How to tell the age of goats

Summary

The age of a goat can be estimated from its teeth. As with sheep, the permanent incisors of goats erupt at different times during their lifespan, and these times can vary between individual animals. A knowledge of these different time intervals provides the basis for estimating age.

This Agfact contains pictures to assist with the aging of goats.




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Agfact A7.2.2 First Edition

Published: 01 Nov 2003