As our country struggles with food insecurity, climate change, and rising food import costs, the resilience of the rare Katjang breed may pose a solution.

Savanna goat ram Maize Valley Savanna 95230071 fetched the highest price of R400 000 at Royal Genetics’ Second Production Sale held on Saturday at the Castle De Wildt Showgrounds near Modimolle, ...

The Barbari breed commands ₹1 lakh, while the Hansa fetches around ₹75,000, yet neither is the most expensive. Sellers claim ...

After decades of uncontrolled crossbreeding with imported breeds, the Katjang is facing extinction via genetic dilution.

The rate of inbreeding per generation in five Dutch goat breeding programs is no longer structurally too high. Breeding ...

Goat farming is popular for many reasons. For starters, it's a hardy creature that obtains market weight relatively quickly.

The breed standards for the Boer goat, the White Savanah and the Kalahari Red are basically the same for body conformation and differ mainly regarding the colour of the coat and pigmentation.

By far, the predominant meat goat breed represented in the show ring is a Boer bred goat. The Boer breed has a distinctive red head and white body. Raising a competitive market goat requires ...

Another popular non-dairy goat that is also raised for meat is the Boer. This breed originates from South Africa and are amongst the largest goats in terms of size (42 inches) and weight (190-340 ...

They are browsers versus grazers and are excellent at clearing rough and overgrown land. The Boer goat breed is exceptionally productive and thrives on browsing, making it a perfect meat goat to raise ...