Selective Breeding

Selective breeding is a very poorly understood concept in rural Uganda, and coordination of breeding at village level is almost unknown.

Diagramatic representation of selection, as used in the training

Training on Record Keeping

Traditionally, no livestock records are kept at all. Consequently a major part of the training and support is deals with record keeping - records of matings, and even more importantly records of births and ancestry.

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Training on the breeding plan

There is general awareness that breeding stock can be improved by cross-breeding, but few people understand the details of how to go about this and what to expect from the offspring. The following videos are based on the flip charts that we use for training.

How to get 50% crosses

Improved stock in a whole village

Training on Goat Care

Most Ugandans have a basic working knowledge of goats and how to care for them. However, this can lead to overconfidence with the improved breeds, so training is needed in specific areas.

• Any goat which is growing faster or producing more milk than local goats will need more and better feed. more…

• Because of the danger of disease, the high-grade males need to be housed instead of grazing freely. This is not critical for the cross-bred offspring, but is still helpful. more…