Meet our “Meat” goat…Annie! She is a giant compared to all our Nigerian Dwarfs and she loves to eat!

HBS Schafer Farm’s W24 aka Annie

DOB: 1/26/2007

D: HBS 10306505 HBS Schafer Farm’s Viola

S: JWK 10235439 JWK Hotshot

We breed our Boer goats specifically for meat production. There are two common names for goat meat you may run across, cabrito and chevon. There are several definitions of what cabrito is, the most common one seems to be goat meat from milk fed kids 4-8weeks of age. Chevon is what is usually available commercially and from local ranchers with the goats being butchered between 3-9 months of age. Goat meat can get tougher as the animals age and butchering earlier rather than later is normally preferred.

Goat meat is an extremely healthy red meat, low in calories, fats and cholesterol and accounts for approximately 63% of all red meat consumed world wide.

Check out the chart below for a quick glance at the amazing health benefits of goat meat compared to other common meats: