Goat Ettawa

Friday, 8th of January 2010. Students of classes VIII and XI G participated in a homestay which was held in the village of Watu Gepeng, Telemung Village, Sub Kalipuro, Banyuwangi. This homestay event held for two days.

On the first day, in the afternoon, carried out observations to Ettawa Goat farm. In these places there are 64 goats, which consisted of 16 men and 48 women. Ettawa goats are goats that came from the Indies. The price could reach 15 million rupiahs per-tail. At the farm, Goat original Ettawa mated with local goats and produce offspring of Peranakan Ettawa (PE). PE is valued around 5 million rupiahs per-tail, and for the local goats appreciated only about 1 million rupiahs per-tail it.

Goat has several benefits. Among them, urine and feces used as fertilizer, can we eat meat, and milk can be consumed as a medicinal drink. Goat's milk has healing benefits of disease, including diabetes, asthma, tiredness, etc.. Goat's milk is also beneficial for the intelligence of children because it contains many nutrients that are suitable for children.

Milked goat milk from the female when she gave birth to a child. When a new baby, it only had a dairy at most once a day. After three months, it can have a dairy up to two times a day. Having milked, milk boiled with a temperature of 70 degrees Celsius, do not boil. Because if cooked until boiling, nutritious can be damaged. Dlam then put into the refrigerator with the temperature 4 degrees Celsius. In normal circumstances, this goat's milk is only able to survive for 12 hours. However, if milk was included in the refrigerator can survive for 2 weeks. And if stored in a freezer, this goat's milk could last up to 1 month old.

In sending out the city, Surabaya, milk and packed in plastic bottles, and placed in a box containing ice cubes. During the ice is still there, the milk will be fine. In general this send milk to survive up to 2 days.
There are several factors that distinguish the local goats with Goat Ettawa. Among them, Goat Ettawa produce more milk than the local goats. Physically, the body Goat Ettawa larger than the local goat's body.

Goat Ettawa so on. Then, followed by activities in the landlord's house respectively. Thank you!