Small Stock Farming: The Imperatives

Nichlas Mbingeneeko The previous article focused on caring for lambs or goat kids. This article continues to focus on caring for lambs or goat kids as they are growing. As the lambs and goat kids grow, the milk produced by the mothers often becomes insufficient, particularly in the case of multiple births. Moreover, the grazing may be deficient in minerals and trace minerals. In that instances, the farmer needs to provide for supplementation for the lambs and goat kids as well as the lactating ewes. Supplementation, in the context of animal husbandry, relates to the provision of nutritional substances generally…