I can’t resist sharing this message which Prof. Dr. Muhammad Sajjad Khan sent to DAD-Net yesterday.
News of the hour is that new weight record of a goat is now 291 kg. This was accomplished in the weight competitions just held during the last one hour here at Faisalabad (Pakistan). The Buck belonged to Beetal breed and strain was Faisalabadi. Some of you might know that last year’s record was 280 kg and some people did not believe that it could be broken. See the potential. The 2nd and 3rd position holders were not far away (289.5 and 289 kg). Weight competitions for goats are held every year here at Faisalabad before the Eid festival. For younger bucks (less than 2 teeth, completions are expected to be completed on Sunday, the 30th Oct. Will share the photos and details. The beauty, weight and milk competitions at individual and flock level are expected to be completed by Monday. I will post the photos soon. University of Agriculture Faisalabad (Pakistan) is organizing these competitions and among others, GEF-UNEP-ILRI Asia project is one of the co-sponsors.
Can’t wait for those photos…
please upload the photo of that animal.