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A boer goat was bred inside South Africa in the early 1900s. It were bred from either nubians & more market goats and were selected for meat rather than their milk production. Boer goats have a high trend lines to disease & adapt swell to various climates and terrain.

Stock breeder' succeeded & produced the goat that profits weight promptly than virtually all more goats. matured Boer bucks weigh between 110-135 kilogram (240-300 pound), & mature does between 90-100 kilogram(200-220 pound). Boer goats may be raised profits around combination using cattle due their preference browse and a consequent limited impact on the grass cover.

Boer goats use witnessed popularity outside South Africa & come existence utilized for cross-breeding in the United States and Australia, primarily with Spanish & Nubian futures, either to upgrade to to the full Boer or even by having dairy farm farm goats once the marketable meat child is desired like than dairy replacement stock.

The Boer Goat
Information on the Boer Goat, its history, common use, diet, reproduction, milk production. Also breeder listings and associations.

Muletopia Farm
Small breeding farm of Boer goats. Wallowa County, Oregon.






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