"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 ...

These goats aren't just useful livestock, they also make highly entertaining — and sometimes mischievous — companions. For centuries, humans have raised goats for milk, meat and fiber; as work animals ...

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.

There are over 650 registered members with the South African Boer Goat Breeders’ Association focusing on three distinct ...

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 ...

We first gave you a glimpse of some exceptional kids last year during Harvest of Thanks. These aren’t just any goat; these are Arapawa goats, one of the rarest breeds of goats in the world. “It’s a ...

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ST. CLOUD, Minn.—Google search “fainting goats.” The result is a hilarious set of videos that show a herd of goats gathered in a field, nibbling on green grass. Suddenly someone opens an umbrella or ...

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 ...