Source: Wikipedia. Pages: 106. Chapters: Alpine (goat), Anatolian Black Goat, Anglo-Nubian, Angora goat, Appenzell Goat, Arapawa Goat, Argentata of Etna, Auckland Island Goat, Australian Cashmere Goat, Bagot goat, Barbari goat, Beetal, Belgian Fawn, Benadir goat, Bhuj goat, Bilberry goat, Bionda dell'Adamello, Boer goat, Booted Goat, British Alpine (goat), Brown Shorthair Goat, Canary Island Goat, Canindé (goat), Carpathian (goat), Chamba (goat), Chamois Colored, Changthangi, Chappar, Charnequeira, Chengde Polled, Chengdu Brown, Chigu goat, Chué, Corsican Goat, Damani, Danish Landrace Goat, Dutch Landrace, Dutch Toggenburg, Erzgebirge Goat, Finnish Landrace Goat, Garganica, Girgentana (goat), Göingeget, Golden Guernsey, Grisons Striped, Guddi (goat), Hailun Goat, Haimen goat, Hasi Goat, Hejazi Goat, Hexi Cashmere, Hongtong Goat, Huaipi, Huaitoutala, Hungarian Improved, Hyrcus, Icelandic goat, Jamnapari goat, Jining Grey, Jonica, Kaghani, Kalahari Red, Kamori, Kiko goat, Kinder (goat), La Mancha goat, List of goat breeds, Loashan, Maltese (goat), Messinese Goat, Mini Oberhasli, Moxotó, Murcia-Granada, Nachi Goat, Nigerian Dwarf (goat), Nigora goat, Norwegian (goat), Oberhasli (goat), Orobica, Peacock goat, Philippine Goat, Poitou Goat, Pygmy goat, Pygora goat, Pyrenean Goat, Saanen goat, Sable Saanen, Sahelian Goat, San Clemente Island goat, Sarda (goat), Somali goat, Stiefelgeiss, Surati goat, Swedish Landrace, Tauernsheck, Thuringian Goat, Uzbek Black, Valais Blackneck, West African Dwarf, White Shorthaired, Xuhai, Yemen Mountain, Zhiwulin Black. Excerpt: The Boer goat is a breed of goat developed in South Africa in the early 1900s for meat production. Their name is derived from the Dutch word "boer", meaning farmer. The Boer goat was probably bred from the indigenous goats (they originated from South Africa) of the Namaqua Bushmen and the Fooku tribes, with some crossing of Indian and European bloodlines being possible. They were selected for meat rather than milk production; due to selective breeding and improvement, the Boer goat has a fast growth rate and excellent carcass qualities, making it one of the most popular breeds of meat goat in the world. Boer goats have a high resistance to disease and adapt well to hot, dry semi deserts. United States production is centered in west-central Texas, particularly in and around San Angelo and Menard. The original US breeding stock came from herds located in New Zealand. Only later were they imported directly from South Africa. Boer goats commonly have white bodies and distinctive brown heads. Some Boer goats can be completely brown or white. Like the Nubian goat, they possess long, pendulous ears. They are noted for being docile, fast-growing, and having high fertility rates. Does are reported to have superior mothering skills as compared to other goats. Mature Boer bucks weigh 110¿135 kg (240-300 lb), and mature does weigh 90¿100 kg (200-220 lb). A Boer goat kidThe most critical part of any meat goat operation is the selection of a herd sire (breeding buck). A high-quality buck can produce high-quality offspring even when mated with an average doe. Boer goats tend to gain weight at about the same rate as their sire, so a buck from a proven fast-growing bloodline will command the highest price, as its offspring will tend to also be fast growers. The primary market for slaughter goats is a 22¿36 kg (50-80 lb) kid; kids should reach marketable size at weaning age. The kid of a proven fast-gr...
