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...Goat
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This article is about the domestic species. For general information, including mythology and wild species, see Capra (genus).
For other uses, see Goat (disambiguation).
Domestic Goat
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Capra
Species: C. aegagrus
Subspecies: C. a. hircus
Trinomial name
Capra aegagrus hircus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Male goat, also called a billy or buck
Male goat, also called a billy or buck
Baby goats, called kids. These two are actually siblings and come from two pure white parents
Baby goats, called kids. These two are actually siblings and come from two pure white parents
The domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) is a domesticated subspecies of 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.
Domestic goats are one of the oldest domesticated species. For thousands of years, goats have been used for their milk, meat, hair, and skins all over the world.[1] In the last century they have also gained some popularity as pets.[2]
Female goats are referred to as “does” or “nannies” (or, less frequently, as “mishas”), intact males as “bucks” or “billies”; their offspring are “kids”. Castrated males are “wethers”. Goat meat is sometimes called “chevon”.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Etymology
* 2 History
* 3 Reproduction
* 4 Feeding goats
* 5 Goat uses
o 5.1 Meat
o 5.2 Milk, butter and cheese
o 5.3 Fiber
o 5.4 Skin
o 5.5 Beast of burden
o 5.6 Brush control
* 6 Goat breeds
o 6.1 Feral
o 6.2 Dairy
o 6.3 Fiber
o 6.4 Meat
o 6.5 Companion
o 6.6 Skin
o 6.7 Wild
* 7 Showing
* 8 Anatomy
* 9 Bible
* 10 Popular culture
* 11 Gallery
* 12 References
* 13 See also
* 14 External links
Etymology
The Modern English word “goat” comes from the Old English “gat” which meant she-goat which itself derived from Proto-Germanic “*gaitaz” (compare Old Norse and Dutch “geit”, German “Geiß” and Gothic “gaits” all meaning goat) ultimately from Proto-Indo-European “*ghaidos” meaning young goat but also play (compare Latin “hædus” meaning kid). The word for male goat in Old English was “bucca” (which survives as “buck”, meaning certain male herbivores) until a shift to he-goat/she-goat occurred in the late 12th century. “Nanny goat” originated in the 18th century and “billy goat” in the 19th.
The word “chevon” is derived from the Norman French “chevre” (goat).
History
Goats seem to have been first domesticated roughly 10,000 years ago in the Zagros Mountains of Iran.[3] Ancient cultures and tribes began to keep them for easy access to milk, hair, meat, and skins. Domestic goats were generally kept in herds that wandered on hills or other grazing areas, often tended by goatherds who were frequently children or adolescents, similar to the more widely known shepherd. These methods of herding are still used today.
Historically, goat hide has been used for water and wine bottles in both traveling and transporting wine for sale. It has also been used to produce parchment, which was the most common material used for writing in Europe until the invention of the printing press.
Reproduction
In some climates, goats, like humans, are able to breed at any time of the year. In northern climates and among the Swiss breeds, the breeding season commences as the day length shortens, and ends in early spring. Does of any breed come into heat every 21 days for 2 to 48 hours. A doe in heat typically flags her tail often, stays near the buck if one is present, becomes more vocal, and may also show a decrease in appetite and milk production for the duration of the heat.
Bucks (intact males) of Swiss and northern breeds come into rut in the fall as with the doe's heat cycles. Rut is characterized by a decrease in appetite, obsessive interest in the does, a strong heat.
Mother goat eating placenta
Mother goat eating placenta
In addition to live breeding, artificial insemination has gained popularity among goat breeders, as it allows for rapid improvement because of breeder access to a wide variety of bloodlines.
Gestation length is approximately 150 days. Twins are the usual result, with single and triplet births also common. Less frequent are litters of quadruplet, quintuplet, and even sextuplet kids. Birthing, known as kidding, generally occurs uneventfully with few complications. The mother often eats the placenta, which, with its oxytocin, gives her much needed nutrients, helps staunch her bleeding, and is believed by some[attribution needed] to reduce the lure of the birth scent to predators.
Freshening (coming into milk production) occurs at kidding. Milk production varies with the breed, age, quality, and diet of the doe; dairy goats generally produce between 660 to 1,800 L (1,500 and 4,000 lb) of milk per 305 day lactation. On average, a good quality dairy doe will give at least 6 lb (2.7 L) of milk per day while she is in milk, although a first time milker may produce less, or as much as 16 lb (7.3 L) or more of milk in exceptional cases. Meat, fiber, and pet breeds are not usually milked and simply produce enough for the kids until weaning.
Feeding goats
Goats are reputed to be willing to eat almost anything. The digestive systems of a goat allow nearly any organic substance to be broken down and used as nutrients.
A goat feeding on weeds.
A goat feeding on weeds.
Contrary to this reputation, they are quite fastidious in their habits, preferring to browse on the tips of woody shrubs and trees, as well as the occasional broad leaved plant. It can fairly be said that goats will eat almost anything in the botanical world. Their plant diet is extremely varied and includes some species which are toxic or detrimental to cattle and sheep. This makes them valuable for controlling noxious weeds and clearing brush and undergrowth. They will seldom eat soiled food or water unless facing starvation. This is one of the reasons why goat rearing is most often free ranging since stall-fed goat rearing involves extensive upkeep and is seldom commercially viable.
Goats do not actually consume garbage, tin cans, or clothing, although they will occasionally eat items made primarily of plant material, which can include wood. Their reputation for doing so is most likely due to their intensely inquisitive and intelligent nature: they will explore anything new or unfamiliar in their surroundings. They do so primarily with their prehensile upper lip and tongue. This is why they investigate clothes and sometimes washing powder boxes by nibbling at them.
