Technology ready for commercialization-Goats

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Goat Feeders for Better Feed Utilization

• Goat feeders are suitable for feeding concentrates, dry and green fodders simultaneously, thereby reducing the cost of labor and feeding time under semi-intensive and intensive goat production systems.

• The height of feeder trough is designed at the shoulder point of goats considering their feeding/grazing habits. The technology has been effective in reducing feed wastage (from 35-40% in conventional ground level feeding method to 5-10%) and chances of contamination of feed with animal excreta.

• The rectangular feeder can accommodate 10-12 goats, whereas hexagonal feeder can feed 12-15 goats.

• Approximate cost per feeder is Rs. 5000-6000. The adoption of technology reduces cost of feed by 25-30%, which is estimated about Rs.30.00 per day for ten goats.

• Use of this technology under intensive feeding condition also reduces pressure on natural resources, mortality and morbidity in goats facilitating sustainable goat rearing with better financial returns.

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Pelleted Complete Feed Technologies for Sustainable Goat

Production under Intensive Feeding System

• Declining feed and fodder resources and grazing area is a major challenge to goat rearing. To address this challenge, CIRG has developed complete feed technologies to cater to the nutritional requirement of goats under intensive feeding system.

• The technologies include tree leaves based complete feed pellets and monsoon herbage based complete feed pellets.

• The nutritive value (digestible crude protein) of the complete feed pellets is between 5.42 and 13.63 on dry matter basis.

• The cost of complete feed is varying between Rs. 8– 12/kgdepending on availability of materials with an average weightgain of 58 to 80 g/day in growing kids.

• The technologies have been adopted by several small and marginal goat farmers for sustainable goat production with considerable financial benefit.

• The technology has immense value to reduce pressure over available feed resources. It is readily available with CIRG

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Stressol – G: an Herbal antistress formulation

• This polyherbal formulation was developed by a three plant extracts in suitable vehicle.
• The antioxidant efficacy of extract was tested under invitro by estimating free radicle scavenging, Lipid peroxidation etc.
• The clinical efficacy of this formulation was evaluated in heat stress, cold stress animals by monitoring stress markers in goats such as SOP, MDA, heat & cold and HSP 70 catalase.
• The formulation was effective in ameliorating the stress and positive effect on growth and production.

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Intravaginal pessaries for oestrus synchcronization in goats

• The reproductive potential of Indian goat breeds is relatively less as compared to the exotic breeds of goat. The variation may be genetic, environmental and managemental.
• Indian goat breeds are characterized by long post-partum interval resulting in greater inter kidding interval and less prolificacy in some Indian breeds of goat.
• Intravaginal pessary relate to oestrus induction in an oestrus goats, shortening the post-partum interval, oestrus synchronization, more frequent kidding, increase in litter size in less prolific breeds, extending mating outside the normal breeding seasons.
• Mostly pessaries available for sheep even in international market but it is Specially designed and standardized for goat
• Induction of heat : 1.5-3 days
• Efficacy :70-80%