A meat goat is a breed that is specially bred and raised for meat. There are four main breeds raised for meat: Boer, Spanish meat goat, Kiko and Tennessee. The Churchill County Livestock Show and Sale ...

The average weight of a buck can be 115 kg, while does are 75 kg. Their mothering instincts are very good; they don’t need any help during parturition which eases its keeping very much. It got its ...

The breed standards for the Boer goat, the White Savanah and the Kalahari Red are basically the same for body conformation and differ mainly regarding the colour of the coat and pigmentation. Goat ...

A Boer goat breeding project has become viable and high income business for 36-year-old, Terrence Muripo, with one pure breed goat fetching as high as US$2 000. Muripo who is utilising 44 hectares at ...

A farmer attends to their goats. Boer goats can be good business if managed properly. PHOTOs by michael j ssali. Goat rearing strategy According to Dr Ssekabunga, the farmer should ensure that the ...

HELEN Darlington always knew she would wind up working with animals, but it wasn’t until she was charged with the welfare of a small flock of goats at Gatton’s University of Queensland campus that she ...

These goats aren't just useful livestock, they also make highly entertaining — and sometimes mischievous — companions. For centuries, humans have raised goats for milk, meat and fiber; as work animals ...

HELEN Darlington knew she would wind up working with animals but it wasn’t until she was charged with the welfare of a flock of goats that she found her calling Mrs Darlington grew up on a grain and ...