The digestive physiology of a very young kid is essentially the same as that of a monogastric animal. Milk digestion begins in the abomasum, the milk having bypassed the rumen via closure of the reticular/esophageal groove during suckling. At birth the rumen is undeveloped, and as the kid begins to consume solid feed, the rumen increases in size and in its capacity to absorb nutrients.
Goats will consume, on average, 4.5 pounds of dry matter per 100 lb of body weight per day.[citation needed]
Goat uses
A goat is useful both alive and dead, first as a renewable provider of milk and fibre, and then as meat and hide. Some charities provide goats to impoverished people in poor countries, because goats are easier to manage than cattle and have multiple uses.
Meat
The taste of goat meat is similar to that of lamb meat; in fact, in some parts of Asia, particularly India, the word "mutton" is used to describe both goat and lamb meat. However, some feel that it has a similar taste to veal or venison, depending on the age and condition of the goat. It can be prepared in a variety of ways including stewed, curried, baked, grilled, barbecued, minced, canned, or made into sausage. Goat jerky is also another popular variety. In India, the rice-preparation of mutton biryani uses goat meat as its primary ingredients to produce a rich taste.
Nutritionally, it is healthier than mutton as it is lower in fat and cholesterol, and comparable to chicken. It also has more minerals than chicken,[4] and is lower in total and saturated fats than other meats.[5] One reason for the leanness is that goats do not accumulate fat deposits or “marbling” in their muscles; chevon (goat meat) must ideally be cooked longer and at lower temperatures than other red meats.[6] It is popular in the Middle East, South Asia, Africa, northeastern Brazil, the West Indies, and Belize. Chevon, as yet, is not popular in most western nations, though it is among the fastest growing sectors of the livestock industry in the US. [citation needed]
Other parts of the goat including organs are also equally edible. Special delicacies include the brain and liver. The head and legs of the goat are smoked and used to prepare unique spicy dishes and soup.
One of the most popular goats grown for meat is the South African Boer, introduced into the United States in the early 1990s. The New Zealand Kiko is also considered a meat breed, as is the Myotonic or “fainting goat”, a breed originally identified in Tennessee.
Milk, butter and cheese
Goats in milking stalls
Goats in milking stalls
Some goats are bred for milk which can be drunk fresh, although pasteurization is recommended to reduce naturally occurring S. aureus and E. coli.[7] Goat milk is commonly processed into cheese, and small commercial operations offer goat butter and ice cream. If the strong-smelling buck is not separated from the does, his scent will affect the milk.
Goats' milk contains less lactose, so is less likely to trigger lactose intolerance. The milk is naturally homogenized since it lacks the protein agglutinin. The curd is much smaller. The milk also has a more similar makeup (percentage of fats, etc.) to human milk than cows milk[citation needed]. For these reasons, goats' milk may be recommended for infants and people who have difficulty digesting cows' milk[citation needed]. On the other hand the UK Department of Health say that, "infant milks based on goats' milk protein are not suitable as a source of nutrition for infants (under 1 year of age)." They also state that, "Formula derived from goats' milk is also unsuitable for babies who are lactose intolerant as it contains similar levels of lactose to cows' milk based infant formulae."[8]
Goats' butter is white (compared to cows' yellow butter) because the goats produce milk with beta-carotene converted to a form of vitamin A.
Goat cheese is known as “chèvre” in France, after the French word for goat. Some varieties include Rocamadour and Montrachet.[9] Feta is a well-known Greek variety that may be made with a blend of goat's and sheep's milk.
Fiber
An Angora goat being sheared
An Angora goat being sheared
Some goats are bred for the fiber from their coats. Most goats have softer insulating hairs nearer the skin, and longer guard hairs on the surface. The desirable fiber for the textile industry is the former, and it goes by several names (mohair, fleece, goat wool, cashmere, etc., explained below). The coarse guard hairs are worthless as they cannot be spun or dyed. The proportion and texture varies between breeds, and has been a target of selective breeding for millennia.
The Cashmere goat produces a fiber, cashmere wool, which is one of the best in the world. It is very fine and soft. Most goats produce cashmere fiber to some degree, however the Cashmere goat has been specially bred to produce a much higher amount of it with fewer guard hairs.
The Angora breed produces long, curling, lustrous locks of mohair. The entire body of the goat is covered with mohair and there are no guard hairs. The locks constantly grow and can be four inches or more in length.
Goats do not have to be slaughtered to harvest the wool, which is instead sheared (cut from the body) in the case of Angora goats, or combed, in the case of Cashmere goats. However, the Angora goat usually gets shorn twice a year with an average yield of about 10 pounds while the Cashmere goat grows its fiber once a year and it takes about a week to comb out by hand, yielding only about 4 ounces.
The fiber is made into products such as sweaters and doll's hair. Both cashmere and mohair are warmer per ounce than wool and are not scratchy or itchy or as allergenic as wool sometimes is. Both fibers command a higher price than wool, compensating for the fact that there is less fiber per goat than there would be wool per sheep.
In South Asia, cashmere is called “pashmina” (from Persian “pashmina”, fine wool) and these goats are called “pashmina” goats (often mistaken for sheep). Since these goats actually belong to the upper Kashmir and Laddakh region, their wool came to be known as cashmere in the West. The pashmina shawls of Kashmir with their intricate embroidery are very famous.
