Boer goat

Conservation status
  • FAO (2007): not at risk: 145 
  • DAD-IS (2025): not at risk
Other names
  • Boerbok
  • Improved Boer
  • Veredelde Boerbok
Country of originSouth Africa
Distributioninternational
StandardSA Boer Goat Breeders' Association
Usemeat
Traits
Weight
  • Male:
    average 114 kg (250 lb)
  • Female:
    average 94 kg (205 lb)
Height
  • Male:
    average 94 cm (37 in): 363 
  • Female:
    average 78 cm (31 in)
Horn statushorned in both sexes
Tasselsno
  • Goat
  • Capra aegagrus hircus

The Boer or Boerbok is a South African breed of meat goat. It was selectively bred in the Eastern Cape from about 1920 for meat qualities and for the ability to survive by grazing on the thorn veldt of that region.: 363  It has been exported to many countries, and has been used to improve the meat qualities of other breeds.: 10 

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