How to encourage a goat to hunt: ways to induce heat and when to cover

Obtaining he althy offspring in goats largely depends on the time of mating. The optimal period for mating is 2.5-3 months after lambing. The strongest young growth is the one that the female brings in January-February. But what if the pet does not show a desire to cover? Consider how you can stimulate a goat to hunt with the help of medicines or folk methods.

When the hunt usually starts

As a rule, within 10-15 days after lambing, the animal begins estrus. Further, the cycle becomes longer and is 25 days. The first months after giving birth, the female does not mate. She must get stronger and recover, the only way to get he althy offspring.

The breeder, knowing his pet, decides when to inseminate the animal, how long the goat needs to gain strength.

When stimulation is needed

It happens that the owner does not observe signs of hunting for a long time. 4 factors that explain the lack of desire to mate in a pet:

1. Too short daylight hours. In the room where the goats are kept, it is necessary to install artificial lighting. Daylight hours must be at least 12 hours.
2. Hidden hunting. To find out if the animal is walking in a hidden form, you should bring them together with a goat. If the female does not run away, sniffing the “groom”, the male must be allowed to cover her.
3. Obesity. If the pet's ribs are not palpable and there are suspicions that the animal is overweight, the pet's diet should be reviewed.
4. Pregnancy. Perhaps the breeder missed the moment of hunting, and the male covered the goat. If the veterinarian confirms the pregnancy, the animal is transferred to the category of "future mother", he needs a different feeding and care.

If none of the above factors are confirmed, the owner will have to artificially induce hunting.

How to cause a goat to hunt

When a pet has no desire to mate for a long time, it can be provoked.

There are several ways: with drugs or through proper coordination of the female's diet.

Medication method

To cause goats to hunt, hormones containing progesterone are used. The drug acts on the egg, and the goat is forced into hunting. Medicines that help induce mating desire:

1. "Estrophan". It is administered 2 times a day intramuscularly, the average dose is 0.7 ml. As soon as the breeder sees signs of estrus, the animal should be fertilized urgently. If the attempt to cause the hunt was unsuccessful, after 10 days the injections must be repeated.
2. "Progesterone". It is administered intramuscularly every 2 days (3-4 injections). Goats that come to hunt are covered twice. If estrus has not started, after 16 days the procedure is repeated. Synthetic progestogens are administered orally or intravaginally.
3. "Surfagon". For the onset of ovulation, the pet is injected intramuscularly with 1-10 mcg of the drug. Twice, with a frequency of 12 hours, the female is covered. The tool can also be used to synchronize hunting.

The veterinarian prescribes the dosage of medicines, focusing on the age and body weight of the animal. It must be remembered that in a pregnant goat, hormonal drugs cause miscarriage.

Without the use of medications

Before resorting to medication, veterinarians recommend trying more natural ways:

• necessary to examine the animal to make sure it is he althy. If sexually transmitted infections or parasites are found, treatment should be started immediately;
• you need to reconsider the diet of the animal, diversify it with vitamins, cereals (barley, oats, wheat), flax and soy;
• should rub the hay on the male and then feed this dried grass to the goat;
• some owners resort to forced mating. Sometimes this method leads to the fact that the goat wakes up desire.

Quite often these recommendations lead to the resumption of estrus. Goats conceive and produce he althy offspring.

Synchronization of the sexual cycle in animals

Sexual activity in goats occurs at a certain time of the year - in the fall. Farms, in order to reduce economic and economic costs, insemination of the entire herd is carried out simultaneously.It is possible to achieve coordination of hunting if the technique of a parallel sexual cycle is used.

Today, breeders practice 2 ways of synchronization:

1. The use of progestogen drugs that help to even out the sexual cycle. After cessation of therapy, the animals begin to hunt at the same time.
2. Luteolysis of the corpus luteum in the ovaries occurs as a result of the use of prostaglandins. Which also leads to a massive goat hunt.

Both methods show good results. Females become sick at the same time, they are massively kittens, simplifying the care of young animals.

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