This document collects demographic and goat ownership information from a farmer. It asks for the farmer's name, location, age, occupation, education level, number of years rearing goats, reasons for keeping goats such as milk and meat consumption or income, number of goats by breed and age, feeding practices, breeding practices such as purebreeding or crossbreeding, characteristics looked for in breeding bucks, number of does mated to each buck, problems encountered in breeding, and practices during pregnancy.
This document collects demographic and goat ownership information from a farmer. It asks for the farmer's name, location, age, occupation, education level, number of years rearing goats, reasons for keeping goats such as milk and meat consumption or income, number of goats by breed and age, feeding practices, breeding practices such as purebreeding or crossbreeding, characteristics looked for in breeding bucks, number of does mated to each buck, problems encountered in breeding, and practices during pregnancy.
This document collects demographic and goat ownership information from a farmer. It asks for the farmer's name, location, age, occupation, education level, number of years rearing goats, reasons for keeping goats such as milk and meat consumption or income, number of goats by breed and age, feeding practices, breeding practices such as purebreeding or crossbreeding, characteristics looked for in breeding bucks, number of does mated to each buck, problems encountered in breeding, and practices during pregnancy.
This document collects demographic and goat ownership information from a farmer. It asks for the farmer's name, location, age, occupation, education level, number of years rearing goats, reasons for keeping goats such as milk and meat consumption or income, number of goats by breed and age, feeding practices, breeding practices such as purebreeding or crossbreeding, characteristics looked for in breeding bucks, number of does mated to each buck, problems encountered in breeding, and practices during pregnancy.
Name of the Farmer:__________________________________
Gender: (Male) (Female)________
Age of Respondents:_______
Main occupation (major source of income):________________
Secondary occupation (secondary source of income):_________________
Educational Background:
Elementary:______________ High School:________________ College:___________ Others:____________
B. Goat Ownership
1. How many years have you been rearing goats?____________________
2. What are the most important reasons why you keep goats? (encircle at least three reasons below)
a. Milk consumption b. Meat consumption c. Cash income on a regular basis d. Cash income a few times a year to meet regular needs e. Cash income for emergencies f. Insurance against drought g. Low initial investment for goat rearing h. Recurring expenses are low for rearing goats i. Any other (please specify)
3. Number of goats owned and breed wise classification
Breed Bucks Does
Under Above Under Above 1 yr 1 yr 1 yr 1 yr Anglo Nubians Boer Saanen Alpine Toggenburg Native
Others (please specify)
4. What is the Age (in years) of the eldest: Buck:_________ Doe:_________
5. Do you provide feed/ supplements to your goats? Yes__________ No_________ If Yes, what feed/ supplements are provided? 6. What categories of Goats are given supplementary feed? (multiple tick possible) Buck___________ Milking goat ______________ Pregnant goat ____________ Kids(< 1 year)_______ All_____________
C. Breeding Practices
1. What kind of breeding practices that you’re using?
Pure breeding_____________ Crossbreeding________________ Artificial insemination______
2. Do you look for specific characteristics while identifying a breeding buck for your doe? Yes __________ No __________ If Yes, what specific characteristics do you look for? ( use code below) 1– buck of improved breed; 2- colour; 3 – single born/ twin born; 4- overall physique (height, length, weight in relation to age); 5- other physical characteristics (ears, nose, horns, teeth); 6- temperament (aggressive/ calm/ quiet/ active); 7 – any other (please specify)
3. How many doe are mated by one buck?________________________
4. What problem that you encounter in breeding?
Access on quality breeder________ Lack of knowledge on improved managements option_________
High cost of breeding activities___________ Any other (please specify)____________
5. What practices that you do while doe is pregnant to produce many kid?
