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Description
Boer (Dutch: “farmer”) goats were bred by Afrikaner farmers who crossed various European and Indian breeds with breeds raised by Bantu and Khoekhoe people. In 1959, breeders in what is now Eastern Cape province founded the South African Boer Goat Breeders’ Association.
Scientific name: Capra aegagrus hircus
Distribution: international
Horn status: horned in both sexes
Other names: Boerbok; Improved Boer; Veredelde Boerbok
Use: meat
Weight:: Male: average 114 kg; Female: average 94 kg;
Characteristics
The most-prized Boer goats are large, stocky animals with a white body and a red head, brown eyes, lop (downward-hanging) ears, backward-curving horns, and strong, well-placed legs. Adult males often reach 160 kg (350 pounds), and females can weigh as much as 110 kg (about 250 pounds).
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