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Boer Goats is an attractive meat goat breed option for homesteaders who don’t have acreage for cattle. Among the several meat breeds available, the Boer goat has the fastest growth and best meat-to-bone conversion – a valuable quality for homesteaders!
The Boer or Boerbok is a South African breed of meat goat. [2] It was selectively bred in the Eastern Cape from about 1920 for meat qualities and for the ability to survive by grazing on the thorn veldt of that region.
Boer goat is a very common and popular meat goat breed in the United States and many other countries around the world. The breed is noted for its distinctive characteristics, coloration, size, color, weight and high meat production.
The Boer goat is a meat-giving goat with a white body with a red or brown head. It has long ears that droop down on the side of the head. It stands a little under 3 feet tall, and the males can reach more than 300 pounds.
The Boer goat is commonly a goat with a white body and a red head. Docile, high fertility and a fast growth rate are some of the traits that set the Boer goat apart in the purebred and commercial segments of the American meat goat industry.
Boer goats, originating from South Africa, have gained widespread popularity globally due to their unique characteristics and adaptability. In this article, we will delve into the fascinating history of these goats, explore their physical and behavioral traits, discuss their nutritional needs, breeding and raising practices, and address their ...
Boer, South African breed of goat, the most productive meat goat in the world. Millions of Boer goats are raised across southern Africa as well as in Australia and New Zealand, the United States and Canada, the United Kingdom, and elsewhere. They are prized for their size, rapid weight gain, carcass quality, hardiness, and docility. These ...
View ABGA breed standards for registered American Boer goats. Learn more about ABGA’s tattoo guidelines for registered animals. Use this handy calculator to estimate an animal’s kidding date based on exposure dates. Learn more about ABGA's DNA program.
Breed: Boer goats (boer means farmer in Afrikaans) Origin: Afrikaners first noted landrace goats kept by indigenous tribes of the Cape provinces in South Africa and in Namibia in 1661. These goats are thought to have traveled down from North Africa along the west and east coasts with possible provenance from India, Nubia, Egypt, and Europe.
Also known as the Boerbok, the Boer goat (Capra hircus)is a breed of goat indigenous to South Africa. The largest goat breed in the world, they can exceed 300 pounds. They are often raised for meat due to their hardiness, size, excellent carcass quality, and high reproductive rate.