9 4 SHEEP’S – 9.25 - REARING AND CALCULATION

  

ORGANIC FARMING COURSE AGRO-ECONOMY

9 4 SHEEP’S – 9.25 - REARING AND CALCULATION

COMMERCIAL SHEEP PRODUCTION EXPLAINED

Sheep farming agribusiness can be a lucrative business if well planned and professionally executed.

Dorper, Merino and Hampshire remain the best commercial breeds for farming in Kenya

A well-reared improved sheep matures between 6 and 8 months and reaches an average weight of 50-70 kg for females and 50-over 100 kg for males.

The farm gate price for sheep in Kenya currently averages between Ksh 150 and 200 per kilo live weight.

This puts a 50kg local sheep between Ksh. 7,500-Ksh. 10,000 and a 70kg improved sheep (mutton) at Ksh. 10,500-Ksh. 14,000 (improved varieties can reach a live weight of over 100 kg). Which is of course due to the feed and the additional feeding with grain.

The cost of professional sheep farming in Kenya averages 5000-Ksh. 6000 without rangeland (This cost reduces with the availability of rangeland/pasture and the ability to produce most of the forage yourself).

Professionally bred sheep can reach a weight of over 70 kg.

If a farmer is able to produce sheep of at least 70kg live weight, such farmer is able to make a profit of at least Ksh. 4,500 per sheep without making rangeland (this is very possible with Dorper and Merino sheep)

With 100 sheep, such a farmer can make a profit of over Ksh. 450,000 every 6 months. do.

Agribusiness Tips

1. Invest in the best breeds from reputable breeders.

2. Feed your sheep feed at 10% of their live weight plus 150-200 grams of concentrate per day.

3. Concentrates for sheep should have the following ratios: 40% corn bran, 30% peanut cake/almond cake, 10% wheat bran, 13% defiled rice bran/broken gram, 5% molasses, 2% mineral blend, 1% salt vitamins and antibiotics.

Remember, you can earn even bigger wins with Dorper Sheep.

 

 

KOZI YA KILIMO HAI KILIMO-UCHUMI

9 4 KONDOO - 9.25 - UFUGAJI NA HESABU

 

UZALISHAJI WA KONDOO WA BIASHARA WAELEZWA

Biashara ya ufugaji wa kondoo inaweza kuwa biashara yenye faida kubwa ikiwa itapangwa vyema na kutekelezwa kitaalamu.

Dorper, Merino na Hampshire zimesalia kuwa mifugo bora zaidi ya kibiashara kwa kilimo nchini Kenya

Kondoo aliyeboreshwa aliyefugwa vizuri hukomaa kati ya miezi 6 na 8 na kufikia wastani wa uzito wa kilo 50-70 kwa majike na 50-zaidi ya kilo 100 kwa madume.

 

Bei ya lango la shamba la kondoo nchini Kenya kwa sasa ni wastani kati ya Ksh 150 na 200 kwa kilo moja ya uzani wa kuishi.

Hii inaweka kondoo wa kienyeji wa kilo 50 kati ya Ksh. 7,500-Ksh. 10,000 na kondoo aliyeboreshwa wa kilo 70 kwa Ksh. 10,500-Ksh. 14,000 (aina zilizoboreshwa zinaweza kufikia uzito wa kuishi zaidi ya kilo 100). Ambayo bila shaka ni kutokana na malisho na kulisha ziada na nafaka.

Gharama ya ufugaji wa kondoo kitaalamu nchini Kenya ni wastani wa 5000-Ksh. 6000 bila nyanda za malisho (Gharama hii inapungua kutokana na uwepo wa nyanda za malisho/malisho na uwezo wa kuzalisha malisho mengi wewe mwenyewe).

Kondoo waliofugwa kitaalamu wanaweza kufikia uzito wa zaidi ya kilo 70.

 

Ikiwa mkulima anaweza kuzalisha kondoo wa angalau kilo 70 uzito hai, mkulima kama huyo anaweza kupata faida ya angalau Ksh. 4,500 kwa kila kondoo bila kutengeneza nyanda za malisho (hii inawezekana sana kwa kondoo wa Dorper na Merino)

Akiwa na kondoo 100, mkulima kama huyo anaweza kupata faida ya zaidi ya Ksh. 450,000 kila baada ya miezi 6. fanya.

Vidokezo vya Biashara ya Kilimo

1. Wekeza kwenye mifugo bora kutoka kwa wafugaji wanaotambulika.

2. Lisha kondoo wako kwa 10% ya uzito wao wa kuishi pamoja na gramu 150-200 za makinikia kwa siku.

3. Vikolezo kwa ajili ya kondoo vinapaswa kuwa na uwiano ufuatao: 40% ya pumba za mahindi, 30% keki ya karanga/keki ya mlozi, 10% ya pumba za ngano, 13% pumba ya mchele iliyochafuliwa/gramu iliyovunjika, molasi 5%, mchanganyiko wa madini 2%, chumvi 1%. vitamini na antibiotics.

Kumbuka, unaweza kupata ushindi mkubwa zaidi ukitumia Dorper Sheep.