Skin
Goat skin is still used today to make gloves, boots, and other products that require a soft hide. Kid gloves, popular in Victorian times, are still made today. The Black Bengal breed, native to Bangladesh, provides high-quality skin. The skin also used in Indonesia as rugs and native instrumental drum skin named bedug.
Other parts of the goat are also equally useful. For instance, the intestine is used to make catgut, which is still in use as a material for internal human sutures. The horn of the goat, which signifies wellbeing (Cornucopia) is also used to make spoons etc.[10]
Beast of burden
Rarely, goats will be used as light pack animals (in a similar manner to Llamas) or even to draw carts. Usually goats used for such purposes will be wethers.
Brush control
Many farmers use inexpensive (i.e. not purebred) goats for brush control, leading to the use of the term “brush goats”. (Brush goats are not a breed of goat, but rather a functional category.) Because they prefer weeds (e.g. multiflora rose, thorns, small trees) to clover and grass, they are often used to keep fields clear for other animals.
Goats are also being used in urban areas to control weeds and undergrowth in fire prone areas.[11]
[See the article on Ches McCartney.]
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Sat 27 Oct 2007, 20:33,
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From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
(Redirected from Goats)
• Ten things you may not know about Wikipedia •
Jump to: navigation, search
This article is about the domestic species. For general information, including mythology and wild species, see Capra (genus).
For other uses, see Goat (disambiguation).
Domestic Goat
Conservation status
Domesticated
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Chordata
Class: Mammalia
Order: Artiodactyla
Family: Bovidae
Subfamily: Caprinae
Genus: Capra
Species: C. aegagrus
Subspecies: C. a. hircus
Trinomial name
Capra aegagrus hircus
(Linnaeus, 1758)
Male goat, also called a billy or buck
Male goat, also called a billy or buck
Baby goats, called kids. These two are actually siblings and come from two pure white parents
Baby goats, called kids. These two are actually siblings and come from two pure white parents
The domestic goat (Capra aegagrus hircus) is a domesticated subspecies of 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.
Domestic goats are one of the oldest domesticated species. For thousands of years, goats have been used for their milk, meat, hair, and skins all over the world.[1] In the last century they have also gained some popularity as pets.[2]
Female goats are referred to as “does” or “nannies” (or, less frequently, as “mishas”), intact males as “bucks” or “billies”; their offspring are “kids”. Castrated males are “wethers”. Goat meat is sometimes called “chevon”.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Etymology
* 2 History
* 3 Reproduction
* 4 Feeding goats
* 5 Goat uses
o 5.1 Meat
o 5.2 Milk, butter and cheese
o 5.3 Fiber
o 5.4 Skin
o 5.5 Beast of burden
o 5.6 Brush control
* 6 Goat breeds
o 6.1 Feral
o 6.2 Dairy
o 6.3 Fiber
o 6.4 Meat
o 6.5 Companion
o 6.6 Skin
o 6.7 Wild
* 7 Showing
* 8 Anatomy
* 9 Bible
* 10 Popular culture
* 11 Gallery
* 12 References
* 13 See also
* 14 External links
Etymology
The Modern English word “goat” comes from the Old English “gat” which meant she-goat which itself derived from Proto-Germanic “*gaitaz” (compare Old Norse and Dutch “geit”, German “Geiß” and Gothic “gaits” all meaning goat) ultimately from Proto-Indo-European “*ghaidos” meaning young goat but also play (compare Latin “hædus” meaning kid). The word for male goat in Old English was “bucca” (which survives as “buck”, meaning certain male herbivores) until a shift to he-goat/she-goat occurred in the late 12th century. “Nanny goat” originated in the 18th century and “billy goat” in the 19th.
The word “chevon” is derived from the Norman French “chevre” (goat).
History
Goats seem to have been first domesticated roughly 10,000 years ago in the Zagros Mountains of Iran.[3] Ancient cultures and tribes began to keep them for easy access to milk, hair, meat, and skins. Domestic goats were generally kept in herds that wandered on hills or other grazing areas, often tended by goatherds who were frequently children or adolescents, similar to the more widely known shepherd. These methods of herding are still used today.
Historically, goat hide has been used for water and wine bottles in both traveling and transporting wine for sale. It has also been used to produce parchment, which was the most common material used for writing in Europe until the invention of the printing press.
Reproduction
In some climates, goats, like humans, are able to breed at any time of the year. In northern climates and among the Swiss breeds, the breeding season commences as the day length shortens, and ends in early spring. Does of any breed come into heat every 21 days for 2 to 48 hours. A doe in heat typically flags her tail often, stays near the buck if one is present, becomes more vocal, and may also show a decrease in appetite and milk production for the duration of the heat.
Bucks (intact males) of Swiss and northern breeds come into rut in the fall as with the doe's heat cycles. Rut is characterized by a decrease in appetite, obsessive interest in the does, a strong heat.
Mother goat eating placenta
Mother goat eating placenta
In addition to live breeding, artificial insemination has gained popularity among goat breeders, as it allows for rapid improvement because of breeder access to a wide variety of bloodlines.
Gestation length is approximately 150 days. Twins are the usual result, with single and triplet births also common. Less frequent are litters of quadruplet, quintuplet, and even sextuplet kids. Birthing, known as kidding, generally occurs uneventfully with few complications. The mother often eats the placenta, which, with its oxytocin, gives her much needed nutrients, helps staunch her bleeding, and is believed by some[attribution needed] to reduce the lure of the birth scent to predators.
