Feral Buck For Slaughter

Greetings for all. For those interested please make reservations for feral Akikah for shipment on 27th April 2010.

Avg weight of 40kg (35-45kg) Ex KLIA – RM 490.00

Avg weight of 35kg (30-40kg) Ex KLIA - RM 470.00

*p/s Minimum order 10 heads

Dorper Brief History

White Dorper Stud Ewe

White Dorper Stud Ram

Black Dorper Stud Ewe

Black Dorper Stud Ram

Brief History

The breed was developed in South Africa in the 1930's by crossing Blackhead Persian ewes with a Dorset Horn ram. They were bred to produce a high quality carcass under extensive conditions. The Blackhead Persian was selected for its non-selective grazing, coat shedding, hardiness and good mothering abilities. The Dorset Horn was selected for its rapid growth rates and carcass attributes.

The Breeding program resulted in the development of the black headed and white headed Dorper. Successive Dorper breeding has shown it to be a fixed breed type, giving a reliable reproduction of features and characteristics. It is now numerically the second to largest sheep breed in South Africa.

The breed was introduced into Australia in 1996 and has the potential to be developed for domestic and export meat markets.

Conformation

The animal is characteristically barrel shaped with short, dullish black or white hair on the head. A short, loose light covering of hair and wool (wool predominating on the forequarter) with a natural clean kemp underline, is a typical breed standard.
An even distribution of a thin layer of fat compliments the breed.

The Dorper sheds its fleece avoiding the need for mustering for shearing, crutching and fly control.

There is little difference between blackheaded and whiteheaded Dorpers - the choice is a matter of target market preference.

Characteristics

Economical
The Dorper are an economical breed because of their excellent feed utilization and conversion, they don't need shearing, crutching and mulesing, and they are disease resistant

Meat production:
Purebred Dorper rams reach a liveweight of 90-120 kg and ewes 50-80kg. The Dorper carcass has a good conformation and fat distribution.
Trials and producer experience in Australia indicate that it should be possible to breed Dorper-Merino F1 lambs with a bodyweight of 36kg at 105-120 days, to produce a carcass of about 16kg.

Adaptable:
The Dorper is now well adapted in South Africa to a variety of climatic and conditions. It thrives in arid to semi-tropical areas and 100mm-760mm rainfall.

Hardy
The Dorpers have the ability to thrive in harsh conditions. They were developed to be turned off quickly from arid, extensive grazing conditions in South Africa and have the potential to be produced successfully in a wide range of climatic conditions in Australia.

Fertile
The Dorper is one of the most fertile of the sheep breeds, with potential lambing intervals of only 8 months. Lambing percentages in excess of 150% (2.25 lambs per annum) are possible and 100% is feasible for most areas.
Short lambing intervals have various advantages, of which greater selection possibilities and the sale of larger numbers of lambs are the most important.

Good mothering qualities
The Dorper ewe is a very good mother and protective of her young. Multiple births are common, with some instances of triplets recorded. Lambs are extremely mobile at birth and survival rates are high.
The Dorper ewe produces a large quantity of milk, aiding lamb survival and early growth.

Good grazing habits
They are non-selective grazers. Experience so far suggests that Dorpers can adapt to most grazing conditions. There is evidence that they prefer fibre to grains and they respond well to good quality hay.
Purebred lambs will start to graze in the first few days after birth. F1 lambs after about two weeks.
The Dorper can be advantageously incorporated into under-utilized pastures of lesser quality, thus converting a poor asset into profit.

Continuous breeding season
The Dorper is polyoestrus (can breed continually, with no defined season). Their breeding intervals can be as short as 8 months or 3 times in 2 years. Running rams with ewes continuously is one option that may stimulate reproduction, however it is also likely that ewes will adjust their fertility according to conditions.

Fast growing
Dorper lambs have an inherent growth potential (ability to graze at an early age) They grow rapidly and can attain a high weaning weight.
Dorpers respond well to increased planes of nutrition, giving growers the potential to increase weights rapidly in response to market demands.

So... some reasons to breed Dorpers:

• No shearing required



• Resistance to fly strike



• No mulesing



• No crutching



• Less chemicals



• Non selective grazers



• Continuous breeding season



• High reproduction rate



• Rapid weight gain



• Excellent carcase conformation and fat distribution



• Quiet temperament



• Highly adaptable - thrive in arid, semi-tropical to cool temperate areas



• Hardy and disease resistant



• Early sexual maturity



• Excellent mothers, easy lambers

Feral Bucks & Boer x wethers

Beside as a Boer breeder and handle enquires for importer we also handling and supplying slaughtering Feral bucks and Boer x wethers.

Please use the chart below as a guide to pricing for Feral -v- wethers

Type	Weight	Ex KLIA Cost	Ex Farm Cost
Feral	Ave 35kg per head RM 520	RM 460 min.10 head	RM 480 min 5 head
Feral	Ave 40kg per head RM 600	RM 490 min. 10 head	RM 510 min 5 head
Boer x wethers	Avg 35kg per head 550	RM 470 min 10 head	RM 530 Min. 5 head
Boer x wethers	Avg 40 kg Per head 590	RM 500 Min 10 head	RM 520 Min 5 head

Takes to start a goat farm

Starting a goat farm is a simple process if you do your business homework well. It is all about preparation and developing a goat farming business plan of action and seeing through that plan is done.If you think you got what it takes to start a goat farm, these business guidelines will multiple your chances to start out right and successfully.


