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Goats used for meat production also benefit pasture and help to control many weeds.
These benefits are discussed fully in the chapter on mohair. Prime goat meat is traditionally regarded as lean, tender and juicy. Australia is the world's leading goat-meat exporter, with the majority of meat originating from captured feral goats. Orders for goat meat usually exceed our capacity to supply. Unfortunately these markets depend on the low cost and erratic sources of feral goats from semi-arid rangelands.