Freshening (coming into milk production) occurs at kidding. Milk production varies with the breed, age, quality, and diet of the doe; dairy goats generally produce between 660 to 1,800 L (1,500 and 4,000 lb) of milk per 305 day lactation. On average, a good quality dairy doe will give at least 6 lb (2.7 L) of milk per day while she is in milk, although a first time milker may produce less, or as much as 16 lb (7.3 L) or more of milk in exceptional cases. Meat, fiber, and pet breeds are not usually milked and simply produce enough for the kids until weaning.
Feeding goats
Goats are reputed to be willing to eat almost anything. The digestive systems of a goat allow nearly any organic substance to be broken down and used as nutrients.
A goat feeding on weeds.
A goat feeding on weeds.
Contrary to this reputation, they are quite fastidious in their habits, preferring to browse on the tips of woody shrubs and trees, as well as the occasional broad leaved plant. It can fairly be said that goats will eat almost anything in the botanical world. Their plant diet is extremely varied and includes some species which are toxic or detrimental to cattle and sheep. This makes them valuable for controlling noxious weeds and clearing brush and undergrowth. They will seldom eat soiled food or water unless facing starvation. This is one of the reasons why goat rearing is most often free ranging since stall-fed goat rearing involves extensive upkeep and is seldom commercially viable.
Goats do not actually consume garbage, tin cans, or clothing, although they will occasionally eat items made primarily of plant material, which can include wood. Their reputation for doing so is most likely due to their intensely inquisitive and intelligent nature: they will explore anything new or unfamiliar in their surroundings. They do so primarily with their prehensile upper lip and tongue. This is why they investigate clothes and sometimes washing powder boxes by nibbling at them.
The digestive physiology of a very young kid is essentially the same as that of a monogastric animal. Milk digestion begins in the abomasum, the milk having bypassed the rumen via closure of the reticular/esophageal groove during suckling. At birth the rumen is undeveloped, and as the kid begins to consume solid feed, the rumen increases in size and in its capacity to absorb nutrients.
Goats will consume, on average, 4.5 pounds of dry matter per 100 lb of body weight per day.[citation needed]
Goat uses
A goat is useful both alive and dead, first as a renewable provider of milk and fibre, and then as meat and hide. Some charities provide goats to impoverished people in poor countries, because goats are easier to manage than cattle and have multiple uses.
Meat
The taste of goat meat is similar to that of lamb meat; in fact, in some parts of Asia, particularly India, the word "mutton" is used to describe both goat and lamb meat. However, some feel that it has a similar taste to veal or venison, depending on the age and condition of the goat. It can be prepared in a variety of ways including stewed, curried, baked, grilled, barbecued, minced, canned, or made into sausage. Goat jerky is also another popular variety. In India, the rice-preparation of mutton biryani uses goat meat as its primary ingredients to produce a rich taste.
Nutritionally, it is healthier than mutton as it is lower in fat and cholesterol, and comparable to chicken. It also has more minerals than chicken,[4] and is lower in total and saturated fats than other meats.[5] One reason for the leanness is that goats do not accumulate fat deposits or “marbling” in their muscles; chevon (goat meat) must ideally be cooked longer and at lower temperatures than other red meats.[6] It is popular in the Middle East, South Asia, Africa, northeastern Brazil, the West Indies, and Belize. Chevon, as yet, is not popular in most western nations, though it is among the fastest growing sectors of the livestock industry in the US. [citation needed]
Other parts of the goat including organs are also equally edible. Special delicacies include the brain and liver. The head and legs of the goat are smoked and used to prepare unique spicy dishes and soup.
One of the most popular goats grown for meat is the South African Boer, introduced into the United States in the early 1990s. The New Zealand Kiko is also considered a meat breed, as is the Myotonic or “fainting goat”, a breed originally identified in Tennessee.
Milk, butter and cheese
Goats in milking stalls
Goats in milking stalls
Some goats are bred for milk which can be drunk fresh, although pasteurization is recommended to reduce naturally occurring S. aureus and E. coli.[7] Goat milk is commonly processed into cheese, and small commercial operations offer goat butter and ice cream. If the strong-smelling buck is not separated from the does, his scent will affect the milk.
Goats' milk contains less lactose, so is less likely to trigger lactose intolerance. The milk is naturally homogenized since it lacks the protein agglutinin. The curd is much smaller. The milk also has a more similar makeup (percentage of fats, etc.) to human milk than cows milk[citation needed]. For these reasons, goats' milk may be recommended for infants and people who have difficulty digesting cows' milk[citation needed]. On the other hand the UK Department of Health say that, "infant milks based on goats' milk protein are not suitable as a source of nutrition for infants (under 1 year of age)." They also state that, "Formula derived from goats' milk is also unsuitable for babies who are lactose intolerant as it contains similar levels of lactose to cows' milk based infant formulae."[8]
Goats' butter is white (compared to cows' yellow butter) because the goats produce milk with beta-carotene converted to a form of vitamin A.
Goat cheese is known as “chèvre” in France, after the French word for goat. Some varieties include Rocamadour and Montrachet.[9] Feta is a well-known Greek variety that may be made with a blend of goat's and sheep's milk.
Fiber
An Angora goat being sheared
An Angora goat being sheared
Some goats are bred for the fiber from their coats. Most goats have softer insulating hairs nearer the skin, and longer guard hairs on the surface. The desirable fiber for the textile industry is the former, and it goes by several names (mohair, fleece, goat wool, cashmere, etc., explained below). The coarse guard hairs are worthless as they cannot be spun or dyed. The proportion and texture varies between breeds, and has been a target of selective breeding for millennia.
The Cashmere goat produces a fiber, cashmere wool, which is one of the best in the world. It is very fine and soft. Most goats produce cashmere fiber to some degree, however the Cashmere goat has been specially bred to produce a much higher amount of it with fewer guard hairs.
