Dr Brian Martin Babigumira a livestock breeder and senior research scientist at NaLIRRI explained that goats are considered as small stock animals that can be managed in big numbers in a small area.
They produce faster and can multiply so fast in most cases a good female doe breed will produce twice in a year. It usually gives birth to between two and three kid goats at one birth.
Kigezi goat breeds
They are found mainly in south western Uganda and they either are black, white or mixture of white and black colour and their hair is long.
The average live male goat weighs about 28.8 kilogrammes and those castrated weigh up to 30 kilogrammes and females weigh up to 30.3 kilogrammes.