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[[Image:Goat.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Domestic goat]]
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The domestic goat is a subspecies of goat domesticated from the wild goat of southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the Bovidae family and is closely related to the [[sheep]], both being in the goat antelope subfamily Caprinae. There are over three hundred distinct breeds of goats.

Domestic goats are one of the oldest domesticated species. For thousands of years, goats have been used for their [[milk]], [[meat]], hair, and skins over much of the world.

Female goats are referred to as does or nannies, intact males as bucks or billies; their offspring are kids. Castrated males are wethers. Goat meat from younger animals is called kid, and from older animals is sometimes called chevon, or in some areas “mutton”.
Some goats are bred for [[milk]], which can be drunk fresh, although pasteurisation is recommended to reduce naturally occurring bacteria such as Staphylococcus aureus and Escherichia coli. [[Goats' milk]] is commonly processed into [[cheese]], goat [[butter]], [[ice cream]], cajeta and other products.

[[Goats' milk]] can replace [[sheep's milk]] or [[cows' milk]] in diets of those who are allergic. However, like [[cows' milk]], [[goats' milk]] has [[lactose]] ([[sugar]]) and may cause gastrointestinal problems for individuals with [[lactose]] intolerance.

[[Goats' milk]] is naturally homogenised, which means the cream remains suspended in the milk, instead of rising to the top, as in raw [[cows' milk]].

Goat butter is white because goats produce milk with the yellow beta-carotene converted to a colourless form of [[vitamin A]].

[[:Category:Goats' milk cheeses|Goat cheese]] is known as chèvre in France, after the French word for "goat". Some varieties include [[Rocamadour]], [[Queso Ibores]] and [[Halloumi]].

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