Domestic goat

: For general information on goats, including mythology and wild species, see Goat. This article focuses on the domestic species.

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Mythology - Wild - Species - Goat - Domestic

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The domestic goat, Capra aegagrus hircus, is a domesticated subspecies of the Wild Goat of south-west Asia and eastern Europe.

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Goat - Domesticated - Wild Goat - Asia - Europe

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Domestic goats are one of the oldest domesticated species. For thousands of years, they have been utilized for their milk, meat, hair, and skins all over the world. In the last century they have also gained some popularity as pets.

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Milk - Meat - Hair - Skin - Pet

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Female goats are referred to as does or nannies, intact males as bucks or billies. Castrated males are wethers, offspring are kids. Goat meat is sometimes called chevon.

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