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Livestock => Goats => Topic started by: macgro7 on August 25, 2018, 11:31:04 pm

Title: First home grown meat goat
Post by: macgro7 on August 25, 2018, 11:31:04 pm

I have just butchered (myself) our dairy goat.
I was scared that she was underfed and not very meaty but was really shocked to see quite a bit of meat and soooooo much fat!!!!!! Fat between heart and lungs. Kidneys completely submerged. Whole bucket of pure white fat just from the stomach cavity. More fat between skin and meat. Oh my days! I really thought she will be so skinny and not worth eating.
She was 18 months old and fed only 2 bales of hay over the winter. Rest was grass and weeds from our 1/2 acre garden, brambles and ivy! That's all she ever ate!

Title: Re: First home grown meat goat
Post by: Steph Hen on August 26, 2018, 01:07:52 pm

I had the same surprise.

Title: Re: First home grown meat goat
Post by: Melmarsh on August 26, 2018, 08:09:53 pm

Dairy goats fattened for meat , notoriously  produce fat internally  despite  looking slim externally.  You can imagine that a dairy type goat that actually looks fat is in fact obese. I can not pass judgement  if this is a Boer goat as I have no knowledge of  them.

Title: Re: First home grown meat goat
Post by: macgro7 on August 26, 2018, 09:44:45 pm

It is a dairy goat with approximately 1/16 boer in her.