Goats have been a domesticated animal raised and used by people for centuries, even going back to the ages before people were raising cattle and sheep. Domestic goats are used for meat, milk and cheese. Their hair and hide is sometimes used for leather, mohair and cashmere to make clothing and accessories.Goats are a more hardy breed of ruminants than sheep or cattle because they can survive by
. eating vegetation that other animals cannot tolerate like herbs, trees, scrub, bushes and weeds. Many other domestic animals would starve in harsh conditions whereas goats will thrive.There are at least two dozen breeds of domesticated goats that are commonly raised by people in almost every part of the world. They can range in size from 20 pounds for a dwarf goat to 250 pounds for a goat used for meat. Goats come in every color, short hair, long hair, flat hair and curly. Some of the common domestic goat breeds include the Angora, Beetal, Alpine, Hongtong, Booted, Pygmy, Cashmere, Don Goat, Kamori, Hungarian, Hasi and Peacock.Domestic goats for every purpose and of almost every breed are available for purchase online. A website that has listings of goats for sale is Goat Finder.com, located here: http://www.goatfinder.com/. This site has goats for sale listed by breed, breeder, farm and geographical location. There is also the option to list goats for sale as well as find goats to buy.Each breed of goat has a link to a list of breeders who have that breed available for sale. The list is organized by state. Each state has a link to its available goats, with additional contact information such as address, website address and telephone number. Goat Finder.com is the site with the most comprehensive list of goats and goat breeders available on the internet.More reference links: http://www.goatfinder.com/ http://www.goatworld.com/articles/allaboutgoats.shtml
