@Mainat,

2 to 4 litres a day........Way much than more Nguno could do in a week after a loooooong struggle.........Bure kabisa...!

@Leona,

Yes.There are breeds.Most common for dairy are Alpine,Saanen,Nigerian dwarf,Oberhasli and Toggenburg.........In East and Central Africa,a cross breed of the local (Mogotios) and Toggenburg is the dairy goat of choice.......and yes.Three months kids retail at 3K to 5K while does and bucks will retail for not less than 12K locally but 20K when exported.




Guka wa bijuti...

@Mainat

Enyewe..looking at it from that perspective of Kms covered,the small animals eat a lot!

The market is there but not in all areas. In Slums of course you would 'jiongelesha' with your expensive goat milk.. But as Wendz had said,people with HIV are advised to take goat milk daily as opposed to cow milk to improve their CD4 count,question is,are you able to acess these people? mark you,if you got such a group(probably if you know of an NGO or HIV support group) you would sell to them fresh and at better rates since they are guaranteed market. also,Some doctors,especially paeditricians would hook you up with their patients whose kids need goat milk coz of allergies like my niece. Am not sure where the big market is,as most ordinary Kenyans still dont believe in goat milk... But tuendelee kutafuta tu.sometimes it's an idea like this one that sparks of ones interest to learn more about a product!

@Njung'e

Thanx for the info. Sell the cow and buy like 10 goats!hehe


Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer but wish we didn't..

@ Ngarana

I got 2 dairy goats from ILRI and i tell you upto now i dont know why people rear cows ! The fooder intake is low and the labour not high,my milkman sells the milk at Kiambu Hospital and he cant meet the demand ! I will let you know next time they are selling.

@Leona and Maina

there is a correlation between the amount of food intake and the work done. the goats that graze around and have to move long distances actually need to eat alot for the energy used. the goats reared in 'zero-grazing' dont really need to eat alot. I think that would explain why the difference in intakes.

by the way,did anyone ever think that Camel milk would sell in Nairobi? now they have youghurt. I believe even the somalis can make good target for the milk if you are selling in Nairobi plus their population is pretty good and income from biashara not that bad.... they have several hotels in town where you can supply.

Some deals are like glass. Sometimes it's better to leave them broken than try to hurt yourself putting it back together.

as a mlefi..i can bet the market for Mbuzi choma is thiiiiiiissssssss big..all my favourite joints sell Mbuzi choma..now to sell to them you might need my contacts..yani broker wa nyama ya mbuzi..Ngai fafa..some still wonder how comes............ 'leseccion' ndiratunyita!!!!

muthomi mugi aiikagia maitho kabere...