"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many will agree there can be no greater joy than raising and nurturing animals. Whether they live inside ...

A few years ago, I ran a series of articles on understanding agriculture, designed for anyone in the general public who had an interest in understanding more about various agricultural crops and ...

A meat goat is a breed that is specially bred and raised for meat. There are four main breeds raised for meat: Boer, Spanish meat goat, Kiko and Tennessee. The Churchill County Livestock Show and Sale ...

This breed takes the 7th place on our list of easiest goat breeds to raise, but this doesn’t mean that it lags behind. This is a real purpose-bred goat; developed in New Zeland as a pure meat breed.

Goats are essential for Indian villagers, especially small farmers. Local breeds like Black Bengal, Marwari, Barbari, ...

PFEIFER — Some people whisper to horses, others to dogs. But for Coraleen Bunner, it's goats. Bunner raises all kinds of goats on her goat farm, Shepherd's Gate in Pfeifer, but she is partial to ...

Meat goats are not the same swaybacked critters you may have seen on Saturday morning cartoons or, if you’re like me, on the roof of your aunt’s Toyota Camry. They are square-topped protein producers ...

Goats and sheep seem to take second stage in South Dakota behind beef production. I recall a quote I heard that a man’s grandpa said, “We have horses for the enjoyment, cattle for the prestige, and ...

The average weight of a buck can be 115 kg, while does are 75 kg. Their mothering instincts are very good; they don’t need any help during parturition which eases its keeping very much. It got its ...