Biltong relatively mild concentration of coriander oil (1.6%). In the two strains that were not effectively killed, "Bacillus cereus" and "Enterococcus faecalis", the coriander oil reduced their growth significantly. The need for food preservation in the new colony was pressing. Building up herds of livestock took a long time, but with game in abundance in South Africa, traditional methods were called upon to preserve the meat of large African animals such as the eland in a warm climate. Iceboxes and refrigerators had not been invented yet. Biltong as it is today evolved from the dried meat carried by the wagon-travelling Voortrekkers,
Goat meat 40 pounds of meat, however, which is much less than from cattle or pigs, often making goats unsuitable for modern meat processors. Goat meat Goat meat or goat's meat is the meat of the domestic goat "(Capra aegagrus hircus)". Goat meat from adults is often called chevon and "cabrito", "capretto", or "kid" when it is from young animals. While "goat" is usually the name for the meat found in common parlance, producers and marketers may prefer to use the French-derived word chevon (from "chèvre"), since market research in the United States suggests that "chevon" is more palatable to consumers than