Learn about goats

Study and know everything there is to know about goats. Learn their mating patterns. Learn how many kids a goat mom can produce. Learn the best food for goats and their eating habits. What’s the life span of a goat? Learn how to care for goats and learn its basic needs.


Decide what type of goat business you want to do

Goat farming is a diversified business. Goats produce diary and they also make great meat. Goats can also be breed to sell. As a business owner explore these avenues where in you can make money. Decide on which areas you want to focus your attention on. Identify the purpose of your goat farming business.



Determine on how big you want your business to start

Study your business plan and business moves carefully. Determine the number of goats you want to begin with. Pick a number that would be substantially enough to get things moving depending on the purpose of your goat farming business. Is it 10 or 20? Then determine also a supplier who can supply good quality stock of goats.

Purchase land you can develop into a farm

When finding the right place to develop your farm, it is important you make a list of what you want to find first. If you make a list of what you need in a land, it will be easier for you to recognize if a certain place is the right one for your business. Find a location with good terrain for goats, ample grasslands and a good water supply. The area should not be too hot nor is it too good to have it open for predators. Consider talking to a real estate agent about your land needs. Survey the web too for possible lands that could easily be converted into a goat farm.

Invest farming equipment

Purchase farming tools for your business. Begin with fortifying your land perimeter. Install fencing around your area to keep predators and other unwanted elements away from your goats. Purchase grooming tools for your goats as well as hire a vet who can do regular check ups on them.

Advertise

Get the news out that you opened a business. Use your circles of influence and promote your goat farm. Place signage along the road to advertise your business. Develop a website where people can check your farm virtually.

Breeding Goat Quotation

Greeting ......

For the next shipment on Febuary 2010 as we started collecting order.

For BULK ORDER

PLEASE CALL 016 7406141

EMAIL :pbramunia8@gmail.com

Our quote pirice for Feb. are as follow ;-

EX-PRICE

1	BOER FB BUCK REGISTERTED 18 BULAN 55KG .	RM 2,400
2	BOER FB BUCK UNREGISTERDED 18 BULAN 50KG	RM 1,700
3	BOER FB DOES REGISTERED 12 BULAN 35KG	RM 2,000
4	BOER FB DOES UNREGISTERED 35KG	RM 1,600
5	BOER DOES F1/F2 WHITE HEAD WHITE BODY AVG 25KG	RM 700
6	BOER DOES F3/F4 RED HEAD WHITE BODY AVG 30KG	RM 1,050
7	BOER DOES F5/F6 RED HEAD WHITE BODY AVG 35KG	RM 1,200
8	KALAHARI FB BUCK REG 55KG	RM 2,500
9	KALAHARI FB DOES REG AVG 30KG	RM 2,100
10	KALAHARI FB DOES UNREG	RM 1,500
11	SAANEN FB BUCK REG 18 BULAN	RM 2,600
12	SAANEN FB DOES REG 16 BULAN	RM 2,500
13	SAANEN CROSS 16 MONTH	RM 1,500
14	Dorper F3/F4 35kg	RM 1.350
15	Dorper RAM Purebreed	RM 2,500

Goat Care

Diseases

Raising meat goats and Boer goats presents a variety of goat care and goat health issues and specific goat diseases that must be avoided, or controlled. The following are the primary ones to consider. All goat herders must be constantly vigilant for signs of disease and subsequent economic losses.
Some diseases can be transmitted to humans from animals. Most of these can be prevented by good hygiene and are mainly caused by not taking sufficient care when handling carcases or of handling placenta and foetuses. A good reference document for most goat diseases is the "Australian Goat Notes" published by the Australian Cashmere Growers Association.

Some typical signs that one of your goats may not be well are as follows:

1. Look for goats that are well away from the main herd, and possibly not eating, or having an abnormal body posture, such as a head hanging down, as these should be suspect. Goats separate only for illness or kidding

2. Always observe faeces, if the droppings are clumping together, or goat is scouring (diarrhea) or the droppings are very hard, then something may be wrong.

3. Always look at the herd for goats that lag behind or have problems keeping up with the herd.

4. Observe the goats’ feet and legs for signs of swelling.

5. Look for sudden or inexplicable weight loss in animals.

6. Look for signs of swelling underneath the chin, which might indicate internal parasites, or lack of specific Vitamins or minerals (e.g. iodine).

7. Look for any abnormal gait that could be staggering, limping or abnormal walking.

8. Look for any dull and rough coats that may indicate underlying disease or deficiencies.

9. Look for abnormal discharges such as blood, mucus and pus from the mouth, eyes, ears or vulva, or any other part of the goat’s body.

