Daily Monitor
Saturday April 03 2021
On average, a Toggenburg goat can give you 1.8 litres of milk per day. PHOTO/sSHABIBA NAKIRIGYA
Summary
The Toggenburg is highly productive. The breed standard calls for minimum milk yield of 740 kilogrammes per lactation.
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Government, through the National Animal Genetic Resources Centre and Databank (NAGRC&DB) is in final stages of introducing the Toggenburg goat breed for adoption in Uganda.
At least 1,000 breeding goats are expected to be imported from Switzerland before the end of the year.
The arrangement, which has already been budgeted for in this financial year, will see livestock-rearing communities and commercial goat farmers availed the goats mostly for purposes of dairy milk rich in nutrients required for boosting the human immune system.
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