Boers Boranas -BOBOFarm, Marereni, Malindi (2025)

13/09/2023

Hello Goat farmers in Marereni, have vaccinated against CCPP

06/03/2023

18/02/2023

Now my Galla goats are twinning

17/02/2023

Slow but sure

17/02/2023

The Galla Goat

The Galla goat is a relatively large breed compared to the Small East African Goat breeds. Also known as the Boran or Somali goat, the breed has two sub-types known as Degyir and Degeun. Degyir are medium sized, have white hair all over the body with a black skin, nose, feet and undertail. Degeun are coloured around the head and lower legs with a black stripe along the spine. The back is fairly long and slightly curved in.
Galla goats

They are docile animals easy to handle with females weighing up to 45 – 55kg and males up to 70kg. The females have a long lifespan of up to 10 years of age. They do not do well in cold wet climate but thriving best in low altitude areas. After a long dry spell they compensate for the loss of in body condition for by a high growth. The milk production is high compared to the Small East African Goat. They can produce up to half litre of milk per day without extra feeds.

The breed is resistant to gastro-intestinal parasites, some infectious diseases and tolerates drought. They do well when crossed with other breeds such as Anglo Nubian, the Small East African goat and the Boer goat. The breedhas played an important role in the development of the Kenya Dual Purpose Goat and has also been found to be better foundation stock than the Small East African goat for breeding with Toggenburg.

The Galla goat can be an ideal breed for both the small and large-scale farmers. With planned breeding programs, forage production and improved animal husbandry techniques farmers can improve the production and productivity of their meat goats and hence their profitability.

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Management of parasitic infestation in goats

Most animals carry parasites burdens, but the pressure of parasites is not serious until the population rises to the extent that the host animals start showing signs e.g. weight loss, diarrhoea, unthriftness, bottle jaw, coughs, loss of hair, scratching against the wall.

The parasites are divided into ecto and endo –parasites.

Ecto-parasites (external)

These are mainly the ticks, biting flies, fleas, mites.
This can be controlled by spraying with appropriate acaricide or using a pour-on acaricide.

Endo-parasites (internal)

These are mainly worms e.g. round worms, tapeworms, lung worms, flukes.

Control

Regular deworming of goats and kids after every 3 months. Repeat deworming to any animal showing worm infestation.

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