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  2. Boer goat - Wikipedia

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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.

  3. List of goat breeds - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  4. Goat - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  5. Goat farming - Wikipedia

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    Domesticated goats in Africa The Boer goat, a widely-farmed meat-breed. Goat farming involves the raising and breeding of domestic goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) as a branch of animal husbandry. People farm goats principally for their meat, milk, fibre and skins. Goat farming can be very suited to production alongside other livestock (such as ...

  6. Boer goats - Wikipedia

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    Boer goat From the plural form : This is a redirect from a plural noun to its singular form. This redirect link is used for convenience; it is often preferable to add the plural directly after the link (for example, [[link]]s ).

  7. Anglo-Nubian goat - Wikipedia

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    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 fat content of about 4.8%.

  8. Category:Goat breeds - Wikipedia

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    Meat goat breeds (53 P) Pages in category "Goat breeds" The following 140 pages are in this category, out of 140 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. ...

  9. Polled livestock - Wikipedia

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    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]