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Story: Goats and goat farming

Contents

  1. Story summary

  2. History and overview

  3. Goats in New Zealand

  4. Farming goats for weed control and milk

  5. Farming for fibre

  6. Meat production

  7. Reproduction and health

  8. External links and sources

All images and media

From page 1 - History and overview

‘Study of a goat’

‘Study of a goat’

Goat herd

Goat herd

Buck and doe goats

Buck and doe goats

From page 2 - Goats in New Zealand

Auckland Islands goat

Auckland Islands goat (1st of 2)

Arapawa goat

Arapawa goat (2nd of 2)

Distribution of feral goats

Distribution of feral goats

An agile goat

An agile goat

Tree damage

Tree damage

Goat culling

Goat culling

From page 3 - Farming goats for weed control and milk

Farmed goat populations

Farmed goat populations

Gorse control by goats

Gorse control by goats

Rotational grazing

Rotational grazing

Milking time

Milking time

Saanen milking goat

Saanen milking goat (1st of 3)

Anglo-Nubian goats

Anglo-Nubian goats (2nd of 3)

Sable goat

Sable goat (3rd of 3)

From page 4 - Farming for fibre

Angora goats

Angora goats

Cashmere goats

Cashmere goats

Arm and leg warmers

Arm and leg warmers

Classes of cashmere fibre

Classes of cashmere fibre

Shearing a goat

Shearing a goat

From page 5 - Meat production

Boer goats

Boer goats

Kiko goats

Kiko goats

From page 6 - Reproduction and health

Doe and kid goats

Doe and kid goats

Footrot problems

Footrot problems

How to cite this page:

Allan Gillingham, 'All images and media', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/goats-and-goat-farming/media (accessed 9 February 2023)

Story by Allan Gillingham, published 24 Nov 2008

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