vocabulary buck: an intact mature male goat the _______ smelled terrible because it was breeding...
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Main Use: Meat production Main Characteristics: Thick muscling Big boned Good fat cover Breeds: Boer Goat Spanish Goat Tennessee Goat Meat GoatsTRANSCRIPT
Vocabulary Buck: An intact
mature male goat The _______ smelled
terrible because it was breeding season.
Doe: A mature female goat My _______ is getting
ready to kid.
Dairy Goats
Main Use: Milk production
Main Characteristics: Feminine Refined Capacious
Breeds: Toggenburg Alpine Nubian Saanan Oberhasli LaMancha
Main Use: Meat production
Main Characteristics: Thick muscling Big boned Good fat cover
Breeds: Boer Goat Spanish Goat Tennessee Goat
Meat Goats
Meat Goat or Dairy Goat?
Your Task: Choose a doe to
breed to this buck for each of the scenarios, and explain your choice. Scenario 1: You
want the offspring to only produce meat.
Scenario 2: You want the offspring to produce quality milk and meat.
The white does will be #1, the grayish does will be #2
What Were we Doing?
Scenerio 2: Hybridization:
Crossing organisms than have different traits to bring together the best of both organisms.
Scenerio 1: Inbreeding:
Continued breeding of individuals with similar characteristics.