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The Boer is a large goat: the average weight of an adult male is some 115 kg, with a mean height reported in 1984 at over 94 cm. [4]: 363 [2] The coat is glossy and short; the recommended colouring is white with a reddish-brown head with a white blaze, and pigmented skin. The ears and horns are of medium size; the ears are broad, pendulous and ...
Texas is the primary producer of meat goats, representing 38% of US production. [1] Male goats are generally not required for the dairy-goat industry and are usually slaughtered for meat soon after birth. In the UK, approximately 30,000 billy goats from the dairy industry are slaughtered each year. [3]
For example, some animal unit calculations used in Texas assume that daily forage dry matter consumption by a 90-pound nanny Spanish goat is 4.5 percent of body weight. Thus the nanny:cow ratio of daily dry matter consumption is estimated at 4.5:26, or about 0.16. This yields the estimate that such a nanny is equivalent to about 0.16 animal ...
Norwegian goat breeds are used for the production of milk, cheese and meat. There are two primary Norwegian goat breeds, the Norwegian milk goat (norsk melkegeit) and the coastal goat (kystgeit). In addition there are smaller herds of Cashmere goats, Angora goats and Boer goats. [1]
Cedar was sold on June 25 to a representative of state Sen. Brian Dahle for $902, with $63.14 going to the fair and $838.86 meant to go to Cedar’s owner.
A Texas teenager has been accused of killing her classmate’s show goat by force-feeding it pesticide because she “does not like cheaters.”. Aubrey Vanlandingham, 17, was detained in late ...
A Texas teen is accused of killing a classmate’s show goat by force-feeding it pesticide. Aubrey Vanlandingham, 17, is charged with cruelty to livestock animals, a felony, according to court ...
Goat meat is used in a great number of traditional ceremonies in many parts of Africa. In Kenya, for instance, you are more likely to find a goat slaughtered in many a household, as opposed to a cow or even chicken. A lot of "choma" or barbecued meat is made with goat meat and is a great delicacy in many parts of the country.