Country guidesSheep and Goat Farming Project in Oman: From Start to Sale
Start a sheep and goat farming project in Oman: pick species, breed and system for your region, and learn what sets sheep prices in Oman to sell at the right time.
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The breeder's guide: practical articles from the Throf team
Vaccination, breeding, cost per head, electronic tagging and Eid preparation — written for breeders in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf.
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Country guidesSheep Farming Project in Qatar: From Ezba Setup to Eid Sales
Plan a sheep farming project in Qatar: choose your model and breed, prepare the ezba for the heat, time lambing for Eid and learn what drives sheep prices.
Country guidesSheep Farming Project in the UAE: Steps to a Successful Ezba
Start a sheep farming project in the UAE: family ezba or commercial farm, breeds, heat and feed, selling seasons, price factors and worker records.
Cost & profitSheep Farming Feasibility Study in Bahrain: A Small Farm in BHD
Sheep farming feasibility study for Bahrain: capital, bought-in feed, revenue, break-even, breeding vs fattening, with an illustrative BHD example to fill in.
Cost & profitSheep Farming Feasibility Study in Kuwait: Run the Numbers in KWD
Sheep farming feasibility study for Kuwait: capital, feed and labour costs, revenue, break-even and sensitivity, with a KWD example to fill with your quotes.
Cost & profitSheep Farming Feasibility Study in Oman: Run Your Own Numbers
Sheep farming feasibility study for Oman: capital, feed, revenue and break-even, with an illustrative example in Omani rials that you fill with your own quotes.
Cost & profitSheep Farming Feasibility Study in Qatar: Costs and Profit
A sheep farming feasibility study for Qatar: capital, feed, labour, cooling, revenue and break-even, with an illustrative QAR example to fill with your quotes.
Cost & profitSheep Farming Feasibility Study in the UAE: Fattening Maths
Sheep farming feasibility study for the UAE: fattening profit per head, costs, revenue and break-even, with an illustrative AED example to fill with quotes.
BreedingAccelerated Lambing: How to Get 3 Lambings in 2 Years
How many times a year can a ewe lamb? Usually once, but accelerated lambing reaches 3 lambings in 2 years. See the schedule, the rules and who should avoid it.
TechnologyGetting started with Throf: set up your sheep and goat farm
A step-by-step Throf guide for sheep and goat breeders: download, create the farm, add animals, set up pens, add workers and read the dashboard in week one.
Nutrition & feedHow Much Does a Sheep Eat per Day? Feeding Chart by Stage
How much does a sheep eat a day? The 2-4% of body weight rule, an approximate chart by stage and a simple way to calculate group feed and stock in kilos.
Seasons & sellingLambing Plan for Ramadan and Eid: When to Put the Rams In
Plan lambing for Ramadan and Eid al-Adha by working back from the season to birth and mating dates, with an approximate 1448-1449 table and spread lambings.
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