We carried out a pilot study about the influence of the domestic goat Capra hircus on the feeding ecology of the Iberian ibex Capra pyrenaica in the Peneda-Gerês National Park (PGNP, Portugal). We mapped the grazing areas of domestic goat flocks and determined their stocking rates in two mountains...

Bach Thao × Co goats with an initial weight of 18.1 kg and 5.5 months of age were used to study the effects of supplementing Tithonia diversifolia with Guinea grass, fresh cassava foliage, banana leaves or jackfruit foliage. DM feed intakes were increased by 14 and 25%, and growth rates by 22 and...

The study was conducted to investigate the effects of London rocket (Sisymbrium irio) on the general health status of goats from one side and on the blood cellular and biochemical parameters from the other. Six native breed goats, 2-3 years old, weighing 35-40 kg were fed daily on 10 g/kg body...

The study was conducted to compare the effects of feeding Acacia auriculata (AA), Gmelina arborea (GA), Albizia lebbeck (AL) and Butryospermum parkii (BP) tree forages as a sole feed for Nigerian goats. Four goats (Yankasa) averaging one year and weighing 11.7±1.8 kg were used to measure the feed...

Redberry juniper (Juniperus pinchotii Sudw.) is a common invasive plant species in west-central Texas. Goats will consume redberry juniper, but intake is limited by monoterpenoids found in the plant. Previous research has shown that goats will increase juniper intake through (1) conditioning and...

The aim of this study was to investigate if use of phytogenic feed additive based of bioactive herbal compounds affected coccidian invasions and production parameters in goats. This research was carried out on a flock of adult Boer goats and their offspring owned by the WULS-SGGW's Sheep and Goat...

Goat browsing can be used as an alternative brush management option for redberry (Juniperus pinchotii Sudw.) and ashe (Juniperus asheii Buch) juniper instead of more expensive and invasive brush control methods, assuming consumption of juniper does not adversely affect the marketability of...

Three experiments were carried out at the Goat and Rabbit Research Centre and on farms in Bavi, Ha Tay province of North Vietnam. In the first experiment, biomass production of Tithonia diversifolia (Wild Sunflower) and the effect on soil fertility was studied in a complete random plot design with...

The proximate and mineral composition, in sacco degradation and in-vitro gas production were determined in 15 indigenous Kenyan multipurpose tree and shrub (MPTS) leaf browse to assess their potential as goat feed. The species selected from a field survey were Maerua angolensis, Acacia brevispica,...

This research project was initiated in 2003 to develop a more effective tool for biological management of invading Juniperus species on rangelands in Texas, USA, through herbivory by Angora goats. After we had established that juniper consumption in free-ranging goats has a genetic component...