Goats

The majority of goats in Western Australia are located in the southern rangelands, with approximately 84 000 sold in 2011/2012 to a value of $3.5 million per annum. The WA industry is primarily based on harvesting naturalised ‘rangeland’ goats to supply domestic markets and the international markets of North America and Asia.

The Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development supports industry through the management of supply chains and biosecurity systems that ensure a high quality product is available to meet market specifications. Rearing goats is the best available livestock option for many pastoralists in the southern rangelands.

Articles

  • Cattle can be affected by anthrax

    Anthrax

    14 September 2015

    Anthrax is a bacterial disease of animals, most commonly seen in cattle, sheep and goats.

  • Scrapie

    10 July 2014

    Australia is free of scrapie, which is a fatal, progressive, degenerative disease of the central nervous system of sheep and goats.

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    WA livestock industries and government unite for standstill planning

    8 May 2014

    More than 60 livestock industries and government representatives joined forces on 2 May 2014 in Perth to work through their respective sectors’ preparedness to communicate and implement a national

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