The Angora breed produces long, curling, lustrous locks of mohair. The entire body of the goat is covered with mohair and there are no guard hairs. The locks constantly grow and can be four inches or more in length.
Goats do not have to be slaughtered to harvest the wool, which is instead sheared (cut from the body) in the case of Angora goats, or combed, in the case of Cashmere goats. However, the Angora goat usually gets shorn twice a year with an average yield of about 10 pounds while the Cashmere goat grows its fiber once a year and it takes about a week to comb out by hand, yielding only about 4 ounces.
The fiber is made into products such as sweaters and doll's hair. Both cashmere and mohair are warmer per ounce than wool and are not scratchy or itchy or as allergenic as wool sometimes is. Both fibers command a higher price than wool, compensating for the fact that there is less fiber per goat than there would be wool per sheep.
In South Asia, cashmere is called “pashmina” (from Persian “pashmina”, fine wool) and these goats are called “pashmina” goats (often mistaken for sheep). Since these goats actually belong to the upper Kashmir and Laddakh region, their wool came to be known as cashmere in the West. The pashmina shawls of Kashmir with their intricate embroidery are very famous.
Skin
Goat skin is still used today to make gloves, boots, and other products that require a soft hide. Kid gloves, popular in Victorian times, are still made today. The Black Bengal breed, native to Bangladesh, provides high-quality skin. The skin also used in Indonesia as rugs and native instrumental drum skin named bedug.
Other parts of the goat are also equally useful. For instance, the intestine is used to make catgut, which is still in use as a material for internal human sutures. The horn of the goat, which signifies wellbeing (Cornucopia) is also used to make spoons etc.[10]
Beast of burden
Rarely, goats will be used as light pack animals (in a similar manner to Llamas) or even to draw carts. Usually goats used for such purposes will be wethers.
Brush control
Many farmers use inexpensive (i.e. not purebred) goats for brush control, leading to the use of the term “brush goats”. (Brush goats are not a breed of goat, but rather a functional category.) Because they prefer weeds (e.g. multiflora rose, thorns, small trees) to clover and grass, they are often used to keep fields clear for other animals.
Goats are also being used in urban areas to control weeds and undergrowth in fire prone areas.[11]
[See the article on Ches McCartney.]
But aren't you interested in goats?What sick cunt isn't interested in goats?
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ooohthat's a bit good*
*or very
(*or very
@><|= w0nu!) or cunt to my friends,
Sat 27 Oct 2007, 20:40,
archived)
Goats not your thing? TryVagina
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Vagina
Human female internal reproductive anatomy.
Latin "sheath" or "scabbard"
Gray's subject #269 1264
Artery Iliolumbar artery, vaginal artery, middle rectal artery
Lymph upper part to internal iliac lymph nodes, lower part to superficial inguinal lymph nodes
Precursor urogenital sinus and paramesonephric ducts
MeSH Vagina
Dorlands/Elsevier v_01/12842531
The vagina, (from Latin, literally "sheath" or "scabbard" ) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the oviduct. The Latinate plural (rarely used in English) is vaginae.
In common speech, the term "vagina" is often used to refer to the vulva or female genitals generally; strictly speaking, the vagina is a specific internal structure and the vulva is the exterior genitalia only.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Human anatomy
* 2 Biological functions of the vagina
o 2.1 Menstruation
o 2.2 Sexual activity
o 2.3 Childbirth
* 3 Sexual health and hygiene
* 4 The vagina and popular culture
* 5 Additional images
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Human anatomy
A human vulva with the anatomical parts labeled.
A human vulva with the anatomical parts labeled.
An image that shows the introitus (the opening of the vagina) in relation to its surrounding structures, when the labia are displaced by digits during a pelvic examination.
An image that shows the introitus (the opening of the vagina) in relation to its surrounding structures, when the labia are displaced by digits during a pelvic examination.
The human vagina is an elastic muscular canal that extends from the cervix to the vulva.[1] Although there is wide anatomical variation, the length of the unaroused vagina is approximately 6 to 7.5 cm (2.5 to 3 in) across the anterior wall (front), and 9 cm (3.5 in) long across the posterior wall (rear)[2]. During sexual arousal the vagina expands in both length and width [3]. It's elasticity allows it to stretch during sexual intercourse and during birth to offspring.[4] The vagina connects the superficial vulva to the cervix of the deep uterus.
If the woman stands upright, the vaginal tube points in an upward-backward direction and forms an angle of slightly more than 45 degrees with the uterus. The vaginal opening is at the caudal end of the vulva, behind the opening of the urethra. Above the vagina is Mons Veneris. The vagina, along with the inside of the vulva, is reddish pink in color, as with most healthy internal mucous membranes in mammals.
Vaginal lubrication is provided by the Bartholin's glands near the vaginal opening and the cervix. The membrane of the vaginal wall also produces moisture, although it does not contain any glands. Before and during ovulation, the cervix produces cervical mucus, which provides a favorable environment for sperm to survive.
The hymen is a membrane which is situated at the opening of the vagina. As with many female animals, the hymen covers the opening of the vagina from birth until it is ruptured during activity. The hymen may rupture during sexual or non-sexual activity. Vaginal penetration may rupture the hymen. A pelvic examination, injury, or certain types of exercises, such as horseback riding or gymnastics may also rupture the hymen. Sexual intercourse does not always rupture the hymen.[citation needed] Therefore, the presence or absence of a hymen does not indicate virginity or prior sexual activity.
