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 ...

"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many will agree there can be no greater joy than raising and nurturing animals. Whether they live inside ...

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 ...

If goats are in short supply in your area, you might consider raising breeding stock to sell to other goat farmers. Before deciding to breed goats for sale, consider all the possible goals for your ...

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 ...

A white and a dappled Boer goat stand in their pen at the D and J Goat Farms auction at the Johnston County Livestock Arena. The auction drew goats from across North Carolina and buyers from across ...

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 ...

Scientists in the country have started developing the fastest-growing meat-goat breed to improve the productivity of indigenous breeds, whose body weights are often small and grow slowly. Under the ...