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The Kiko is a breed of meat goat originating from New Zealand. [1] Kiko comes from the Māori word for meat. [2]: 392 [3] The Kiko breed was developed in the 1980s by Garrick and Anne Batten, who cross-bred local feral goats with imported dairy goat bucks of the Anglo-Nubian, Saanen, and Toggenburg breeds. The only aims of the breeding ...
Theresa Blocher, an auctioneer and Realtor, has worked full time at family-owned, Canton-based Kiko since 1988. She is a third-generation family member to work for the business.
This is a list of goat breeds usually considered to have developed in Canada and the United States. The goat is not indigenous to North America, so none of them is exclusively American. The goat is not indigenous to North America, so none of them is exclusively American.
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 sheep and cattle) on low-quality grazing land.
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. Breeds are generally classified based on their primary use, though there are several ...
Kiko (TV series), a children's animated series; Kiko goat, a breed of goat from New Zealand; KIKO (AM), a radio station (1340 AM) licensed to Apache Junction, Arizona, United States; KIKO-FM, a radio station (96.5 FM) licensed to Claypool, Arizona, United States; Kikō-ji, a Buddhist temple in Nara, Japan; KIKO Milano, a cosmetic brand.
Around 56% of dairy farms in New Zealand are owner-operated as of 2015, while 29% are operated by sharemilkers and 14% are operated by contract milkers. [15] Herd-owning sharemilkers (formerly 50:50 sharemilkers) own their own herd, and are responsible for employing workers and the day-to-day operations of the farm, in return for receiving a ...
After 1930, Mrs. Wilhelm bred her short-eared does using purebred Alpine and Nubian bucks from the Blue Ribbon herd of Mrs. C.R. John. [13] Phoebe Wilhelm died between 1935 and 1940 and Edith Goodridge, known for her RioLinda herd, purchased 125 short-eared goats from her estate, which she noted were about half gopher-eared and half elf-eared. [13]