Ninh Thuận Province finds goat farming lucrative to expand

Goats are raised naturally in Ninh Thuận Province. — VNA/VNS Photo Nguyễn Thành NINH THUẬN — Ninh Thuận, the largest goat breeding locality in southeastern Việt Nam, is expanding its herds as they offer farmers high incomes and it has natural advantages in raising the animals. Ngô Tý, who breeds goats in Thuận Nam District’s Phước Dinh Commune, said he used to farm cows and sheep but finally decided to switch to goats because this requires little investment and the animals require less care and get few diseases. Tý let his goats graze on a hill near home, releasing them in the morning and herding them back home in the late afternoon. In the beginning he had 10 goats and the number had increased to 60 now, he said. Earlier this month he sold five goats for meat and earned nearly VNĐ20 million (US$860), he said. Traders buy goats at VNĐ100,000-130,000 (US$4-6) a kilogramme for meat and VNĐ140,000-160,000 ($6-7) for breeding purposes. Females can give birth twice a year, each time delivering two or three kids. Kids reach a weight of 25-30kg in six to eight months and can then be sold, according to farmers. Many farmers also raise goats exclusively… Read full this story

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