The economics of goat production are important to most people who raise goats. The price of market animals dictates what can be spent on the practices associated with production. Meat goat production is one of the oldest and most widespread of the animal enterprises in the world. At this point, it is the fastest-growing animal enterprise in the United States. Most producers will not tolerate a nonpaying hobby operation. The enterprise must sooner or later become a paying operation, or it will cease to exist. A producer who cannot successfully market what he/she grows will not be in business for an extended period of time. A few people keep goats as pets and companion animals; however, the economics of goat production is such that most producers sell the animals, either for meat or breeding purposes.

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