The most common problems faced while Getting Started.
Low quality of breeding stock and limited supply of genetically improved goat breeds.
Poor nutrition, feeding, housing, herd management and health program and other husbandry practices for the small holder production system.· Inadequate or ineffective extension services due to lack of trained goat technicians.
Lack of organized marketing channel, price control system.
Lack of transport facilities to handle live goat and goat milk.
Lack of technically trained personnel in integrated goat farming system.
Lack of record keeping - A number of animals die because of diseases and many of the animals do not reach desired a growth because of parasitic infections. As per expert advice a strategy of proper vaccination, proper health-care including but not limited to universal de-worming once post weaning, and once during last month of pregnancy and before selling for meat production will radically minimize production loss.
