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Free online courseDairy Goat Farming course

Duration of the online course: 4 hours and 48 minutes

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Build profitable dairy goat skills with a free online course on breeding, feeding, health and milking—ideal for small farms, new agribusiness or a certificate boost.

In this free course, learn about

  • Dairy goat farming basics: course scope, key advantages, and enterprise planning
  • Breed selection: indigenous vs exotic breeds and matching breeds to markets
  • Goat reproduction: spermatogenesis needs, breeding management, and fertility factors
  • Estrus cycle control: key hormones and heat detection for successful mating
  • Housing design: siting, ventilation, hygiene, and slatted-floor spacing for waste drop-through
  • Ruminant digestion: functions of rumen compartments, including the omasum
  • Nutrition: balanced diets, dry matter sources, and requirements for kids and pregnant does
  • Kid feeding: colostrum benefits and early-life feeding practices
  • Feeds to avoid and how poor feeding leads to issues like acidosis and low performance
  • Herd health routines: deworming, vaccination schedules, and parasite control (ticks/mites)
  • Management procedures: castration/spaying, hoof trimming, and dehorning for welfare/productivity
  • Identification and record keeping: animal-friendly ID methods and data management for decisions
  • Milking best practices: hygienic technique to protect udder health and milk quality (mastitis control)
  • Disease recognition & prevention: early sick signs and control of CCPP, coccidiosis, pink eye, FMD

Course Description

Turn goat keeping into a reliable, income-generating farming venture by learning how dairy goats are managed from the first plan to day-to-day production decisions. This free online course in Professional Skills focuses on practical dairy goat farming, helping you build the confidence to start, improve, or scale a smallholder or semi-commercial unit. You will understand what makes goats a resilient livestock option, how to choose breeds suited to your environment, and how to work with natural cycles and sound management rather than guesswork.

You will develop a clear approach to reproduction and herd growth, including how heat and the estrus cycle affect productivity, and how better housing and handling reduce stress and disease pressure. By connecting digestive anatomy with feeding choices, the course helps you make smarter nutrition decisions for different stages of life, from newborn kids needing strong early immunity to pregnant and lactating does that require targeted support for milk production.

Health and hygiene are treated as core business practices, not emergencies. You will learn how routine biosecurity, deworming, vaccination, parasite control, hoof care, and proper identification protect both animals and profits. The course also emphasizes high-quality milking routines and udder health, early warning signs of illness, and prevention strategies for common problems that can quickly disrupt a herd.

Beyond animal care, you will strengthen your farmer mindset with record keeping, budgeting, and cash-flow awareness so you can evaluate performance, plan inputs, and reduce costly mistakes. You will also explore markets, value addition, and ways to position dairy goat products for customers. Real-world lessons from farm visits and day-to-day scenarios bring the skills together, preparing you to run cleaner operations, make data-led decisions, and build a sustainable dairy goat enterprise.

Course content

  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 1) - Course Outline 03m
  • Exercise: Which aspect of goat farming is not explicitly covered in the course outline provided by Samuel Dirango?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 2) - Introduction 02m
  • Exercise: What is highlighted as a major advantage of goat farming?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 3) - Breeds 10m
  • Exercise: What major advantage do indigenous goat breeds have over exotic breeds?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 4) - Reproduction 05m
  • Exercise: What is the optimal temperature required for spermatogenesis in male organisms?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 5) - Estrus Cycle 10m
  • Exercise: Which hormone is NOT directly responsible for the estrus cycle in dairy goats?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 6) - Housing 10m
  • Exercise: What is a key consideration when constructing a goat house?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 7) - Digestive System 04m
  • Exercise: What is the role of the omasum in a goat's digestive system?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 8) - Feeding Nutrition 10m
  • Exercise: Why is a balanced diet important for goats?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 9) - Feeding a Kid 08m
  • Exercise: What is the primary benefit of colostrum for a newborn kid (goat)?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 10) - Sources of Dry Matter 07m
  • Exercise: Which nutritional component is NOT commonly found in dry matter sources for goat feed?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 11) - Nutrition Requirements 03m
  • Exercise: What is the correct feeding requirement for a pregnant goat?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 12) - Feeds to Avoid 04m
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 13) - Meat Production Curve 06m
  • Exercise: What factor contributes to 50% of a dairy goat's milk production according to its genetic makeup?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 14) - Management Practices 08m
  • Exercise: Which practice is essential for maintaining hygiene in a farm to prevent contamination and diseases such as mastitis?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 15) - Deworming and Vaccination 05m
  • Video class: Goat Farming Course (Lesson16) - Spaying and Castration 08m
  • Exercise: What is a common method to control ticks and mites on animals?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 17) - Hoofing ,Trimming and Dehorning 08m
  • Exercise: Why is hoof trimming important in dairy goat farming?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 18) - Identification Methods 05m
  • Exercise: What is considered the most animal-friendly method for identifying animals according to data management practices?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 19) - Milking 08m
  • Exercise: What is the correct method for milking dairy goats to ensure milk quality and udder health?
  • Video class: Dairy Farming Course (Lesson 20) - Diseases 10m
  • Exercise: What is one of the first signs that a goat may be sick?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 21) - CCPP / Mastitis 09m
  • Exercise: What is a primary method of preventing the spread of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) in goats?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 22) - Coccidiosis and Colibacillosis 07m
  • Exercise: What is the primary cause of coccidiosis in dairy goats as mentioned in the text?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 23) - Foot and Mouth / Acidosis 09m
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 24) - Pink Eye 05m
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson25) - Vaccination Schedule 04m
  • Exercise: At what age is the vaccine for Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) first administered to a kid?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 26) - Record Keeping 08m
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 27) - Markets / Products / Value Addition 09m
  • Exercise: Which of the following strategies was NOT mentioned as a way for farmers to market their dairy goat products?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 28) - Cash Flow Budgets 09m
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming ( Lesson 29) - Farm Visit 05m
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 30) - The Journey 11m
  • Exercise: In urban dairy goat farming, what was the significant challenge the farmer identified in the narrated journey?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 31) - Mistakes Made on a Typical Day 10m
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 32)- Maintenance / Record Keeping / Advice 08m
  • Exercise: Why is routine maintenance important in dairy goat farming?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 33) - Starting Capital /Controlling Inbreeding Quitting Employment 09m
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 34) - Housing Structure 12m
  • Exercise: What is the recommended spacing between the timber on the goat house floor to facilitate the droppings to pass through and ensure proper hygiene?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Course (Lesson 35) - Choice of Breed / Markets 10m
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 36) - Common Diseases 06m
  • Exercise: What immediate action should a farmer take when a goat presents with severe diarrhea at an advanced stage?
  • Video class: Dairy Goat Farming (Lesson 37) - Milking 05m

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Course comments: Dairy Goat Farming course

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Rohit Nimbalkar

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good app young person to give abest opportunity to get a skill

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Keith

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overall great course and very inspiring

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Mushtaq Mohamed

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The best dairy farming course I have ever attended provided amazing information and necessary knowledge for every goat farmer.

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