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goat milk The majority of the world’s 765 million goats are found in developing countries in Asia, Africa and South America. In the late 1990s...
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Poitou goat At the beginning of the twentieth century there were more than 40,000 Poitou goats; these were raised in small family herds. The setting up of...
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Bengal goat Bengal goats have an historical connection with Bangladesh and the neighbouring Indian provinces of West Bengal, Assam, Bihar, Manipur, Tripura,...
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sheep and goat pox Sheep pox and goat pox (SGPX) were regarded as different diseases in the past (Bennet et al., 1944). Goat pox was described in detail in...
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Murcia-Granada goat The presence of the Murcia-Granada goat in the Mediterranean livestock is underwritten by their exceptional integration in the local ecosystem,...
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Anglo-Nubian goats The Anglo-Nubian arose from crossings in England at the end of the nineteenth century between imported billy goats from Egypt and India and...
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French Alpine goats The French Alpine goat appears to have originated in the French Alps, primarily from the Swiss breeds from cantons where German is spoken...
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West African Dwarf goats Goats are believed to be one of the earliest ruminants to be domesticated, around 9000-7000 BC. Excavated cave art dating from up to 20,000...
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Small East African goat This is the indigenous goat of much of East Africa that has been selected by native people over thousands of years. There is considerable...
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Saanen goats The Saanen breed originated in the Saane valley (Switzerland) and its herd book was created in 1890. The breed had been used to upgrade local...
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