Dominican Health announced the Second Sheep Fairwith the purpose of offering the opportunity to producers and entrepreneurs of this livestock subsector to contact sellers of genetics and breeding animals, acquire specimens and take training workshops for breeding and marketing.
Miguel LajaraCompany President agro-industrial Established in the country since 1987, he stressed that the activity seeks to respond to the health situation that pig farming is going through in the country, which represents an alternative for the diversification of farm activities, which he said is highly profitable.
fair date
He stated that in the Second Sheep Fairwhich will take place on Saturday, December 3 and Sunday, December 4, at the Agrostore Sanut from Kilometer 12 of Haina, from 9:00 in the morning to 7:00 at night, in addition to goats and goats, attendees will be able to purchase live specimens.
In addition, enjoy derived products, such as candy, milk and goat cheese, as well as the traditional stewed goat accompanied by Moor with coconut. Also, pony area for riding and sale of cuts of goat and lamb meat.
“There is a growing promotion of sheep production in the livestock sector that adapts to our tropical climate and that it does not need large surfaces like the dairy industry for larger livestock”, indicated
He explained that it is an answer to it health situation of pig farming, a contact option between people who are interested in learning about the sector, producing and consuming goat and goat products.
He then said: “We are bringing linemen goats (from the Northwest Line) and from Azua, because there is a whole belief that goats raised in those parts of the country consume vegetation that gives them a characteristic flavor.”
He stressed that: “We are trying to have producers from the Central Cibaothe Northwest Line and of the southern regionto generate negotiating tables”.
He said that the specimens sheep and goats they feed on mineralsbalanced foods and cut grasses as sources of fiber.
Lajara stated that the sheep fair It will also allow contacts and commercial exchange with goat producers and goats on a large scale, in order to supply the country’s commercial establishments.
During the two days of the exhibition, the talks “General aspects about the sheep rearing”, by David Benoa, Andrés Hilario and Ariel Grullón, as well as “General aspects of small ruminant nutrition”, directed by José Briceño.
Potential of ovicaprine producers
In February of this year, President Luis Abinader ordered the delivery of 350 million pesos and the first 150 credits to breeders in Azua, at the beginning of the first stage of the Relaunch PlanRepopulation and Development of the sSheep-Goat sector of the Dominican Republic, in order to strengthen this industry.
The campaign was also createdTamo in Goat”, with which the gastronomy of the sector, made up of between 5 thousand and 10 thousand small breeders, will be promoted.
For the National Confederation of agricultural producers (Confenagro), the country has the necessary agroecological and climatic conditions to become a large sheep and goat production (sheep and goats).
According to data offered by confenager In October 2018, in the country there were more than 29 thousand goat breeders and sheep, mostly small producers and for subsistence, and that the goat population was 164,556 animals and 105,572 sheep.
In addition to the fact that the average production was 7,727 metric tons of meat and 115 tons of lthrow goatsconsumed in the local market.
