Manny Piñol
One year after I started the experiment, it has been established that even the small native Philippine goats, when fed regularly with Sorghum Silage, develop bigger and thicker body.
The native goats which I bought from farmers just around the farm were thin and emaciated, some of them even sickly with scours in their bodies, when they arrived in the farm.
They were given dewormers and bathed with delousing soap to clean them before they were given a straight diet of Sorghum Silage.
While they initially rejected the Silage having been used to green grass in the free range, the Native Goats soon adapted to their new diet.
Today, except for the fact that they are really small in size compared to the Dairy Goats that I have in the farm, the Native Goats have developed big and thick body carrying more meat.
This experiment could revolutionize the Philippine Native Goat Industry and further boost the Sorghum Development Program because with one hectare of Sorghum, a farming family could now raise at least 50 heads of native goats in a confined area.
Soon, raising native goats would no longer need large grazing areas but just a small area for the paddocks or even just elevated pens.
Added to this, hindi na mag-aaway ang mga magkapitbahay dahil wala nang kambing na gala na kakain ng mga pananım. (Manny Piñol)