cambing

Cambing is not a standard English term. In Indonesian and Malay, the animal is kambing, meaning goat. The spelling cambing can appear as a typographical error or regional variant. The rest of this article uses the general concept of goats, domestic ruminants raised for milk, meat, and fiber.

Goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) are domesticated from the wild goat (Capra aegagrus) in the Near East about 10,000 years ago. They are small to medium-sized ungulates known for their hardiness and adaptability, able to browse and graze on a wide range of vegetation and in diverse climates. There are hundreds of breeds, selected for dairy production (such as Saanen or Alpine), meat (such as Boer), or fiber (such as Angora).

Management emphasizes shelter, clean water, nutritious forage or feed, parasite control, vaccination, and appropriate housing and fencing to protect against predators. Reproduction varies by breed and management; gestation is roughly five months, and litter size typically ranges from one to three kids. Products include milk and cheese, meat, and, for fiber-producing goats, mohair or cashmere.

In linguistic contexts, cambing is usually a misspelling or regional variant of kambing, the Indonesian/Malay word for goat. This article adopts the standard English term goat when referring to the animal in general.