Goats on the Move: Boost goat reproductive success | New digital record keeping tools
Nutrition boosts reproductive success
A focus on nutritional management has allowed Big Ampi Rangeland Goats co-owners, James and Belinda Boland (pictured), to boost the reproductive efficiency and profitability of their goat enterprise.
Ways to raise Aussie kid survival
For the first time, an MLA-funded project has established a baseline understanding of the prevalence, cause and cost of kid loss in the Australian goatmeat industry.
New digital record keeping tools
Record keeping is now easier for goat producers with updates to the Livestock Production Assurance (LPA) system providing a suite of digital tools to create and store records online.
Does live weight impact goatmeat quality?
New research has found meat quality characteristics such as muscle meat colour of lot-fed male Australian Rangeland goats are unaffected by live weight at slaughter.
Register now for events
Registrations are now open for a range of free events and webinars for goat producers in March. Register to learn how to improve the productivity and profitability of your goat enterprise.
Goatmeat global snapshot
Eastern states’ goat slaughter fell by 42% year-on-year in 2020, totalling 707,000 head with drought induced destocking over the past few years impacting goat supply.