Dhofari

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Draft: needs vet reviewGulf breed

Type: Goats
Region: Southern Oman
Main use: Meat, milk
Known for: Local breed with an improvement programme

This information is general. For doses and treatment, always ask your vet.

About

Local breed with an improvement programme

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Benefits & uses

Meat, milk

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Food

Browse and leafy hay plus concentrate for milking does. Goat minerals can contain copper: never give them to sheep.

Common vaccines

PPR, FMD, goat pox, CCPP, clostridial, brucellosis, Rift Valley fever where advised.

Draft: needs vet review

Water and general notes: Water: 4-10 liters per day, and lactating does need about 1.5 extra liters for each liter of milk. Goats prefer to eat tree leaves and leafy hay more than straw. Goat mineral mixes contain copper, so don't give them to sheep.

Feeding by stage and goal

Stage	Weight / goal (kg)	Intake (% of weight)	Ration protein (%)	Energy TDN (%)	Daily ration example
Suckling kid (0-3 months)	2-12		18-20	75	Colostrum first 6 hours, mother's milk, and from the second week starter feed and leafy hay
Weaning (3-5 months)	12-20	3.5-4.5	16	70	0.3-0.5 kg concentrate + hay or tree leaves
Fattening	20-35	3.5-4	14-16	70	0.5-0.8 kg concentrate + 0.5 kg hay. Expected gain 100-200 g/day (Boer is higher)
Dry doe (maintenance)	40	2-2.5	9-10	55	Hay or tree leaves + 0.2 kg concentrate
Pregnancy: last 6 weeks	40-50	2.5-3	12-14	60-65	0.4-0.6 kg concentrate + good hay
Lactating	40-60	3.5-5	14-16	65-70	Ad-lib alfalfa or hay + 0.3-0.4 kg concentrate per liter of milk
Breeding buck	60-80	2.5-3	11-12	60	Hay + 0.5-0.8 kg concentrate during breeding season

Concentrate mixtures (parts per 100 kg)

Mixture	Minerals & vitamins	Salt	Limestone	Soybean meal 44%	Bran	Barley	Yellow corn	Approx. protein
Kid starter	1 + 1 مولاس	1	2	25	20		50	18
Fattening	1 + 0٫5 كلوريد أمونيوم	1	2	15	25٫5		55	15
Lactating	1 + 1 مولاس	1	2	18	22	20	35	16

Vaccine and care calendar, from birth to sale

Age / timing	Action
Day of birth	Colostrum within 6 hours, disinfect umbilical cord, tag the kid
3 weeks - 5 months	Monitor for Coccidiosis, and prevent as per vet's advice in crowded areas
6-8 weeks	Clostridial diseases first dose, and a booster dose after 3-4 weeks
3 months	FMD (booster after a month), Goat Pox, first deworming
3-4 months	PPR, CCPP where present, and Rift Valley Fever where recommended
3-6 months (breeding females)	Brucellosis as part of the governmental program
Every 6 months	FMD
Every year	Clostridial diseases, Goat Pox, CCPP
Every 3-4 months	Deworming based on fecal test, spray for ticks and lice
4-6 weeks before kidding	Clostridial booster dose for the dam
Before sale, slaughter, or selling milk	Ensure the withdrawal period for the last medication has passed

Common diseases

Disease	Signs	What to do	Prevention
Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia CCPP	High fever, severe cough, gasping, rapid death	Isolate and call a vet immediately, it is a notifiable disease	Vaccination, quarantine new animals for 21 days
Peste des Petits Ruminants PPR	Fever, discharges, mouth sores, diarrhea	Isolate and call a vet immediately	Vaccination
Enterotoxemia	Sudden death, diarrhea, convulsions	Vet immediately	Clostridial vaccination, gradual feed changes
Coccidiosis	Diarrhea (sometimes bloody) and weakness in kids	Vet, and fluids for dehydration	Clean and dry bedding, raised feeders
Internal parasites	Weakness, pale eyelids, diarrhea	Vet after fecal test	Regular deworming
Mastitis	Hot and swollen udder, abnormal milk	Vet, and don't sell the milk during the withdrawal period	Clean milking and bedding
Pregnancy toxemia	Late-pregnancy doe is lethargic and off-feed	Vet immediately	Adequate nutrition in late pregnancy