk and meat. Many people also raise goats as pets. Finally, a small portion of farmers train […]
Goats
Milking Goats and Dairy Goats Management
Introduction to Goat Milking As stated above, the average goat can mate at an age of 1-1,5 years old (there are some striking exceptions to this rule). The pregnancy period […]
Goats
How to select Goats for Milk or Meat
Just like in pig farming, a common mistake of inexperienced farmers is that they often start raising just one goat. The goat is a very social animal, born to live […]
Goats
How to raise Goats
Goat Raising Basics – Introduction to Goat Farming Similarly to any other crop or livestock activity, if you possess the triangle “Land – Time – Energy”, then you can feel […]
Horses
Q&As Horses
Are horses herd animals? Yes they are. Horses are very social animals that prefer to live in a herd. There are of course numerous farmers claiming that they have raised […]
Horses
How to feed Horses
Feeding horses Basics – Types of horse feed When it comes to feeding horses, we have the well-known “Pasture Vs. Commercial Feed” debate. It is true that horses (just like […]
Horses
Selecting a Horse
How to buy or adopt a horse If you want to purchase or adopt a horse and you are first time owner, then the local horse loving communities’ members must […]
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