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Meat Goats
Goats
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| Main meat goat breeds | Spanish, Myotonic (fainting), Boer |
| Spanish goats | Bred in 1500s by Spanish explorers in SW, feral or semi-managed herds in TX/SW |
| Characteristics of Spanish goats | Rangy look, long, large horns, variety of coat colors, hardy, parasite resistant, and good at brush control |
| Disadvantages of Spanish goats | Low carcass quality |
| Myotonic goats | Developed in Tennessee in 1800s, also called fainting goats |
| Characteristics of myotonic goats | Medium size, muscular, horned or polled, stocky, docile temperment |
| Disadvantages of myotonic goats | Faint when startled, slower to mature, small (more required to make a profit) |
| Boer goats | Imported from South Africa in mid 1900s, gold standard in meat goat industry, cross-bred with Spanish goats to kick-start meat goat industry in the US |
| Characteristics of boer goats | Muscular, thick frame, pendulous ears, white body with red head, horned, rapid growth and high carcass quality |
| Disadvantages of boer goats | Less hardy, more susceptible to internal parasites, higher nutritional requirements |
| How is the meat goat market in the US trending? | Sharply upward |
| Who are the main buyers of goat meat? | Ethnic markets (Muslim, Hispanic, Caribbean, African) |
| What is the greatest disadvantages of the meat goat market in the US? | Demand is so high imports are still required |
| When was the American Boer Goat Association formed? | 1933 |
| Erect ears | Ears standing upright |
| Pendulous ears | Long, floppy ears |
| Gopher ears | Ears that are less than 1 inch long |
| Beards | Cluster of long, coarse hair on chin |
| Wattle | Small, fleshy appendage on neck |
| Herd types in goats | Extensive range herds, semi intensive herds/farm flocks, dry lots |
| Extensive range herds | Common in hot, dry climates such as TX and western states, large herds the require minimal supplemental feed and lower cost but higher risk of losses |
| Semi-intensive herds/farm flocks | Medium-sized flocks more common in Southeast and Midwest, use rotational grazing and supplemental feeding, increased management and oversight required |
| Advantages of semi-intensive flocks | Better growth rates and more uniform animals gives more income |
| Dry lots | No pasture grazing, feed hay, silage and grain to finish them, gives high control over diet and uniformity |
| Disadvantages of dry lots | High input cost of feed, labor, infrastructure, higher risk of diseases |
| Goat grazing | Highly selective browsers, require more copper than sheep |
| Biggest health threats in goats | Barber pole worm, respiratory diseases, caseous lymphadenitis, hoof diseases |
| Main markets for goats | Muslims, Hispanics, Caribbean and African communities, show (4H and FFA), vegetation management |
| Vegetation management market | Using goats, being natural browsers, to clear vegetation in rough terrain machinery can't reach |
| Rent-a-ruminant LLC steps | Temporary fence, drop 'em off, let 'em browse, pick 'em up, remove fence |
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