Several consignments of goats have been delivered to the test site early. The majority of goats will arrive on Saturday, June 2. Forty-nine bucks are expected for the pasture test. An additional thirty will be part of the pen vs. pasture study.
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From Indiana |
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From Virginia |
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Recently planted pasture coming up |
This is the 7th year of the Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test. The test is sponsored by University of Maryland Extension and is conducted at the University's Western Maryland Research & Education Center in Keedysville. The goat test team consists of small ruminant specialists and extension agents from three states and four land grant universities.