Basic facts about goats:
• Goats are small ruminants with four-chambered stomach (three forestomachs and one true stomach) like sheep. So, can digest high-fiber diet.
• Labor requirement for goats (five hours per doe per year) is higher than for beef cattle.
• Goats do not like to get wet and seek shelter in the rain. They like clean and dry places.
• Goats like to climb and jump, so need better fencing than for cattle to contain them.
• Goats can be contained in properly constructed fences. can be acca vc
• Goats do not herd or flow through handling equipment as well as cattle.
• Goats prefer to browse. They get on their hind legs to eat.
• Male goats have an offensive odor, especially during the mating season.
• Male goats are very aggressive and can be difficult to manage.
• Goats are seasonal breeders.
• Goats seem to be more susceptible to parasites, especially the barberpole worm, in grazing situations than cattle.
• The demand for goat meat is almost entirely ethnic or religiously based. • Goats are just as susceptible to predators as other livestock.
• Most goats (both sexes) are naturally horned.
