· Buck – adult male goat
· Culled – term used when a goat has been sold to market
· Doe – adult female goat
· Dry goat – a goat who is not producing milk
· Dry period – the time during which the doe does not produce milk. When
a kid is being weaned.
· Goats – general for does, kids, wethers, bucks
· Kid – a baby goat
· Kidding – the term when a female goat gives birth to a kid
· Lactating – a period of time when the goat is producing milk.
· Udder – a sac hanging from the underside of the goat’s belly between and in front of the rear legs which
holds the goats milk.
· Wether – a non-breeding male