Question |
Answer |
angora goat |
group of goats that produce hair |
billy |
common name for the adult male goat |
bloat |
air in stomach causing a swollen abdomen |
buck |
adult male goat |
browse |
woody type of plant |
caprine |
veterinary term for goats |
cashmere |
fine down undercoat of goats that is warm and used in clothing |
dairy goat |
group of goats that produce milk |
doe |
adult female goat |
globules |
particles in milk that reduce the fat content |
goat pox |
viral disease of goats that affects the immune system and causes flu like symptoms |
goat |
first type of livestock domesticated that are used for meat, dairy, and fiber products |
herd |
a group of goats |
hypocalcemia |
low blood calcium |
joint ill |
bacterial infection caused by contamination of the umbilical cord that causes pain and inflammation within a joint |
kid |
young newborn goat |
kidding |
labor process of goats |
meat goat |
group of goats that produce meat |
mohair |
long silky locks of hair from the angora goat used to make clothing and bedding products |
nanny |
common name for the adult female goat |
pygmy goat |
group of small sized goats used as pets |
ringworm |
common contagious external fungus located over the skin and hair coat |
scent glands |
area on the head located behind the horns that produces a strong hormonal odor in male goats |