Biological functions of the vagina
The vagina has several biological functions.
Menstruation
The vagina provides a path for menstrual blood and tissue to leave the body. In modern societies, tampons, menstrual cups and sanitary towels may be used to absorb or capture these fluids.
Sexual activity
The concentration of the nerve endings that lie close to the entrance of a woman's vagina can provide pleasurable sensation during sexual activity, when stimulated in a way that the particular woman enjoys. During sexual arousal and particularly stimulation of the clitoris, the walls of the vagina self-lubricate, reducing friction during sexual activity. Research has found that portions of the clitoris extend into the vulva and vagina [5]
With arousal the vagina lengthens rapidly to an average of about 4 in.(8.5 cm), but can continue to lengthen in response to pressure.[6] As the woman becomes fully aroused, the vagina tents (last ²⁄₃ expands in length and width) while the cervix retracts,[7]. The walls of the vagina are composed of soft elastic folds of mucous membrane skin which stretch or contract (with support from pelvic muscles) to the size of the penis (or other objects within reason).[8] This means (with proper arousal) the vagina may stretch/contract to accommodate virtually any size penis, from small to large (or a wide range of sex toys/objects).[9]
An erogenous zone referred to commonly as the G-spot is located at the anterior wall of the vagina, about five centimeters in from the entrance. Some women experience intense pleasure if the G-spot is stimulated appropriately during sexual activity. A G-Spot orgasm may be responsible for female ejaculation, leading some doctors and researchers to believe that G-spot pleasure comes from the Skene's glands, a female homologue of the prostate, rather than any particular spot on the vaginal wall.[10][11][12] Some researchers deny the existence of the G-spot.[13]
Childbirth
During childbirth, the vagina provides the route to deliver the baby from the uterus to its independent life outside the body of the mother. During birth, the vagina is often referred to as the birth canal. The vagina is remarkably elastic and stretches to many times its normal diameter during vaginal birth.
Sexual health and hygiene
Main article: vulvovaginal health
The vagina is a self-cleaning organ and needs no special treatment. Doctors discourage douching, which upsets the balance of vaginal flora, and may cause infection, including PID, or other problems. Betty Dodson addresses the self-consciousness that many women feel about the scent or flavor of their vaginal fluids in her writings, and encourages women to accept their bodies as normal and natural.
The vagina is examined during gynecological exams, often using a speculum, which holds the vagina open for visual inspection of the cervix or taking of samples (see pap smear).
Vulvovaginal disorders can affect the vagina, including vaginal cancer and yeast infections, as well as sexually transmitted infections.
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Vagina
Human female internal reproductive anatomy.
Latin "sheath" or "scabbard"
Gray's subject #269 1264
Artery Iliolumbar artery, vaginal artery, middle rectal artery
Lymph upper part to internal iliac lymph nodes, lower part to superficial inguinal lymph nodes
Precursor urogenital sinus and paramesonephric ducts
MeSH Vagina
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The vagina, (from Latin, literally "sheath" or "scabbard" ) is the tubular tract leading from the uterus to the exterior of the body in female placental mammals and marsupials, or to the cloaca in female birds, monotremes, and some reptiles. Female insects and other invertebrates also have a vagina, which is the terminal part of the oviduct. The Latinate plural (rarely used in English) is vaginae.
In common speech, the term "vagina" is often used to refer to the vulva or female genitals generally; strictly speaking, the vagina is a specific internal structure and the vulva is the exterior genitalia only.
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Human anatomy
* 2 Biological functions of the vagina
o 2.1 Menstruation
o 2.2 Sexual activity
o 2.3 Childbirth
* 3 Sexual health and hygiene
* 4 The vagina and popular culture
* 5 Additional images
* 6 See also
* 7 References
* 8 External links
Human anatomy
A human vulva with the anatomical parts labeled.
A human vulva with the anatomical parts labeled.
An image that shows the introitus (the opening of the vagina) in relation to its surrounding structures, when the labia are displaced by digits during a pelvic examination.
An image that shows the introitus (the opening of the vagina) in relation to its surrounding structures, when the labia are displaced by digits during a pelvic examination.
The human vagina is an elastic muscular canal that extends from the cervix to the vulva.[1] Although there is wide anatomical variation, the length of the unaroused vagina is approximately 6 to 7.5 cm (2.5 to 3 in) across the anterior wall (front), and 9 cm (3.5 in) long across the posterior wall (rear)[2]. During sexual arousal the vagina expands in both length and width [3]. It's elasticity allows it to stretch during sexual intercourse and during birth to offspring.[4] The vagina connects the superficial vulva to the cervix of the deep uterus.
If the woman stands upright, the vaginal tube points in an upward-backward direction and forms an angle of slightly more than 45 degrees with the uterus. The vaginal opening is at the caudal end of the vulva, behind the opening of the urethra. Above the vagina is Mons Veneris. The vagina, along with the inside of the vulva, is reddish pink in color, as with most healthy internal mucous membranes in mammals.
Vaginal lubrication is provided by the Bartholin's glands near the vaginal opening and the cervix. The membrane of the vaginal wall also produces moisture, although it does not contain any glands. Before and during ovulation, the cervix produces cervical mucus, which provides a favorable environment for sperm to survive.
The hymen is a membrane which is situated at the opening of the vagina. As with many female animals, the hymen covers the opening of the vagina from birth until it is ruptured during activity. The hymen may rupture during sexual or non-sexual activity. Vaginal penetration may rupture the hymen. A pelvic examination, injury, or certain types of exercises, such as horseback riding or gymnastics may also rupture the hymen. Sexual intercourse does not always rupture the hymen.[citation needed] Therefore, the presence or absence of a hymen does not indicate virginity or prior sexual activity.
