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Meat Goat Skillathon Study Guide page 1 of 6


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These pages were compiled by the University of Tennessee agricultural extention agent Meredith  N. Collins.  They are intended to aid 4-H students in studying for the skillathon.  The information can be applied to most Goats not just the "Meat" Variety

Basic Meat Goat Facts

Goat Terms

 

Buck

Male

Doe

Female

Kid

Baby Goat

Wether

Castrated Male goat

Chevon

Meat cuts

Cud

Bolus of food that is chewed on, soaked with saliva and swallowed

 

 

Reproductive system

 

 

 

Female

 

 

 

Age of puberty

7-10 months

Estrous cycle

 

--Length

18-22 days

--Duration

12-36 hours

--Signs

Tail wagging, mounting, bleating

Ovulation

12-36 hours from onset of standing heat

Gestation length

146-155 days

Breeding Season

August-January

Seasonal Anestrous

February-July

Buck effect on estrous

Positive

 

 

Male

 

 

 

Age of puberty

4-8 months

Breeding age

8-10 months

Breeding Season

All year

Breeding ratio

1 buck per 20-30 does

 

 

Physiological Data

 

 

 

Temperature

101.7-104.5

Heart rate

70-80 beats per minute

Respiratory rate

12-15 breaths per minute

Ruminal Movements

1-1.5 per minute

 

 

A Healthy Goat

 

 

 

Eats well

Chews its cud

Has a shiny coat

Has strong legs and feet

Is sociable

Has bright clear eyes

 

 

Signs of Illness

 

 

 

Diarrhea

Runny nose

No sign of chewing cud

Standing apart from the group

Abnormal temperature

Heavy mucous in nose and mouth

Limping

Hair falling out

Off feed and Water

Rough hair coat

Pale mucous membranes of eyes and mouth

Swelling on any part of body

 

The Digestive System

 

The goat is a member of a class of animals called RUMINANTS.  These animals

chew their cud.  The goat’s stomach has FOUR chambers—

 

1.      Rumen—a big fermentation vat

2.      Reticulum—honey comb structure, the “hardware stomach”

3.      Omasum—removes water from the fermenting particles and also absorbs more nutrients called volatile fatty acids that helps supply the goat with energy.

4.      Abomasum—true stomach, particles are digested by stomach acid   

 


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