Pinebrook Farm Boer Goats

Whether you are raising your Boer Goats for consumption, pet or show our farm offers all varieties.
Our farm offers some of the best pedigrees found anywhere in the United States. Our farm is actively
involved in showing our goats and have won numerous honors in the show ring.

HISTORY
Recently, Boer goats have received considerable attention in the world and have become involved in
many goat improvement programs all over the country. There has been an increase in the worldwide
demand for goat meat and from the adaptability, productivity and carcass quality of the Boer Goat. The
Boer goat name was derived from the Dutch word "Boer" meaning farmer and was probably used to
distinguish the farm goat from the Angora goat which was imported into South Africa in the 19th Century.
The ancestry of the Boer goat is obscure at best. Several researchers agree that the predecessors of the
Boer goat probably came from the southwest migrating Bantu tribes with a possible infusion of Indian and
European goat bloodlines. The present-day, improved Boer Goat has adapted very well to a variety of
ecosystems in its native South Africa, ranging from hot, dry semi-deserts to humid, tropical bush. The
Boer goat emerged in the early 20th Century when ranchers in the Eastern Cape started breeding for a
meat-type goat with good conformation, high growth rate, fertility, short white hair, and red markings on
the head and neck. The South African Boer Goat Breeders' Association was founded in 1959 to establish
standards for the emerging breed. Since 1970 the Boer goat has been incorporated into the National
Mutton Sheep and Goat Performance testing scheme, which makes the Boer goat the only known goat
breed involved in a performance test for meat production.

GROWTH
The Boer goat is a large framed animal with mature weights between 260-380 lbs. for males and 210-265
lbs. for females. The Boer goat is capable of attaining an average daily gain of over 400 gr. or 0.88 Lbs.
daily in feed lot situations. The Boers average daily gain potential on pasture or rangeland is outstanding
and offers great possibilities for selecting to improve growth rates.

MEAT
The Boer goats dressing weight percentage is over 50%. South African scientists concluded that "Boer
goats seem to yield a carcass superior to Angora, dairy and over meat goats" and that "fat content and
muscling of Boer goat carcasses compared favorably with those of specialized mutton producing breeds".

REPRODUCTION
A good meat goat should also be prolific. More offspring per doe results in greater profit for the
producer. A good Doe Boer goats can range from 1 to 4 eggs per doe. The Boer goat reaches puberty
early, usually about 6 months of age for males and 10-12 months for first-mating females. The Boer goat
has an extended breeding season and it is possible to achieve 3 kids every 2 years. Boer goats are good
milkers, which enables them to successfully raise their multiple offspring with excellent weight gains and
with little kid mortality. Boer Goats have proven to be among the hardiest and most adaptable stock
breeds worldwide.

ADAPTABILITY TO ENVIRONMENTS
The Boer goat is undoubtedly one of the hardiest small stock breeds around, with ability for vast
adaptation. Boer Goats can sustain a variety of climates and pastures conditions and even have their
own form of landscaping techniques. The Boer goat is sure footed, has sturdy legs and moves easily in
rugged terrains and through dense brush. The Boer goat can survive longer than any other animal
without supplementary feeding or feed.