Goat muscle fibers are thicker and the fiber bundles larger than those of sheep, giving goats' meat a characteristic coarsergrain. The attributed toughness of goat has been ascribed to the marketing of mature a
Good Body Size in Goats From the fight on the football field to the balance on your credit card bill, it's pretty easy to tell that size matters! The same is true for goats. Since meat is sold by the pound,goats need to quickly produce heavy kidsthat will grow large enough to birth...
Electrical stimulation (ES) has been reported to improve meat quality, but the effects of postmortem ES have not been fully characterized in goats. This experiment was conducted to determine the effects of postmortem ES on meat quality in two breeds of goats. Uncastrated Spanish and crossbreds (...
The scent of the smoke upon the crisping meat is intoxicating. In a few moves, taquero Francisco Salinas whisks the goat off the spit and sets it sideways upon his flattop grill. Then he takes a butcher’s cleaver and begins hacking it down into chunks. Hours of roasting tenderizes ...
Since the nutritional requirements of the goat are distinctly different for milk, mohair, and meat production, specific requirements and allowances are discussed in separate feeding sections. Despite these distinctly different quantitative needs, the basic nutritional physiology of all goats is similar; ...
Elsewhere in the world, Caribbean countries and mountainous regions husband goats. This animal’s meat tends to be tough as the animals climb and walk all the time in search of food, thus it must be cooked for a long time. It also has a “high” smell and needs to be “tamed” with...
Mixing Goat Breeds to Contain Meat Goats Study Compares Containing Spanish vs. Boer Goats in a Barbed and Electric Fence System Goats are a one-of-a-kind species with their own personalities. Many people believe that goats are similar to sheep, but this is not necessarily true. The nutrient...
Spanish Goat –known for its great quality meat Angora Goat –prized for their high-quality mohair LaMancha Goat – this breed has no external ears Arapawa Goat – the rarest goat in the world Madurai Goat Appearance And Behavior Nubian goats come in various colors although the most common ...
Kiko: Known for their inclination to eat just about anything in sight, Kiko goats grow quickly and also require less feed than most other breeds. The females also produce great milk. Spanish Meat: These goats are also referred to as “brush” or “scrub” goats, due to the fact that the...
1.A domesticated ruminant mammal(Capra hircus)having backward curving horns and a beard especially in the male, raised for its wool, milk, and meat. 2.Any of various wild ruminant mammals of the genusCapraand related genera, including the ibexes and the wild goat(C. aegagrus)of Eurasia. ...