Uganda, Feb. 24 -- As any other young animal, dairy goat kids are the future of a farm. Therefore, management practices should aim at fostering a fast-growing, healthy herd and continuity of production.

The journey always begins at birth. At this time, the kid is new to the environment, therefore, the kidding surrounding should be clean and free of disease-causing germs.

Immediately after birth, the first thing to check for is if the newborn is breathing with ease or not. Remove all the mucus from the nose and around the mouth for good breathing. Then treat the navel with iodine to prevent disease-causing organisms from reaching the navel cord. This also helps in rapid drying, and eventual breaking away of the cord from the navel. Failu...