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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 ...
Each breed of goat has specific weight ranges, which vary from more than 140 kg (310 lb) for bucks of larger breeds such as the Boer, to 20 to 27 kg (44 to 60 lb) for smaller does. [14] Within each breed, different strains or bloodlines may have different recognized sizes.
These goats are medium size for goats, around 30 to 50 kg for females and 50–60 kg for males. They are solid colored, usually black or mahogany colored. The breed association, ACRIMUR ( Asociación Española de Criadores de la Cabra Murciano-Granadina , or Spanish Association of Breeders of the Murcia-Granada Goat) states that they refuse to ...
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.
The Anglo-Nubian is a dual-purpose goat, reared both for goat's meat and for milk. Kids fatten quickly for meat production. The milk yield is not as high as in some Swiss goat breeds, but the milk has a higher percentage of fat. Nannies give approximately 3.9 kg of milk per day, with an average
A Großvieheinheit represents 500 kilogrammes (roughly the weight of an adult bull). In the wild it excludes small animals like amphibians and insects, but is used for game in forestry and hunting. Examples are: Calf 50–100 kg = 0.1–0.2 GV; Young milk cow 450–650 kg = 0.9–1.3 GV; Milk cow = 1 GV; Horse = 0.8–1.5 GV; Boar = 0.3 GV ...
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.
The Altai Mountain goat is a breed of domestic goat bred for wool production in the Altai Republic of the Russian Federation. The breed was developed during the years from 1944 to 1982 in the Gorno-Altai Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic region of the Soviet Union , by cross-breeding the Don goat with local goats for a high wool yield.