Livestock

Meat, dual coated wool, and milk from one unimproved breed that finishes lambs on grass. Size, fleece, land needs, US prices, and the honest drawbacks.

The only dairy goat breed developed in the United States, known for near earless heads, four percent butterfat and a temperament that suits beginners.

A large red American breed and the world’s most used terminal sire. What makes the pork marble so well, how it compares with Berkshire, and what raising one costs.

A group of cows is called a herd, with drove and fold for specific cases. Why cattle and cows are not the same word, and why the flink claim is an internet invention.

A group of pigs is called a drift, drove or herd, and wild pigs form a sounder. What a sounder is, why it matters for feral hog control, and the full sow and boar vocabulary.

A female horse is called a mare from age four and a filly before that. The full vocabulary by age and role, the male terms, and what female ponies and donkeys are called.

A baby llama is called a cria and stands within an hour of birth. Why llamas give birth in daylight, the critical bonding window, feeding, and health basics.

Saanens are the largest dairy goats and give up to 3 gallons a day. Here is what keeping them involves, including sunburn and the polled gene problem.

A baby alpaca is called a cria. Here is what it weighs at birth, how fast it grows, what it eats, and what baby alpaca wool really means on a label.