Internal Parasites

There are a number of stomach and intestinal worms that affect goats and include:

• Barbers pole worm
  
• Black scour worm
  
• Brown stomach wormTape worm
  
• Liver fluke
• Stomach fluke
• Small lung worm
  

• Nodule worm

• Thin necked intestinal worm

Worms can be classified into three main types which correspond to the mechanism they use to cause ill health. They are:

• Blood sucking

• Damage to the gut lining

• Migration through tissue

There are two major methods for controlling worms

• Chemical – the use of drenches
  
  

• External Parasites

· There are a number of external parasites which can impact on goat health and production. One of the most common of these are lice. There are two types of lice affecting goats. The “blue” or sucking lice that feed on the blood of the animal and four “red” species or biting lice that feed on the surface tissue and scurf.

· The sucking lice will cross infect both goats and sheep. The biting lice are breed specific.

DRENCHING

Developing a Drenching Program

Drenches (anthelminics) are only one part of what MUST be an integrated approach to worm control on any farm. Factors such as drench resistance, worm monitoring and grazing management are also necessary.

Many farmers run goats as well as sheep on their properties, often with the assumption that the two species can be handled in the same way. The use of any product not specifically registered for goats can only be done following the approval of a veterinarian.

There are few drenches recommended for goats and the use of sheep drenches which are not registered for Goats will impact on your National Vendor Declaration (NVD) when selling your animals and should only be used under Veterinary supervision. The most recent release of the specific goat drench – Caprimec by Virbac Animal Health, ensures now that there is a highly effective drench specifically for goats.

Goats tend to become stressed more easily than sheep, particularly goats which have had minimal handling. This is particularly evident when pushing goats into a drenching race. The animals can become very stressed and can suffocate each other.

A goat with worms is not a productive goat, weight loss, scours and death can occur in affected animals.

An effective drenching program leads to healthier goats, less worms on pastures to be passed onto another animals, drenches remain effective for longer and there is a reduced risk of resistance.

Effective Drenching

Only use the correct dose as detailed on the instruction for use sheet on the drench container. DO NOT guess the weight of an animal as under drenching can lead to drench resistance. Draft goats into different groups by weight allowing approximately a range of 10kg in the groups i.e 20-30kg, 31-40 kg etc.

Use a standard sheep drench gun. Place the tip of the gun over the tongue. Goats vocalize when being handled which increases the risk to the drench entering their lungs rather than down the oesophagus.

Drench Resistance / Faecal Egg Counts

As part of an effective drenching program, testing that your drench is effective is essential and will reduce the risk of drench resistance.

The process known as faecal egg count (FEC) will help you determine your parasite burden and the effectiveness of your drench. FEC can be done by yourself or once you have collected the sample sent as a Veterinary Laboratory for a result.

Goat Digestive Physiology

Goats, like cattle and sheep are ruminants, which basically means they have a four chambered stomach. The four chambers are the rumen (approximately 30% of the stomach mass), the reticulum, the omasum and the abomasum (approximately 70% of the stomach mass).

The digestive process starts with taking food into their mouths. The food is ground, chewed and mixed with saliva in the mouth. The "cud" enters the oesophagus and with muscular movement pushed down to the rumen. The microbes in the rumen break down the food from there it passes to the omasum where water and volatile fatty acids are absorbed. From there it passes to the abdomen where the “cud” (food) is digested by hydrochloric acid, as it does in humans.

From the abomasum, the end products move through the small intestine and then the large intestine where they are excreted as dung.

What's the difference between a FULLBREED and PUREBREED and FULLBLOOD goat?

Technically, only the terms PURE BREED and CROSS BREED are used in animal breeding. However, recently the term FULLBLOOD is introduced by BOER goat breeders. Technically, the term PURE BREED refers to the product of two individuals belonging to the same breed. However, BOER breeders currently use the term PURE BREED to goats with more than 87.5% BOER blood.

The term FULL BLOOD refers to a pure breed (primarily Boer) with ancestors of South African origin.

The term IMPROVED (used primarily for Boer goats) refer to individuals with 50-87.5% Boer blood. Please note that this group of animals when used as breeders is likely to produce offsprings of wide variability in both performance and physical characteristics.

CROSS BREED - product of mating between two individuals belonging to different breeds.

by the Boer Goat Breeders Association of

Australia as:

• Full blood Boer goats Registered with certificates confirming that both males and females are

descended from registered animals imported from Africa.

• Pure bred Boer goats

Progeny of registered males or females joined to fifth cross goats or more.

Cannot be fullblood.

• Cross bred Boer goats. Expressed as percentage full blood

Boer as follows:

- F1 = First cross = 50% Boer blood

- F2 = Second cross =75% Boer blood

- F3 = Third cross = 87.5% Boer blood

- F4 = Fourth cross = 93.75% Boer blood

- F5 = Fifth cross = 96.875% Boer blood

F1 males or females usually have horns that sweep backwards and at

least 50% of any specific group will be totally white.

Some animals will show black or brown body colour on a white background.

As purity increases, the male offspring will move towards a Boer red headed

look that should be prominent by the third of fourth cross.

A Boer doe demonstrating typical markings Boer characteristics include large mature

weights, high growth rates and high fertility. Does can be joined from about

200 days of age and reach maturity at about 20 to 24 months.