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Story: Goats and goat farming

Tree damage

Tree damage

This pine tree has been damaged by goats, which have chewed off the bark completely. The tree will then die. Goats also strip small tree seedlings of their growing points.

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Private collection
Photograph by Clive Dalton

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How to cite this page:

Allan Gillingham. 'Goats and goat farming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 27-Sep-11
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/goats-and-goat-farming/2/4