In recent years, Jamaica has jumped onto the Boer goat bandwagon. They, too, recognize the potential of this growthy South African breed for improving meat production. Goats roam freely in villages and alongside roadways. The goats come home at night out of habit and for a little bit of dry feed. There is a joke that goats look both ways before crossing the pedestrian walk, while cows don't budge and present a real hazard to motorists.
Thievery is a big problem with goats.
One farm had two expensive Boer billies stolen from inside a barn. On farms, goats are kept in fence pastures. Most of the fencing is barbed wire. King grass is a tall-growing grass that is cut and chopped for feed. By-product feeds include broiler litter , citrus pulp, green bananas, and wheat middlings.