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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 ...
Boer Goat Shows allow disbudded goats. [12] Dairy breeds of goats are required to be naturally hornless or disbudded. [13] 4H and FFA show goats must be hornless or blunted so as not to be sharp and dangerous. [14] [15]
Goat breeds (especially dairy goats) are some of the oldest defined animal breeds for which breed standards and production records have been kept. Selective breeding of goats generally focuses on improving production of fiber, meat, dairy products or goatskin. Breeds are generally classified based on their primary use, though there are several ...
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Some landrace Spanish goats exist in their native territory of Spain but survive through the bloodlines brought to the New World. [1] Spanish goats are hardy and can thrive in difficult environments. Pure Spanish goats have been crossbred with imported goat breeds for cashmere and meat production. Most crossbred goats show a “superb hybrid ...
Goats produce about 2% of the world's total annual milk supply. [63] Dairy goats produce an average of 540 to 1,180 kg (1,200 to 2,600 lb) of milk during an average 284-day lactation. [64] The milk can contain between around 3.5% and 5% butterfat according to breed. [65] Goat milk is processed into products including cheese [66] and Dulce de ...
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.