expend : Boers are the most democratic meat goat breed in North America .
History : Afrikander caprine animal were developed by Dutch stockmen in the Eastern Cape state of South Africa . During the early year of the twentieth C , they cross native African goats with European dairy farm breeds , selecting for size , meatiness , early adulthood and speedy weight gain . Boer , in Dutch , means “ farmer . ” In 1986 , frozen Boer goat embryos were take from Europe to Australia and New Zealand and implanted into recipient does . afterward , flash-frozen embryos from Africa and New Zealand made their agency to Olds College in Canada . In 1993 , the first North American - born Afrikaner laughingstock were released from quarantine and dispersed throughout Canada and the United States . Additional South African genetic science were introduced in 1994 when exotic importer Jurgan Shultz , of Camelids of Delaware , imported 400 meridian South African goats .
shape : Boer goat are long , gruelling - deboned , large - framed goats with massive , meaty muscling . Great size of it ; large , pendulous ears ; and a Romanic - nosed ( convex ) nerve are all trademark of this strain . Most Afrikaner are sparkling snowy with cherry red heads and neck ; these two - spirit goats are referred to as “ traditionals . ” Their colour vary in chromaticity from tan to disconsolate - browned and marking can stretch forth to include their necks and upper shoulder joint ; most traditionals have facial marking straddle from wee snip of bloodless to face - encompassing brilliance . Registered Boers also come in black – headed traditional , paint ( pinto - spotted ) and strong ruby-red or black . dollar tip the scale at 250 to 350 pounds ; does , 150 to 250 pounds . Both sexes have sturdy , wide - set French horn that sweep gracefully back from their skulls or else of up and out like the horns of other meat goat breeds .
Special Considerations / Notes : Afrikander does are prolific moms ( twins are the norm , triplets and quad are common ) that give rich , high - butterfat Milk River . Unlike other goats , many Boer does have four functional teat . Afrikaner goats have earn such a revered place in the American goat - kernel grocery store that traditional Boer - colorize , market kids often command premium prices when sold at auction , making Boers and Afrikander - crosses the unspoilt bet for commercial-grade production . The easy - going Boers are register by three American organization : The American Boer Goat Association , International Boer Goat Association and United States Boer Goat Association . Each endorsement Boer goat shows throughout the United States , pee-pee Afrikander the stock of option for heart and soul - goat viewing . Top Boer goat vie to earn Ennoblement , an accolade based on the accrual of item pull in through showing . Some of the libertine maturing , most efficient meat goats in the world are created by crossing Boer and Kiko goat . The American Kiko Goat Association maintains a herdbook for Genemaster goat , the crossbreed of Boer and Kiko goats . The International Kiko Goat Association registers three Boer and Kiko crossbreeds : the BoKi ( half Kiko , half Boer ) , the American MeatMaker ( half Boki , half Kiko ) and the International MeatMaker ( half Boki , half Boer ) Capricorn the Goat .
