permaculture

[venaurafarm <venaurafarm@bellsouth.net>]

On 2/27/2013 7:21 PM, John Thomas Naisbitt wrote:
> I'm looking for some basic info on goat breeds. Would Ideally like a wool,
> meat, milk producer... if possible due to parcel size. Was thinking
> Cashmere; has anyone had any luck with Cashmere Goats producing enough to
> maintain their own and supplying surplus? What about nutritional / flavor
> comparisons?

For milk: Nubian; forget the other breeds.
The milk is the most like cow's and has a lot of cream.
It does not have the typical gamey off-flavor of the milk of other 
breeds, i.e. Toggenburg. Its a hardy breed and easy to manage for milk 
production.

For wool, Angora. Try certain varieties of sheep for more and better
meat and resistance to internal parasites; there's a specific breed for 
this, forget the name.