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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. [4]: 363 It has been exported to many countries, and has been used to improve the meat qualities of other breeds. [5]: 10 [3]
meat, goatskin Boer: Africander, Afrikaner South Africa meat British Alpine: England milk Brown Shorthair Czech Republic milk Canary Island Agrupación caprina canaria Canary Islands: milk Canindé: Northeastern Brazil meat Carpathian: Southeast Europe meat, milk Chyangra: Nepal (High mountains) Himalayas: Wool, meat Chamba: Himalaya Chamois ...
The goat or domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a species of goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (C. aegagrus) of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. It was one of the first animals to be domesticated, in Iran ...
Compared with most other wild goats, the species has a wide, shortened snout. Adaptations for climbing include sharp, highly separated hooves and a rubbery callus under the front feet. [ 2 ] [ 5 ] Both male and female Alpine ibexes have large, backwards-curving horns with an elliptical cross-section and a trilateral-shaped core.
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.
By Courtney Craig We bet some of this trivia about home and habitat will stun you: 1. Google rents goats to do its mowing. Rather than use gasoline-guzzling, noisy mowers at its Mountain View ...
May have been suitable for the article Boer goat's head though :) --snowolf D4 ( talk / @) 13:58, 14 July 2007 (UTC) While I made the comment earlier about preferring images of the full animal as well, please note that there are a number of 'head-shots' of animals that have gained FP status in the past, so your last comment is a bit unfair.