MEAT quality characteristics of lot-fed male Australian rangeland goats are unaffected by liveweight at slaughter, new research has indicated. Source: Sheep Central Trial suggests liveweight has no affect on male goat meat quality
Tag: Goat
Australia is still world’s biggest goat meat exporter
AUSTRALIA is still the world’s top goat meat exporter despite accounting for only about one per cent of global production after a drop in shipments last year. Source: Sheep Central Australia is still world’s biggest goat meat exporter
How a quick-thinking vet and a 'friendly' goat named Ricky saved the life of beloved pet Sage
A vet saves the life of a much-loved pet goat with a blood transfusion, a process normally reserved for dogs or the occasional calf. Source: ABC Livestock How a quick-thinking vet and a ‘friendly’ goat named Ricky saved the life of beloved pet Sage
Goat breeders need to test new visual assessment app
TESTING of a new visual assessment app for goats is being expanded to involve interested breeder groups, breed societies and individual breeders. Source: Sheep Central Goat breeders need to test new visual assessment app
On-farm breakthrough in goat worm testing
GOAT producers can undertake rapid on-farm worm egg count testing without having to send dung samples away to laboratories, a study of a new diagnostic technology has found. Source: Sheep Central On-farm breakthrough in goat worm testing
Goats left for shipwreck survivors on remote island recognised as heritage breed
Goats found on a remote island in the Great Barrier Reef are given Australian heritage status, 150 years after they were left there as food for shipwrecked sailors. Source: ABC Livestock Goats left for shipwreck survivors on remote island recognised as heritage breed
Blessed are the cheesemakers turning wild goats' cheese into restaurant gold
Sometimes maligned as a destructive feral pest, the lowly goat is enjoying a surge in popularity among farmers, producers, restaurateurs and foodies. Source: ABC Livestock Blessed are the cheesemakers turning wild goats’ cheese into restaurant gold
New award to recognise quality sheep and goat meat
SUSTAINABLE and ethical sheep and goat meat producers responding to consumer demand for high quality products will be recognised by a new Australian food industry award. Source: Sheep Central New award to recognise quality sheep and goat meat
This energy-efficient goat dairy runs on solar power, no kidding
When you buy your next block of cheese, it may have been produced using solar power — especially if it’s from a farm in the rolling hills of southern Tasmania. Source: ABC Livestock This energy-efficient goat dairy runs on solar power, no kidding