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Goats

The goat meat industry has recorded remarkable growth over the past few years and is establishing itself as a significant entity in the red meat industry on both domestic and export markets.

Goat meat is the most widely consumed meat in the world with Australia being the largest exporter of goatmeat.

The Goat program invests in finding new ways to improve the profitability and sustainability of goat meat production in Australia. In common with the sheep and lamb program this program focuses on:

• environment and feedbase development and management
• improving animal and herd productivity, and
• improving supply chain efficiency

MLA and the Goat Industry Council of Australia have developed an integrated strategic plan for the industry.

Goat Publications

• Goat farming for the future (759 KB, PDF) Goats can be used to effectively control weeds in pasture and improve productivity. This publication introduces the environmental and financial benefits of using goats to control weeds.

• Weed control using goats (626 KB, PDF) The publication recommends using goats to control weeds can assist traditional control methods in providing efficient, sustainable pasture management when conducted according to best practice.

For further goat publications, refer to the Goat home page

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