By Kevin Hursh

Goat meat is in demand

Nov 23, 2010 | 5:46 AM

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Over the 40 year history of Canadian Western Agribition, the show has served as a Canadian launch pad for new livestock species. Many have gone by the wayside over the years, while a few have thrived.

While they never garnered big attention like bison, Boer goats have followed a similar trajectory. Breeding stock for these meat goats was introduced back in the 80s with prices as high as $20,000 for a single animal. Agribition was the first place a lot of us ever saw a Boer goat, but the breeding market bubble deflated and the industry was sideswiped by BSE.

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