Australian boer goats, Bred under Australia conditions.
in the Central Tablands of NSW Australia.
Jolleen Boer Goats are are run on 200 ac. of improved and semi cleared country . 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.
Young Black & Red Fullblood Does
Fullblood Registered Red & Black does, The red and black goats are very hardy they do well under all conditions,
Fullblood Standard Doe
The Boer Goat originated in South Africa in the early 1900's when some farmers began selecting their goats for meat qualities. It is the only goat breed that has been specifically bred for meat and is recognized as the World's premiere meat goat.
Boer Goat genetics were imported into Australia in the late 1980's and were released from Quarantine in the mid 90's. Since this time the popularity of the Boer goat has gone from strength to strength with numbers rapidly increasing.
Boer goat bucks are being used to crossbreed with Australian bush does producing a much faster growing carcase, which reaches slaughter weight in significantly faster time and has a higher dressing out percentage. The Boer goat has also performed extremely well in trials and carcase competitions proving it to be the superior meat goat breed.
Standard Boer Does
The goats have been waiting for rain for such a long time they dont mind getting their feet wet.
Boer does are excellent breeders, they can have from one to five kids a year (one to three average). The kids are weaned at 3 mths of age and kept in a secure paddock well away from their mothers.
Goats in Australia
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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