How big can a goat usually grow?

An ordinary adult goat weighs about 60-70 kilograms, and the clean meat after killing is about ten to twenty kilograms.

China has a long history of goat raising, and there are written records of goat raising as early as the Xia and Shang Dynasties. More than a thousand years ago, Chinese working people began to raise goats, and then gradually formed a large scale.

Goat production has the characteristics of high reproductive rate, strong adaptability, and easy management. It is widely raised in the vast agricultural and pastoral areas of China. After the reform and opening up, China's goat industry has developed rapidly and made remarkable achievements. China's goats are widely distributed throughout the country. In more than half of the provinces (districts) in the country, the number of goats exceeds that of sheep.

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Precautions for raising goats

1. Regularly adjust the feed supply according to the nutritional status, milk production capacity, and appetite of the goats.

2. It is generally required to feed 3 to 4 times a day and night, and the intervals between each time should be as equal as possible. Each feeding should be small and frequent, regular, qualitative and quantitative. The goats should be asked to raise grass and not to press the trough with grass.

3. Goats eat a wide range of food and like to try new things, so the feed mix should be diversified, and even the same feed should be fed several times a day.

4. There must be an adaptation period for goats from the feeding period to the grazing period, or from the grazing period to the feeding period, and the transition must be gradual. When changing the type of feed, it should also be changed gradually.

5. Each feeding procedure should be rough first and then fine, feed grass first and then feed, that is, feed in the order of rough feed, concentrated feed, and juicy feed.

6. Feed must be clean and fresh. Frozen succulent feed and silage should be thawed before feeding. Corrupt, moldy, or spoiled feed is not allowed to be fed.

7. Jingke should be crushed into dough and fed raw. Add a small amount of water and stir it before feeding to make it soft and easy to eat and digest. Juicy feed, grass, and hay should be chopped into short pieces before feeding to facilitate feeding and reduce waste.

8. All kinds of prepared feed should be fed in time and should not be left for too long to avoid deterioration. At the same time, the feeding trough must be kept hygienic and the feeding trough should be cleaned after each feeding.

9. When feeding concentrates, sheep with different strengths and weaknesses need to be fed separately to prevent each other from competing for food. It is best to have a hay rack when feeding hay.

10. Drinking water should be sufficient, the water quality should be clean, and the water temperature should be around 10°C. Drink 2 to 3 times a day.

11. During the feeding process, pay attention to the goat's feed intake and nutritional status, timely adjust the amount of concentrate feeding, and promptly detect sick goats.