WHY RAISE MEAT GOATS?
If you are thinking about raising meat goats, the following questions and answers are from the seminar that RC&D gave. I hope they give you an idea of where to begin. Why Raise Meat Goats? *Great demand for goat meat *Compared to cattle, less capital investment, less land required, easier to handle *Method of controlling brush Who Will You Sell To? *Ethnic market/on farm sales *Breeding Stock *Auction *Grazing for hire What Kind of Goats? You must first determine use: Meat, breeding stock, show stock, brush control. Locate breeders. Calculate “reasonable price” based on conservative estimate of expected receipts. BOER GOAT: Meaty, muscular goats, large body, calm disposition, excellent weight gains, high nutrient requirements, possible expensive breeding stock. KIKO: From New Zealand, feral does with good meat conformation crossed with Saanen and Nubian bucks; raised under rugged conditions. Good foragers, hardy, excellent mothers. TENNESSEE MEAT GOAT: Descended from Tennessee Stiff-Le
