Source: https://www.fwi.co.uk/livestock/taking-stock/spring-lambs-lift-18-as-hogg-volume-clears
Farmers Weekly
A surge in spring lamb trade was carried into the start of the week, suggesting the hogg mountain has almost shifted. Market forces have supported a 50p/kg rise in spring lambs, instigated by Eid, Ramadan and Easter. This has lifted trade by £18 a head or more. But auctioneers say a stronger April has followed […]
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When getting into animals farming there are countless things to consider before you hop into production. There are various types of livestock you can raise, which are hens, rabbits, cattle, ducks, lamb, goats, swine or mounts, and are all cared for in a different way.
To become successful in livestock farming you need to know your options, goals and resources. Being aware of what you want to accomplish will help you in shaping up your farm so that it can be successful.
– Aims
So why do you want to get into livestock farming? It’s very essential that you identify and evaluate what your goals are.
Do you want to raise livestock because you want to supply your family with healthy food? You may just want to raise livestock to manage forage? Or else you want to produce your own livestock products and sell them for extra cash? Either way establishing goals is no doubt important before you pursue your project.
After you have made your decision on what type of livestock you want to raise, consider the land in which you are going to farm the livestock. Consider the size of your land, the laws regarding raising livestock and property zoning. If your land is small you may consider raising chickens or ducks but if you have large land you can raise, cattle, lamb and other large animals.
You should also determine the sort of operation you want. If you want to farm cattle determine if you need to raise cows for meat or cows for milk or if you need to raise laying chickens and meat hens. For milk production you can pick between goat milk, sheep milk or cow milk. You can just raise all of them.
The type of breed is also important so make certain you get knowledge of the several types of livestock. For example if you need to keep beef production cows that graze on pasture the cattle that strives well on pasture is the Belted Galloway. This goes for the other livestock, certain breeds will produce better than other breeds.
– Your Resources
Ask yourself if you have enough resources to get started on your project? Will you have enough finances to invest in livestock farming? Do you have the equipment and facilities? Rearing livestock requires that you have enough resources and are prepared to make investments of some money.
