Goats are fond of prying, and naturally they love to eat grass. Because they are natural browsers, you can use your goats as an eco-friendly weed killer and cleaner in your garden or yard.
But do you know which breed of goat eats the most weeds? Here we are talking about some breeds of goats that will eat the weeds in your garden.
Goat brush
Goats are used for professional weeding operations. Although this is not a special breed of goats. Typically, purebred goats are the result of a cross between dairy and meat goat breeds.
The ideal breed goat is healthy, robust, balanced and more resistant to parasites than other goats. Goats or neutered males are considered the best for brush fighting. But breeding is not suitable for this purpose.
Sometimes it can also damage the udder in areas of heavy brushing. There are a few advantages to keeping purebred goats. They will be very effective in controlling weeds in your garden or yard. And the cost of growing them is less than that of a bulldozer, tractor or pig.
Goats of different sizes
If you’re serious about controlling bushes and weeds, consider raising goats of different sizes together in a herd. This ensures that your goats eat different types of weeds and plants at different heights. Goats of varying sizes clear the ground of weeds up to 7 feet tall.
Boer goats are larger meat goat breeds that can feed on plants and weeds at a height of 6 to 7 feet. On the other hand, pygmy or Nigerian pygmy goats are small animals and eat smaller plants and weeds. Angora goats are a breed of fiber-producing goats and can also be your good choice for brush control.
Boer and Spanish goats
Boer goats are good at plant control. In fact, it is a breed of meat goat raised in South Africa. Boer goats also interbreed well with dairy goat breeds.
As such, they are very suitable and the perfect choice for you, especially if you want to keep goats for bush or weed control. On the other hand, Spanish goats are also suitable for cleaning.
In fact, the Spanish goat is not a breed, it is a type. They are bred both for milk production and for meat production.
Avoid goats with horns, especially if you want to use them for weed control. Because horned goats are much more likely to get their heads stuck in fences, branches, or weeds.
Sometimes horned goats can injure other goats in your herd. Kid culling will be very effective for goats you want to use for weed control.
And it will be better if natural polled or banded goats can be used for this purpose. Castrated males are a good choice.
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