• 21 parts
  • Checked September 2026

Parts of a Goat

A dairy doe side-on, with the names 4-H goat projects use.

Parts of a Goat

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Write the name of each numbered part.Answer key

  1. Muzzle
  2. Poll
  3. Withers
  4. Shoulder blade
  5. Point of shoulder
  6. Elbow
  7. Chine
  8. Loin
  9. Hip
  10. Rump
  11. Tail
  12. Thurl
  13. Barrel
  14. Chest floor
  15. Flank
  16. Udder
  17. Thigh
  18. Stifle
  19. Hock
  20. Pastern
  21. Dewclaw

Drawn for this site by script, 2026-09-26. Licence: own work.

Each numbered ring is a button. Use the arrow keys to move between them and Enter to choose. Names are read out in Study, and once a part is answered.

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Start here: 8 main parts 8

  1. Muzzle The end of the face: the nostrils, lips and mouth.
  2. Withers The highest point of the shoulders, where the neck joins the back.
  3. Loin The top of the body between the ribs and the hips.
  4. Rump The top of the hindquarters, from the hips back to the tail.
  5. Tail A goat's short tail, often held up.
  6. Barrel The middle of the body round the ribs, holding the rumen.
  7. Udder The bag between the hind legs where a doe's milk is made. A goat has two teats.
  8. Hock The joint that points backward on the hind leg.

Head and front: 6 4

  1. Poll The top of the head, between and just behind the ears.
  2. Shoulder blade The flat bone that slopes down and forward from the withers.
  3. Point of shoulder The front point of the shoulder joint. At the base of the neck.
  4. Elbow The joint where the front leg meets the body, behind the chest.

Along the top: 6 3

  1. Chine The part of the backbone behind the withers, before the loin.
  2. Hip The hip bone, at the front corner of the rump.
  3. Thurl The hip joint, on the side of the rump. It lies between the hip and the pin bone.

Body: 4 2

  1. Chest floor The underside of the chest, between and behind the front legs.
  2. Flank The fold where the hind leg meets the belly.

Legs: 5 4

  1. Thigh The muscle at the top of the hind leg, below the thurl.
  2. Stifle The joint at the top front of the hind leg. Like a knee.
  3. Pastern The short, sloping part of the leg. Between the dewclaw and the hoof.
  4. Dewclaw Two small toes at the back of each foot, above the hoof. They do not touch the ground.

How this list was compiled: Read 2026-09-26. (1) Cornell CALS, NYS 4-H Animal Science, Goat fact sheets: Parts of the Goat (dairy and meat goat lists), https://cals.cornell.edu/nys-4-h-animal-science-programs/livestock/goats/goat-fact-sheets/parts-of-goat . Every part here is on it. (2) University of Kentucky, Martin-Gatton College of Agriculture, Goat Discovery: Parts, https://afs.mgcafe.uky.edu/extension/4-h-youth/livestock/goat-discovery/parts . (3) UC Agriculture and Natural Resources, Meat Goat Body Parts (master), https://ucanr.edu/sites/default/files/2011-12/133567.pdf . Each part is also on (2) or (3). Licence: own work

The drawing: Drawn for this site by script, 2026-09-26. Own work, nothing traced. Licence: own work

How it works

These are the parts of a goat as 4-H goat projects name them, on a dairy doe standing side-on. Start with the 8 main parts, then the head and front, the top line, the body and the legs.

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Along the top

From the head back: the poll, the withers over the shoulders, then the chine, the loin, the hip and the rump down to the tail. The thurl, the hip joint, sits on the side of the rump.

Body and legs

The barrel is the round middle. The chest floor runs under the chest, the flank is in front of the hind leg and the udder hangs between the hind legs. Each foot has a pastern, a split hoof and two dewclaws behind.

  • The chine and the thurl are the two names a goat page adds to a cow's: learn those first, then the chest floor and the dewclaws, which sit low and are easy to miss.

Questions and answers

What is the chine on a goat?

The part of the top line just behind the withers and before the loin, over the front of the backbone.

What is the thurl on a goat?

The hip joint, on the side of the rump between the hip bone and the pin bone.

How many teats does a goat have?

Two, one on each half of the udder. A cow has four.

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