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Biko Agozino

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Aug 7, 2020, 12:22:58 PM8/7/20
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Emeagwali, Gloria (History)

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Aug 7, 2020, 2:55:11 PM8/7/20
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This is out of the blue - but goat farming may be a better deal. Rabbits are fragile.


Professor Gloria Emeagwali
Prof. of History/African Studies, CCSU
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Biko Agozino

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Aug 7, 2020, 7:21:05 PM8/7/20
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Too much cholesterol in goat meat, you goat head pepper soup lover.

Biko

Gloria Emeagwali

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Aug 7, 2020, 7:51:14 PM8/7/20
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Ha Ha! When last I checked, rabbit had almost double the cholesterol of goat-:    105 (rabbit): 65 (goat) in a 3 ounce slice.



GE


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Biko Agozino

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Aug 8, 2020, 10:40:06 AM8/8/20
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Sorry, I am yet to try rabbit meat, almost too cute to eat, except for the ewite giant rats that we call rabbits in the village. Rabbit farming is not only for food, they can be sold to people who want to keep them as pets.

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Uyilawa Usuanlele

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Aug 8, 2020, 12:17:15 PM8/8/20
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Biko,
          What should be promoted is not rabbit because of the high cholesterol content of 105 (rabbit): 65 (goat) in a 3 ounce slice as pointed out by Prof. Emeagwali. Goat is good and easier to rear in Africa likewise grasscuter. I once ran a grasscutter farm (which is (48.5-53.4 mg/100 g v. 135 mg/100 g fresh weight) and high in protein 18.1%). This is a delicacy in Africa. The problem is the high production (housing) cost because it requires cast concrete (or wood fortified with steel plates) and steel wire gauze are needed be to build their cages otherwise which their strong teeth can't eat through. The Nigerian government refused to invest and promote it, while they promoted rabbit farming (with support from EU) in the 1990s. The female grasscutter produces an average of fifteen a year and very prolific ones produce as many as 20-24 if well-spaced. Some of my patrons included some Frenchmen who used to travel miles to buy and even take to France. I am sure grasscutter won't be too fragile or cute to put on your dining table.
Uyi

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Biko Agozino

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Aug 8, 2020, 12:42:38 PM8/8/20
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To all, their preferred delicacies. It must be a big slice of meat that Gloria found there. A pound of goat meat will likely contain heavy bones while rabbit meat is almost all flesh, making the comparison invalid pound for pound. You do not need to wait for the government to support your rabbit farm. See the comparative nutritional values:


Gloria Emeagwali

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Aug 8, 2020, 3:07:49 PM8/8/20
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Biko,

Goat meat eaters  can testify that goat is not all bone. It all depends on your butcher and  whether he/ she wants to tip the scale, by highlighting bone.  It depends as well on the size of the goat and species in question.   There are about two hundred domestic species apparently. The front legs, shoulder, back, flank and breast  provide adequate meat on the average.

What kind goat you talk about?

Uyi’s successful experience in grass cutter farming should be noted.   I tried a bit of rabbit farming once but some chickens wandered into the rabbit domain, and before I could say “Sani Abacha” they ( the rabbits) were dead.

GE

Biko Agozino

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Aug 8, 2020, 6:46:48 PM8/8/20
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You might be right. They say that the food cholesterol is not what we should worry about. In any type oof farming, there is always a risk of loss and the potential of gain

Biko

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