Meat Goat Glossary  

 

 

 

  • Breed ~ A group of animals with common ancestry and characteristics that are passed on from generation to generation through controlled mating program.
  • Browse ~ Branches, twigs, weeds, shrubs, leaves, and shoots that goats like to eat.
  • Buck ~ An uncasterated male goat, sometimes called a "billy".
  • Cabrito ~ Spanish for "little goat" and used in some parts of the U.S. to refer to kid meat and / or barbecued meat.
  • Chevon ~ French term for goat meat.
  • Concentrate ~ A feed high in protein or energy such as soybean meal, corn, cottonseed oil, sunflowers, peanuts, oats.
  • Crossbred ~ An animal with parents of different breeds, or an animal that cannot be registered as a certain breed.
  • Dam ~ The mother of a particular animal.
  • Dehorn ~ To remove horns.
  • Disbud ~ To remove horn buds of very young goats.
  • Doe ~ Adult female goat.
  • Drench ~ A liquid medication given in a goat's mouth.
  • Flock ~ A group of sheep, goats, or chickens.
  • Forage ~ A feed high in fiber like grasses, legumes, hay and weeds.
  • Herd ~ A group of cattle, horses, hogs, or goats.
  • Kid ~ A goat under one year of age.
  • Market Goat ~ A goat that is raised for meat and weighs within the market weight limits.
  • Purebred ~ An animal recognized as a certain breed with same breed parents.
  • Ruminant ~ A group of plant eating, cud-chewing animals with several stomach compartments.
  • Sire ~ The father of a particular animal.
  • Trip ~ A group of goats.
  • Vaccination ~ Injection of weakened bacteria or viruses given to animals to protect them from certain diseases.
  • Wean ~ Remove a kid from its dam and / or stop allowing access to milk.
  • Wether ~ A Castrated goat.
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