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Australian Boer Goats
Australian boer goats, bred and reared under Australian conditions, for Australia
The goats are run under paddock conditions, the does are brought into smaller paddocks a couple of weeks before they are due to kid. The kids are weaned at about 3 mth old, the goats are supplemented with hay, during the drier months. In colder months, the herd are supplemented with grain once a week.
Kalahari Buck Kid
Fullblood Kalahari red buck kid 3 weeks old son of Milton
Kalahari Red Does
In South Africa where they originated, Kalahari Reds are ideally suited to the harsh and outstretched conditions of large parts of South Africa (SA). In SA they are bred in harsh conditions, arid and semi-desert areas. To prevail under these conditions, animals must be sun-resistant and hardy. Over the years, a natural selection process has ensured that only the fittest animals have survived and very little artificial selection took place.
Kalahari embryo,s were imported from South Africa in 2002 . In Australia the Kalahari Reds have adapted well to our varied climate.
Standard Boer Kids
For the first couple of week after they are born, the kids are left in a safe place ,while the mother goes out to graze.
Group of Standard Bred Does
Goats have been farmed in Australia since the early settlers, for their meat milk and leather. Many of the oringinal dairy and cross bred goats went wild, in outback Australia and thrive under the harsh conditions. They survived ,and increase in numbers, they have been harvested by the farmers and sold for meat for many years. These goat carcases are exported all over the world.The feral or rangeland goats are smaller then the recently introducesd boer goats, the cross breds carry more meat then the rangeland goats and are hardier the the fullblood boer goats.
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