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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: Howesmob on January 03, 2018, 10:15:40 pm

Title: Dead weight
Post by: Howesmob on January 03, 2018, 10:15:40 pm

Hi, can anyone give me any guidance on what the % dead weight is (of the live weight) I want to know how heavy my goat must be to end up with about 15kg of meat.  Thanks

Title: Re: Dead weight
Post by: nimbusllama on January 10, 2018, 12:58:33 pm

With lambs it is about 50%, so I guess it is similar? I found this link:
http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/goats/production/meat-and-offal-yields-of-goats (http://agriculture.vic.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/goats/production/meat-and-offal-yields-of-goats) 
Hope it helps :thumbsup:

Title: Re: Dead weight
Post by: Penninehillbilly on January 10, 2018, 01:00:58 pm

depending on breed, I usually allow for 50%, boer or boer cross could be better.