Boer goat

Conservation status
Other names
  • Boerbok
  • Improved Boer
  • Veredelde Boerbok
Country of originSouth Africa
Distributioninternational
StandardSA Boer Goat Breeders' Association
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    average 114 kg (250 lb)[2]
  • Female:
    average 94 kg (205 lb)[2]
Height
  • Male:
    average 94 cm (37 in)[4]: 363 
  • Female:
    average 78 cm (31 in)[2]
Horn statushorned in both sexes
Tasselsno
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus
Variations in coat colour

The Boer or Boerbok is a South African breed of meat goat.[2] It was selectively bred in the Eastern Cape from about 1920 for meat qualities and for the ability to survive by grazing on the thorn veldt of that region.[4]: 363  It has been exported to many countries, and has been used to improve the meat qualities of other breeds.[5]: 10 [3]

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