Goat boer

in #goat7 years ago

Goat boer is a goat originating from South Africa and has become a registered livestock for more than 65 years. The word "Boer" means farmer. Boer goat is a real broiler because the growth is very fast. This goat at the age of five to six months can achieve weight 35-45 kg, with weight gain of body weight between 0,02 - 0,04 kg per day. This diversity depends on the amount of milk from mother and feed ration daily. boer male goat will grow with weight 120 - 150 kg in adulthood (aged 2-3 years), whereas adult females (age 2-3 years) will have a weight of 80 to 90 kg.Boer female and male both horned.Compared with local dairy goat, the percentage of meat on goat carcass boer is much higher and reaches 40% - 50% of body weight image