GOATS PDF, EPUB, EBOOK Sally Morgan | 24 pages | 15 Mar 2008 | Crabtree Publishing Company | 9780778740544 | English | New York, NY, United States Breeds of Livestock - Goat Breeds — Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science Goats are stout-bodied mammals with horns and cloven hooves. There are two types of goats: domestic goats Capra hircus , which are raised and bred as farm animals; and mountain goats Oreamnos americanus , which live in steep, rocky areas in the American Northwest. Mountain goats can weigh from to lbs. Their black horns grow up to 8 to 12 inches 20 to 30 cm long. They do not shed their horns, so a goat's age can be determined by counting the annual growth rings. One of the smallest breeds, the Nigerian dwarf goat, weighs about 20 lbs. Pygmy goats weigh from 53 to 86 lbs. The Anglo-Nubian goat weighs up to lbs. The wide spread of their cloven hooves allows them to climb steep mountain sides with ease. They usually live in elevations of 3, to 16, feet 1, to 5, meters above sea level. Domestic goats are raised all over the world in almost every type of terrestrial biomes. The main habitat requirements for a domestic goat are grass to eat and a clean, ventilated shelter, according to the ADW. Excellent surprise! Real good movie and what a cast!!! I am a David Duchovny and Vera Farmiga fan, and they were great, but the 16 year old who was the star don't know his name really outperformed everybody. Great job! The movie was funny, it definitely was a comedy, but had its moments of sadness and reflection too. I do have to come back to great and varied cast though, not just the big names, but also the room mate at the school, the girl at the school, the boyfriend only know him as "Andy" from "Weeds" , the Dad Modern Family guy , the girlfriend, really liked them all. I was with 3 other people, all liked the movie too and only heard good comments on the way out. Looking for some great streaming picks? Check out some of the IMDb editors' favorites movies and shows to round out your Watchlist. Visit our What to Watch page. Sign In. Keep track of everything you watch; tell your friends. Full Cast and Crew. Release Dates. Official Sites. Company Credits. Technical Specs. Plot Summary. Plot Keywords. Parents Guide. External Sites. User Reviews. User Ratings. External Reviews. Metacritic Reviews. Photo Gallery. Trailers and Videos. Crazy Credits. Alternate Versions. Rate This. Some breeds, notably the Angora and Cashmere, are raised for their wool see also wool ; cashmere ; Angora goat ; young goats are the source of kid leather. Goat Article Media Additional Info. Home Science Mammals Hoofed Mammals. Print Cite. Facebook Twitter. Give Feedback External Websites. Let us know if you have suggestions to improve this article requires login. External Websites. Articles from Britannica Encyclopedias for elementary and high school students. The Editors of Encyclopaedia Britannica Encyclopaedia Britannica's editors oversee subject areas in which they have extensive knowledge, whether from years of experience gained by working on that content or via study for an advanced degree Read More on This Topic. Goat | mammal | Britannica Several mythological hybrid creatures are believed to consist of parts of the goat, including the Chimera. The Capricorn sign in the Western zodiac is usually depicted as a goat with a fish 's tail. Fauns and satyrs are mythological creatures that are part goat and part human. Popular Christian folk tradition in Europe associated Satan with imagery of goats. The origin of this belief was probably the behavior of the buck in rut , the very epitome of lust. The common medieval depiction of the devil was that of a goat-like face with horns and small beard a goatee. The Black Mass , a probably mythological "Satanic mass", involved Satan manifesting as a black goat for worship. The goat has had a lingering connection with Satanism and pagan religions , even into modern times. The inverted pentagram , a symbol used in Satanism, is said to be shaped like a goat's head. The " Baphomet of Mendes " refers to a Satanic goat-like figure from 19th-century occultism. Knut's Day , January 13—involves young men dressed as goats Finnish: Nuuttipukki who visit houses. Usually the dress was an inverted fur jacket, a leather or birch bark mask, and horns. Unlike the analogues Santa Claus , Nuuttipukki was a scary character cf. The men dressed as Nuuttipukki wandered from house to house, came in, and typically demanded food from the household and especially leftover alcoholic beverages. However, nowadays the character is usually played by children and now involves a happy encounter. Goatee refers to a style of facial hair incorporating hair on a man's chin , so named because of some similarity to a goat's facial feature. Goats are mentioned many times in the Bible. Their importance in ancient Israel is indicated by the seven different Hebrew and three Greek terms used in the Bible. It was also acceptable for some kinds of sacrifices. Goat-hair curtains were used in the tent that contained the tabernacle Exodus Its horns can be used instead of sheep's horn to make a shofar. One was sacrificed and the other allowed to escape into the wilderness, symbolically carrying with it the sins of the community. From this comes the word " scapegoat ". A leader or king was sometimes compared to a male goat leading the flock. In the New Testament Matthew 25 , Jesus returned to Jerusalem the first day of the week Sunday before his crucifixion. Having visited the Jewish Temple, Jesus met with his disciples on the Mount of Olives outside the city. At the end of an extended discourse he told of a time after his Resurrection when he would return in glory and sit in judgement of Gentile nations of the world using a metaphor of the Sheep and the Goats. Commonly sheep and goats grazed together in mixed herds. In Matthew —46, Jesus said that like a shepherd he will separate the nations placing on his right hand the sheep, those who have shown kindness to needy and suffering disciples of Jesus and others. These he will reward, but the goats at his left hand, who failed to show kindness, will be punished. Although both sheep and goats were valued as livestock, this preference for sheep may relate to the importance of wool and the superior meat of adult sheep compared to the poor meat of adult goats [77]. Goats readily revert to the wild become feral if given the opportunity. The only domestic animal known to return to feral life as swiftly is the cat. When feral goats reach large populations in habitats which provide unlimited water supply and which do not contain sufficient large predators or which are otherwise vulnerable to goats' aggressive grazing habits, they may have serious effects, such as removing native scrub , trees and other vegetation which is required by a wide range of other creatures, not just other grazing or browsing animals. Feral goats are common in Australia. From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia. Domesticated mammal Capra aegagrus hircus. This article is about the domesticated species of goat. For other species, see Capra genus. For other uses, see Goat disambiguation. For other uses, see Billy goat disambiguation. Temporal range: 0. Conservation status. Linnaeus , Main article: Evolution of domestic goats. Play media. See also: Goats as pets. Main article: List of infectious sheep and goat diseases. Main article: Goat farming. Main article: Goat meat. See also: List of goat dishes. Main article: Goat milk. 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Almost all wild animals and most domestic ones eat the afterbirth as soon as they can. The primary reason, I think, is to get rid of it so that it will not attract predators. Canine scavengers throughout the world are attracted to herd animals when they give birth, for the placental sacs provide an easily scavenged feast. Davendra; S. Saha; O. Chaturvedi; Sushil Kumar; J. Mann; J. Mittal; V. Texas Department of Agriculture. Archived from the original PDF on Elsevier Maryland Heights, pg Spector, ed. Handbook of Biological Data. Retrieved 30 May Journal of Food Science and Technology. Sheep and goat production and marketing systems in Ethiopia: characteristics and strategies for improvement. Jun 18, Food Technonogy. New Zealand j. Both cited in K. Intarapichet K. Food Agr. Rome, Italy. Robert Rose Inc. Retrieved 14 July Retrieved 17 June Daily Telegraph. Department of Health. Archived from the original on 29 August Missouri Farm Pub. Goat production in the tropics. Commonwealth Bur. 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