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The Boer Goat
The popularity of the Boer Goat today is due to its many attractive qualities:
Ø Hardiness - survives easily in dry areas, rugged mountain regions and dense shrubbery.
Ø Meat - the meat is tasty, tender, low in cholesterol and the Boer Goat has a slaughter weight of 50%.
Ø Fertility and reproduction - kidding percentage up to 200% - lifespan of up to 10 years.
Ø Excellent utilization of available grazing.
Ø Disease resistant.
Ø Requires less labour - production cost is low.
Ø Fast growing and marketable at an early age.
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Wednesday, March 24, 2010
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Nation Aims To Rear 1.1 Million Goats By 2015
http://www.easterntimes.com.my/index.php?news_id=1&news_content=7777
News
Nation aims to rear 1.1m goats by 2015
By Henry Siyu
MUKAH: Malaysia aimed to rear 1.1 million goats by 2015 in order to supply enough meat to meet the fast growing demand from consumers, according to Dr Haji Ibrahim Che Embong, Deputy Director-General of Veterinary Services Department of Malaysia.He said currently the country had around 300,000 heads of goat, with most of them belonging to one of three well-known breeds - Boer, Gamnapari and Katjang.
Dr Haji Ibrahim was speaking in a press conference held after the closing ceremony of a goat rearing course on Tuesday.The closing ceremony was graced by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department and Assistant Minister of Land Development, Haji Mohd Naroden Haji Majais.
Local supply of goat meat could meet only about 9% of the demand in the country and the rest had to be imported from overseas, according to Dr Haji Ibrahim.He was the government was trying to boost the rearing of goats so that the country would not depend too much on imports.“Though the target if met by 2015 would only mean the country would be able to cater about 28% of the local needs then, at least, we would not totally depend on imported goat meat as it is now,” he explained.
Dr Ibrahim also revealed that the most sought after breed of goat in Malaysia was that of the Boer breed which originally came from South Africa.“The best meat is from the Boer breed. This is followed by Gamnapari from Indonesia. Our local breed is the Katjang. Frozen goat meat of the Boer type are imported from Australia and New Zealand,” he said.The huge demand for goat meat meant that the business potential in the goat rearing industry would be tremendous, he added.Livestock farming could bring in big profits, according to Dr Ibrahim.
He also cited the success story of a local entrepreneur engaged in the cattle industry in Peninsular Malaysia who earned between RM5 million and 6 million per year from a two-acre feedlot.“With commitment and dedication, anybody can be successful in this business, whether you rear cattle or goats, provided you put your heart and mind to it,” he advised.
News
Nation aims to rear 1.1m goats by 2015
By Henry Siyu
MUKAH: Malaysia aimed to rear 1.1 million goats by 2015 in order to supply enough meat to meet the fast growing demand from consumers, according to Dr Haji Ibrahim Che Embong, Deputy Director-General of Veterinary Services Department of Malaysia.He said currently the country had around 300,000 heads of goat, with most of them belonging to one of three well-known breeds - Boer, Gamnapari and Katjang.
Dr Haji Ibrahim was speaking in a press conference held after the closing ceremony of a goat rearing course on Tuesday.The closing ceremony was graced by Assistant Minister in the Chief Minister’s Department and Assistant Minister of Land Development, Haji Mohd Naroden Haji Majais.
Local supply of goat meat could meet only about 9% of the demand in the country and the rest had to be imported from overseas, according to Dr Haji Ibrahim.He was the government was trying to boost the rearing of goats so that the country would not depend too much on imports.“Though the target if met by 2015 would only mean the country would be able to cater about 28% of the local needs then, at least, we would not totally depend on imported goat meat as it is now,” he explained.
Dr Ibrahim also revealed that the most sought after breed of goat in Malaysia was that of the Boer breed which originally came from South Africa.“The best meat is from the Boer breed. This is followed by Gamnapari from Indonesia. Our local breed is the Katjang. Frozen goat meat of the Boer type are imported from Australia and New Zealand,” he said.The huge demand for goat meat meant that the business potential in the goat rearing industry would be tremendous, he added.Livestock farming could bring in big profits, according to Dr Ibrahim.
He also cited the success story of a local entrepreneur engaged in the cattle industry in Peninsular Malaysia who earned between RM5 million and 6 million per year from a two-acre feedlot.“With commitment and dedication, anybody can be successful in this business, whether you rear cattle or goats, provided you put your heart and mind to it,” he advised.
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