boer goats

[RockyToggRanch]

I'm thinking of getting some boer goats. What is this whole percentage thing? Can someone please explain?
Difference between boer and south african boer?

 

[NewHopePoultry]

Boer goats are from South Africa, so boer and south african boer are the same.
Some people feel that south african boer is the corret term and some full that boer is.
it just all depends on the person
If a goat is a pure boer, its 100%, if its half then its 50%, if its 3/4 then its 75% and so on.
The percentage thing just tells how much boer it has in it.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

Why is it only with boer that I hear that? Any other breeds are just mixed...

 

[Brody's Broodello]

It's the same in Dairy goats except that they use the term "grade" for %.

 

[Cindiloohoo]

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Because Boer's currently dominate in the meat breeds category.

 

[RockyToggRanch]

So, are 75% does worth less than 100% does? Are they all registerable? If i'm looking for a starter pair or trio..what am I looking for?

 

[()relics]

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...not quite as simple as that^....a full blood boer is a boer goat that can be traced back to South Africa with no other blood except pure SA boer blood...You would get a percentage when fullblood boer billy is bred to some other breed of goat, thus the percentage....Always a fullblood billy.
...... Example being you have a percentage doe, say 88% doesn't and matter what the other 12% is/was...you bred said doe to a fullblood billy and get twins, good for you, 1 buckling 1 doeling. You now can register the doeling as a percentage boer, 94% the math 88+100=188/2=94...At 94% a doe is considered purebred, never will be a fullblood because it has been crossed with another breed at sometime, get iit? You can fill in any percentages that you want for the math problem, 50 75,88,94...but these are always your does...Your billy again is always a full blood...Now back to your twins, the doeling is a percentage,94. but although your billy is also a 94 he is not registered because he is a non-breeder,not a full blood, you wether him and sell him as a market animal.
..Plain and simple get the best fullblood billy that you can afford...Then you are free to get ANY doe that you like,purebred,fullblood,percentage,a totally different breed...All their female offspring from your new fullblood billy wil be registerable as a percentage,fullblood,purebred.....Simple...not really...go to the usbga or abga website they have more time to explain it.....And naturally full blooded animals are much more expensive than percentages, although they may not be better.....the hybrid theory....But I didn't tell you that.

 

[dutchhollow]

Relics information is right on. But, what are you raising them for? Show animals or market animals? If for market or your own consumtion, it doesn't matter what you have. If you are going for fullblood or purebloods check the mothering ability on your does mothers and aunts. Some are notoriously bad mothers.
I just raise for 4-h and market, have ended up selling off all the fullbloods and just raise percentages now (don't register anything anymore either).
If raising for meat, look for long backs and wide chest floors (the area between the front legs).