Goat

Goat (Capra hircus) is a small ruminant kept for milk and meat, and valued in land management for browsing brush and broadleaf weeds that cattle and sheep tend to leave untouched.¹

Inputs

• Water

Outputs

• Human food²³
• Milk
• Meat

Type

• Livestock

Functions

• Weed suppression

Footnotes

1. Prescribed Grazing with Goats (IS-MO528gg) | USDA NRCS Missouri ↩

2. Beginner Dairy Goat Fact Sheet | Iowa State University Extension (Larry Tranel) ↩

3. Meat Goat Production | Penn State Extension ↩