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To sustain our growing herd we rented an extra field to trial plant soya., but it will also add extra nutrients to the diet of those in our Play Centre. Soya is not usually grown in this area, due to it’s need for more complex processing, but it’s enormous nutritional potential makes it worth trying!
DAIRY GOATS
BREED IMPROVEMENT - Saanens
Inevitably, developing a dairy herd is a slow process, but it’s growing - all of our “girls” had healthy twin kids, and are producing enough milk for the Play Centre, Sapale milk drop, and to keep the freezer full for
emergencies.The 2 female kids will be run on to see
how they mature, keeping them for breeding/milking
if suitable. The young males will become the basis
for three Male Goat Clubs, providing valuable manure.
OHP enjoys a good working relationship with
government officials, both in the veterinary and
agricultural fields, all of whom are very supportive
of our work. Because of OHP’s increasing livestock
programme, the government are building a
Veterinary Office and dip-tank in Chiringa!
emergencies.The 2 female kids will be run on to see
how they mature, keeping them for breeding/milking
if suitable. The young males will become the basis
for three Male Goat Clubs, providing valuable manure.
OHP enjoys a good working relationship with
government officials, both in the veterinary and
agricultural fields, all of whom are very supportive
of our work. Because of OHP’s increasing livestock
programme, the government are building a
Veterinary Office and dip-
Unexpectedly we had a call from the central Veterinary
College in Lilongwe to tell us that they had 4 x 75%
Saanen females available for us, rather than having to
wait till next year as previously discussed. Pure-bred
Saanens produce plenty of milk, but aren’t a native breed
so are particularly at risk in the harsh environment.
However, if mated with local stock the cross produces
a hardier animal, more resistant to disease and
extremes of climate. So we collected our new young
goats and since then they’ve grown and filled out
beautifully, and we have high hopes for their future with us.
College in Lilongwe to tell us that they had 4 x 75%
Saanen females available for us, rather than having to
wait till next year as previously discussed. Pure-
Saanens produce plenty of milk, but aren’t a native breed
so are particularly at risk in the harsh environment.
However, if mated with local stock the cross produces
a hardier animal, more resistant to disease and
extremes of climate. So we collected our new young
goats and since then they’ve grown and filled out
beautifully, and we have high hopes for their future with us.