Biological functions of the vagina
The vagina has several biological functions.
Menstruation
The vagina provides a path for menstrual blood and tissue to leave the body. In modern societies, tampons, menstrual cups and sanitary towels may be used to absorb or capture these fluids.
Sexual activity
The concentration of the nerve endings that lie close to the entrance of a woman's vagina can provide pleasurable sensation during sexual activity, when stimulated in a way that the particular woman enjoys. During sexual arousal and particularly stimulation of the clitoris, the walls of the vagina self-lubricate, reducing friction during sexual activity. Research has found that portions of the clitoris extend into the vulva and vagina [5]
With arousal the vagina lengthens rapidly to an average of about 4 in.(8.5 cm), but can continue to lengthen in response to pressure.[6] As the woman becomes fully aroused, the vagina tents (last ²⁄₃ expands in length and width) while the cervix retracts,[7]. The walls of the vagina are composed of soft elastic folds of mucous membrane skin which stretch or contract (with support from pelvic muscles) to the size of the penis (or other objects within reason).[8] This means (with proper arousal) the vagina may stretch/contract to accommodate virtually any size penis, from small to large (or a wide range of sex toys/objects).[9]
An erogenous zone referred to commonly as the G-spot is located at the anterior wall of the vagina, about five centimeters in from the entrance. Some women experience intense pleasure if the G-spot is stimulated appropriately during sexual activity. A G-Spot orgasm may be responsible for female ejaculation, leading some doctors and researchers to believe that G-spot pleasure comes from the Skene's glands, a female homologue of the prostate, rather than any particular spot on the vaginal wall.[10][11][12] Some researchers deny the existence of the G-spot.[13]
Childbirth
During childbirth, the vagina provides the route to deliver the baby from the uterus to its independent life outside the body of the mother. During birth, the vagina is often referred to as the birth canal. The vagina is remarkably elastic and stretches to many times its normal diameter during vaginal birth.
Sexual health and hygiene
Main article: vulvovaginal health
The vagina is a self-cleaning organ and needs no special treatment. Doctors discourage douching, which upsets the balance of vaginal flora, and may cause infection, including PID, or other problems. Betty Dodson addresses the self-consciousness that many women feel about the scent or flavor of their vaginal fluids in her writings, and encourages women to accept their bodies as normal and natural.
The vagina is examined during gynecological exams, often using a speculum, which holds the vagina open for visual inspection of the cervix or taking of samples (see pap smear).
Vulvovaginal disorders can affect the vagina, including vaginal cancer and yeast infections, as well as sexually transmitted infections.
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Twat has various meanings, clearly dependent upon which regional dialect. It is generally used as a vulgar synonym for the human vulva,[1] vagina, or clitoris, and is be used as a derogatory epithet. In British English, "twat" is often pronounced /twæt/ (to rhyme with bat). In other areas (eg. Australia, New Zealand and North America) it is also pronounced /twt/ (to rhyme with watt), as was common in British English usage in the past.
The word possibly originates from the Old Norse thveit meaning cut, slit, or forest clearing.[1]
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Historical usage
* 2 Cultural references
* 3 Usage
* 4 See also
* 5 References
[edit] Historical usage
Robert Browning famously misused the term in his 1841 poem "Pippa Passes", believing it to be an item of nun's clothing:[2]
Then owls and bats
Cowls and twats
Monks and nuns in a cloister's moods
Adjourn to the oak-stump pantry
Its meaning was in reality the same then as now, Browning's misconception probably having arisen from a line in a 1660 satirical poem, Vanity of Vanities:
They talk't of his having a Cardinalls Hat
They'd send him as soon an Old Nuns Twat
Another mistaken (or perhaps dialectal) use was in Lord Lytton's 1870 science fiction novel The Coming Race, in an apparent satire on Darwin:
Among the pithy sayings which, according to tradition, the philosopher bequeathed to posterity in rhythmical form and sententious brevity, this is notably recorded: "Humble yourselves, my descendants; the father of your race was a 'twat' (tadpole): exalt yourselves, my descendants, for it was the same Divine Thought which created your father that develops itself in exalting you."
[edit] Cultural references
* Although the term was not notable enough to be included in George Carlin's original seven dirty words, it was one of three words (the others being fart and turd) that later made his slightly expanded 10-word version. Carlin explained that part of the word's allure lay in the fact that - unlike snatch, box, and pussy - twat had no meanings other than reference to female genetalia. He also used it in a sports cheer during a standup routine: "Rat shit, bat shit, dirty old twat. Sixty-nine assholes tied in a knot. Hooray, lizard shit, fuck!"
* The sign outside of the fictional hotel in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers once displayed FLOWERY TWATS in a reconfiguration, or anagram, of its letters.
* Dane Cook also uses the term twat in his comedy routine "Nothing Fights" from the comedy album "Retaliation".
* The word is used numerous times by Brian Posehn in the pre-show section of the comedy film Jesus Is Magic, and Sarah Silverman later uses it in a song, referencing three popular actresses she considers unsuitable for her show.
* The track 'Such a Twat' featured on UK hiphop artist The Streets' 2004 album A Grand Don't Come For Free
* The track 'Family Reunion' from the Blink-182 album The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back has the repeated lyrics 'Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cock Sucker, Mother Fucker, Tits, Fart, Turd and Twat' - lifted from Carlin's expanded list of dirty words.
* Featured in Lilly Allen's song, "Alfie."
