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Goat meat. Raw goat chops in an apricot glaze about to be cooked. Goat meat is the meat of the domestic goat ( Capra hircus ). The common name for goat meat is "goat meat", while meat from young goats can be called "kid meat", capretto (Italian), and cabrito (Spanish and Portuguese). In South Asian cuisine, mutton refers to goat meat.
Between about 1930 and 1960 a variety of small goats of the West African Dwarf group of breeds were imported from Africa to the United States to be exhibited in zoos. The Nigerian Dwarf, like the American Pygmy Goat, derives from these, but does not resemble the stocky West African Dwarf in conformation – it has been bred to have the appearance of a miniature dairy goat.
The myotonic goat or Tennessee fainting goat is an American breed of goat. It is characterised by myotonia congenita, a hereditary condition that may cause it to stiffen or fall over when excited or startled. [ 1]: 396 [ 2][ 3] It may also be known as the fainting goat, falling goat, stiff-legged goat or nervous goat, or as the Tennessee wooden ...
The Kinder is an American breed of domestic goat. It originated on a farm in Snohomish, Washington, where in about 1985 an American Pygmy buck was cross-bred with Nubian does. The resulting stock was selectively bred to create a compact but well-muscled goat, suitable both for milk and for meat production. A herd-book was started in 1988; by ...
Three closely related varieties of goats found in the wild are not usually called ibex: the markhor, western tur, and eastern tur. A male ibex is referred to as a buck, a female is a doe, and young juveniles are called kids. An ibex buck is commonly larger and heavier than a doe.
A proper goat enclosure should include climbing features like stumps, ladders, little bridges, barrels and yes—dirt piles for the goat to play in. A simple kiddie pool can be hours of fun and ...
List of goat dishes. Curry goat and rice. Cabrito. Goat meat pepper soup served with bread. This is a list of notable goat dishes, which use goat meat as a primary ingredient. Goat meat is the meat of the domestic goat ( Capra aegagrus hircus ). It is often called chevon or mutton when the meat comes from adults, and cabrito, capretto, or kid ...
The American Pygmy is an American breed of achondroplastic (dwarf) goat. It is small, compact and stockily built. Like the Nigerian Dwarf, it derives from the West African Dwarf group of breeds of West Africa. [3] : 355 [4] : 35 Between 1930 and 1960, animals of this type were imported to the United States for use either as zoo animals or for ...