I, Farm Boy! ‘Badyang” To Gonadin: Inducing Does to Heat

One of the common problems in breeding goats, including all other animals, is having does (female goats) which do not get into a normal mating cycle.

In fact, there are even does who really do not show physical signs, like a wet tail hair, that they are into a “heat” or the period when they would allow the buck (male goat) to mount on them.

My late grandfather, Lolo Jose, called his female carabao which did not show any desire to mate as “Matsura.”

I remember the primitive way of getting the female carabaos or sows (female pigs) to get into a “heat” and they did this by cutting off a “Badyang” leaf.

The stem with the sap was then dabbed on the genitals of the pig or carabao which resulted in redness and itchiness.

In two to three days, the female animal was ready to be mounted.

The effectiveness of the “Badyang” in the fertilization of the female animal has yet to be established and so far there has been no scientific study, outside of anecdotal accounts.

Modern science, however, has come up with a better formulation.

It is called “Gonadin,” an injectable solution which stimulates the estrus of the female goat or sow.

Two to three days after injecting Gonadin, the female animal will surely get into “heat” and so far in the farm, our success rate in fertilization and impregnation has been very high.

To effectively administer Gonadin, it is best to consult your veterinarian.

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