[edit] Usage
Although it can also refer to the female genitalia, the word is used as a more general term in various ways:
* As a derogatory word for a man - 'That twat pisses me off'
* A fool, synonymous with the word twit - 'You are a real twat and a half'
* One who behaves in a childish, extroverted manner to the annoyance of others - 'He can be an annoying twat sometimes'
* To hit something (or someone) really hard or violently - 'I twatted him one'
* To become drunk or otherwise intoxicated - 'Let's get twatted'
Note that in these contexts the word carries far less force than it does in its usage as a synonym for female genitalia.
* Sometimes used as a satirical abbreviation for the War on Terror (TWAT = The War Against Terror)
[edit] See also
* Seven dirty words
[edit] References
1. ^ a b Dictionary definition and etymology of "twat"
2. ^ Mark Liberman (2005-01-19). Twat v. Browning. Language Log. Retrieved on 2005-07-30.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twat"
Category: Profanity
(• Ten things you may not know about images on Wikipedia •
Jump to: navigation, search
For other meanings of "Twat" and similar, see Twat (disambiguation).
Look up Twat in
Wiktionary, the free dictionary.
Twat has various meanings, clearly dependent upon which regional dialect. It is generally used as a vulgar synonym for the human vulva,[1] vagina, or clitoris, and is be used as a derogatory epithet. In British English, "twat" is often pronounced /twæt/ (to rhyme with bat). In other areas (eg. Australia, New Zealand and North America) it is also pronounced /twt/ (to rhyme with watt), as was common in British English usage in the past.
The word possibly originates from the Old Norse thveit meaning cut, slit, or forest clearing.[1]
Contents
[hide]
* 1 Historical usage
* 2 Cultural references
* 3 Usage
* 4 See also
* 5 References
[edit] Historical usage
Robert Browning famously misused the term in his 1841 poem "Pippa Passes", believing it to be an item of nun's clothing:[2]
Then owls and bats
Cowls and twats
Monks and nuns in a cloister's moods
Adjourn to the oak-stump pantry
Its meaning was in reality the same then as now, Browning's misconception probably having arisen from a line in a 1660 satirical poem, Vanity of Vanities:
They talk't of his having a Cardinalls Hat
They'd send him as soon an Old Nuns Twat
Another mistaken (or perhaps dialectal) use was in Lord Lytton's 1870 science fiction novel The Coming Race, in an apparent satire on Darwin:
Among the pithy sayings which, according to tradition, the philosopher bequeathed to posterity in rhythmical form and sententious brevity, this is notably recorded: "Humble yourselves, my descendants; the father of your race was a 'twat' (tadpole): exalt yourselves, my descendants, for it was the same Divine Thought which created your father that develops itself in exalting you."
[edit] Cultural references
* Although the term was not notable enough to be included in George Carlin's original seven dirty words, it was one of three words (the others being fart and turd) that later made his slightly expanded 10-word version. Carlin explained that part of the word's allure lay in the fact that - unlike snatch, box, and pussy - twat had no meanings other than reference to female genetalia. He also used it in a sports cheer during a standup routine: "Rat shit, bat shit, dirty old twat. Sixty-nine assholes tied in a knot. Hooray, lizard shit, fuck!"
* The sign outside of the fictional hotel in the British sitcom Fawlty Towers once displayed FLOWERY TWATS in a reconfiguration, or anagram, of its letters.
* Dane Cook also uses the term twat in his comedy routine "Nothing Fights" from the comedy album "Retaliation".
* The word is used numerous times by Brian Posehn in the pre-show section of the comedy film Jesus Is Magic, and Sarah Silverman later uses it in a song, referencing three popular actresses she considers unsuitable for her show.
* The track 'Such a Twat' featured on UK hiphop artist The Streets' 2004 album A Grand Don't Come For Free
* The track 'Family Reunion' from the Blink-182 album The Mark, Tom, and Travis Show: The Enema Strikes Back has the repeated lyrics 'Shit, Piss, Fuck, Cunt, Cock Sucker, Mother Fucker, Tits, Fart, Turd and Twat' - lifted from Carlin's expanded list of dirty words.
* Featured in Lilly Allen's song, "Alfie."
[edit] Usage
Although it can also refer to the female genitalia, the word is used as a more general term in various ways:
* As a derogatory word for a man - 'That twat pisses me off'
* A fool, synonymous with the word twit - 'You are a real twat and a half'
* One who behaves in a childish, extroverted manner to the annoyance of others - 'He can be an annoying twat sometimes'
* To hit something (or someone) really hard or violently - 'I twatted him one'
* To become drunk or otherwise intoxicated - 'Let's get twatted'
Note that in these contexts the word carries far less force than it does in its usage as a synonym for female genitalia.
* Sometimes used as a satirical abbreviation for the War on Terror (TWAT = The War Against Terror)
[edit] See also
* Seven dirty words
[edit] References
1. ^ a b Dictionary definition and etymology of "twat"
2. ^ Mark Liberman (2005-01-19). Twat v. Browning. Language Log. Retrieved on 2005-07-30.
Retrieved from "http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Twat"
Category: Profanity
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if ye dont eat ye meatye cant have any pudding arrgghhhhh....................
( Zank Frappa Who let the lefties in?,
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How can ye have any pudding if ye don't eat yer meat!?You! Yes, you behind the bikesheds! Stand still laddie!
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I really love this!And the worms ate into his Brian.
/Family Guy reference
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ClanSoul,
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holy crap!thats a whole lot of goat facts!
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What the fuck is going onWe don't do words here especially in such vast numbers.
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