goat farming

A search for the marketing of goat meat

The Dutch Boer goats

The BGBAA is the Breeders’ Association in Australia governing the Australian industry. 

The Boer goat originated in South Africa in the early 1900s when some farmers began selecting their goats for meat qualities. It has been specifically bred for meat and is recognised as the premiere meat goat. 

Boer goat genetics were imported into Australia in the late 1980s and were released from quarantine in the mid 90s. Since this time the popularity of the Boer goat has gone from strength to strength with numbers increasing rapidly. 

Boer goat bucks are being used to cross with other goat breeds producing a much faster growing animal that reaches slaughter weight in significantly shorter time and has a higher dressing out percentage than other goat breeds. The Boer goat has also performed extremely well in trials and carcase competitions making it the superior meat goat breed. Boer bucks are the ideal choice for commercial farmers wanting to improve the economic viability of their farming and value add their product through superior genetics.

Livestock feed production on Bonaire

Pilot project Cacti as goat feed

Livestock feed production 

Strengthening feed production for goats (for meat) on Bonaire

Introduction and cultivation of the thornless cactus for goats

Selection of trees and shrubs to plant to feed goats on small farms in Bonaire.

Research nitrogen leaching and salinisation

Summary (Dutch):

Op het terrein van dienst Landbouw, Veeteelt en Visserie (LVV) op Bonaire zal in 2012 een irrigatieproject worden opgestart, waar voedersorghum en buffelgras verbouwd gaat worden. Dit zal gebeuren met irrigatiewater afkomstig van de waterzuiveringsinstallaties. Aangezien dit water niet vrij is van stikstof en zouten bestaat er kans op stikstofuitspoeling en verzouting. Dit wordt in dit verslag onderzocht.