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ruminant raised for milk, meat, leather and hair. They are brown or grey in colour. The male is a ram or billy, the female a doe or nanny, and the young a kid. Wild species are nomadic, living in rugged mountain areas. The five species include the
ibex (Capra ibex), markhor (Capra falconeri), and the pasang (Capra aegagrus). Length: to 1.4m (4.5ft); height: to 0.85m (2.8ft). Family Bovidae; genus Capra.
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 "Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL)")
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Meat goats a growing market for farmers.
Newspaper article from: Chicago Tribune (Chicago, IL); 12/7/2004; 700+ words
; ...nation's largest goat auction, in San Angelo, where many of the goats are shipped south to...farmers _ considering the goat trade. "Goats are bringing more...red head, the Boer goat is meatier than average goats and makes raising the...
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Goats, goats ... And more goats at Goats Galore
Magazine article from: The Mississippi Business Journal; 10/12/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...discovered most goats were purchased and...of all U.S. goat production is centered...you get a heavier goat at a younger age. Young goats are a delicacy and...she purchased goat-inspired coffee...Saucier started "Goats Galore," a mail...
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Goat Meat Grows in Popularity in Mackinaw, Ill., Area.
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News; 4/15/2003; 700+ words
; ...ethnic groups that buy goat meat, particular...Miller, who raises goats on a farm near Beardstown...to 300,000 meat goats in the state. Now it's the meat goat that dominates, said...The Illinois Meat Goat Producers will host...seminar on raising goats starting at 9 a...
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Goats -- From the Stable to the Table -- It's Not Trendy, it's Culture
Newspaper article from: Yakima Herald-Republic; 11/27/1998; ; 700+ words
; ...giant step forward in goat genetics. Until recently, Spanish goats were all that could...breeding Spanish goats with the larger South African Boer goat, famous for being...the editor of Meat Goat Rancher magazine. Goats are known for converting...
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 "Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois)")
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Goat meat growing in popularity.
Newspaper article from: Journal Star (Peoria, Illinois); 5/23/2006; 700+ words
; ...involved raising a goat. "I never guessed we would have liked goats but they're really...the Illinois Meat Goat Producers, sees many benefits in raising goats. "Goats are a lot...for extremely young goat, Caribbean people often prefer older goats, said Larson...
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Goats employed for fire control found to be in 'horrid condition'
Newspaper article from: Oakland Tribune; 9/25/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...said Terri Oyarzun, the owner of Goats R Us, a respected goat herding company based in Orinda. Word...like to have their picnic and watch the goat herds." Goats R Us hires South American goat herders. Each goat herder, along with...
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Goats Become a Hot Commodity in Georgia
News Wire article from: AP Online; 4/7/2006; ; 700+ words
; ...member Sunbelt Goat Producers Cooperative...County. Experts say goats are a good fit for...protein delicacy in the goat diet. Franks raises goats and auctions them...said. Batten, the Goat-A-Rama chair...auctions to purchase goats for the Washington...
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Goats ride herd on Laguna' fire fuel.(The Orange County Register)
Newspaper article from: Knight Ridder/Tribune News Service; 5/24/2002; ; 700+ words
; ...parties in honor of the goats _ "wine and goat cheese affairs." People...panoramic view, usually goat-free. You mention that, about the goats not usually being a...of the goats or the goats' purpose or the goat worship around them...
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 "Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX)")
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Goats, their dairy products grow in popularity among livestock crowd.
Newspaper article from: Dallas Morning News (Dallas, TX); 1/19/2005; 700+ words
; ...ranch. He got into raising goats about the time the first Boer goat was imported to Texas from...families are looking for goat meat. "Goats have been more profitable...spreading as more people raise goats. Mr. Edwards said goat breeding, showing and...
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Goat 911: free emergency advice for goat owners. (The goat barn).
Magazine article from: Countryside & Small Stock Journal; 9/1/2003; ; 700+ words
; ...free advice to fellow goat owners who don't...available for their goats during a medical emergency...caring for all types of goats. Their advice, as stated on our Goat 911 site, is not...information about goats on the internet. I found a couple of goat lists and web sites...
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goat
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
...twisted horns. The Rocky Mountain goat and the chamois are not true goats but are closely related. Goats are...French Alpine, and Rock Alpine goats. Many dairy goats are hornless. The Cashmere goat is raised in central Asia, N India...
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The Mountain Goats
Book article from: Contemporary Musicians
The Mountain Goats Pop group The Mountain Goats is not so much a band as the musical alter ego of John Darnielle...surprisingly, it isn't." Darnielle founded the Mountain Goats in California in 1991. At the time, he was working as a psychiatric...
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SIC 0214 Sheep and Goats
Encyclopedia entry from: Encyclopedia of American Industries
SIC 0214 SHEEP AND GOATS This classification covers establishments...in the production of sheep, lambs, goats, goats' milk, wool, and mohair, including...112410 (Sheep Farming) 112420 (Goat Farming) In 2002 there were 64,170...
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mountain goat
Book article from: The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English
moun·tain goat • n. 1. (also Rocky Mountain goat ) a goat-antelope ( Oreamnos americanus ) with shaggy white hair and backward curving horns, living in the Rocky Mountains. 2. any goat that lives on mountains, proverbial for agility.
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Rocky Mountain goat
Book article from: The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Rocky Mountain goat hoofed ruminant mammal, Oreamnos...Although it is not a true goat it belongs to the same family...90 kg). Rocky Mountain goats live in small herds on steep...chamois , the Rocky Mountain goat is classified in the phylum...
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