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12 4-H Market Goat Project
Words You Should Know
Buck or Billy: Intact male goat.
Doe: Female goat.
Doeling: Young female goat.
Wether : Male goat that has been surgically
altered (castrated) so that he can no longer breed.
Kid: Young goat under six months of age.
Kidding: The act of giving birth in goats.
Lactation period: The time during which milk is
produced.
Gestation period: The time a doe is pregnant,
beginning with conception and ending when she
kids.
Colostrum: The rich, first milk given by a doe at
kidding. Rich in maternal antibodies, vitamins,
minerals, and energy.
Purebred goat: A goat whose parents are both
registered with the same breed association.
Crossbred goat: A goat resulting from mating a
purebred doe of one breed to a purebred buck
from another breed.
Grade goat: A goat resulting from mating of two
crossbred goats.
Polled: An animal born without the potential to
grow horns.
Yearling: An animal 12 to 24 months old and not
in milk.
Suggested Activities
• Make a chart of the different names used for
goats.
• Have members of your club answer roll call at
a meeting with one name used for goats.
• Call your township or borough zoning office
and see if they have a definition for "livestock" in
your municipality
• Visit your local livestock auction and observe
the goat sale. Record the prices and report back to
your club.
• Explain the difference between market goat,
dairy goat, fiber, and pack goat projects.
Extra Activities to Try
• Ask a local goat producer if the names they use
for goats mean the same thing as the names
you've learned.
• Explain why colostrum is important to a new
born kid
Ideas for Presentations and Talks
• The history of goat domestication
• Why raise goats
• The versatile goat
Things to Talk About
• How will you react when your project goat is
sold for slaughter?
• How is the price set for market goats?
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