How much milk do you get from a Boer goat?

Boer goats are not good milkers because they are not selected for milk yield; however, they have a milk yielding ancestry and can lift their milk yield to about 3 kg per day.

How much can you sell a Boer goat for?

Most production sales today see an average sales price of about $600 per animal or a little less. The Boer goat has been included in the 4H and FFA programs around the country for many years now.

How much is a milking goat worth?

Expect to pay $500 for a registered, purebred miniature goat. Registered dairy goats from champion bloodlines can cost $250 for kids and $500-1000 for breeding-age does.

Can you drink Boer goats milk?

Yes! After the moms have their kids, they don’t just become obsolete for another season. Boers have a very creamy, rich milk. It has a high butterfat content and is comparable in taste to the best milking breeds.

What breed of goat produces the most milk?

Saanen
The Saanen (Figure 1) is widely recognized as the world’s best developed and highest milk-producing breed. It has been called and compared among goat breeds to the Holstein Friesian dairy cattle breed, because of their high level of daily milk yield and relatively low level of milk fat content.

Is goat milk in demand?

Demand for dairy goat products is rising in both traditional and new markets. Goat milk and products increasingly are preferred for their health and nutritional benefits, including greater digestibility and lipid metabolism, in addition to their taste, compared to cow milk [7].

How much can goat milk sell for?

A gallon of goat’s milk is $4.50 wholesale, while a gallon of cow’s milk runs from $1 to $1.50. Producers cannot charge four times as much for goat cheese and other products.

How much milk does a Boer goat produce per day?

Lactation length is shorter for meat breeds compared to dairy breeds. And milk solids are generally higher in meat breeds. Milk production during the first 12 week of lactation ranged from 1.8 to 2.5 kg/day in Boer goats (Ratts et al., 1983).

How much profit does a goat farmer make?

At present the annual gross revenue of the goat farm is Rs. 4 to 5 lakhs and total annual expenditure is Rs. 1.5 to 2 lakhs giving an annual net income of Rs. 2 to 3 lakhs.