Basic Behavior Systems: Ingestive Behavior
Grazing -- Goats are differentiated from most other domestic ruminants by the fact they are browsers as opposed to being grazers. Under natural conditions, goats are not the great destroyers of vegetation that they are often indicated to be, as they will range over a large area, grazing and browsing selectively. Under confined conditions however, goats will become heavy browsers of trees and shrubs, and less discriminating in their grazing habits, due to the reduced supply of available herbage.