The dairy goat is one of the earliest dairy livestock species, which plays an important role in the economic development, especially for developing countries. With the development of agricultural civilization, dairy goats have been widely distributed across the world. However, few studies have been ...

Objective: To analyze correlation between single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) of ESR1, TENM1 and THEM4 and the reproductive traits of goats. Method: SNPs loci of ESR1, TENM1 and THEM4 were typed by using MassARRAY ®SNP typing technology, and their genetic characteristics in three...

Early maternal deprivation has been shown to disrupt goat kids' social behaviour and stress-coping strategy, and has long-term effects in other species like cattle. We studied the long-term effects of early maternal deprivation on 18-month-old goats. Seventeen goats were raised together with their...

Objective: To assess the genetic and evolutionary relationships between locally bred dairy goat varieties in China and those introduced abroad. Method: Four domestic dairy goat breeds (Wendeng dairy goat, Cuanzhong dairy goat, Laoshan dairy goat, and Ya'an dairy goat) in China and three introduced...

Goat farming is one of the most efficient ways to assist Bangladesh's poorest people in escaping poverty and increasing incomes. Since the majority of rural poor people cannot afford to raise large ruminants, they have heavily depended on raising small ruminants, such as goats, to supplement their...

Background: Cross breeding is an important way to improve livestock performance. As an important livestock and poultry resource in Henan Province of China, Bohuai goat was formed by crossing Boer goat and Huai goat. After more than 20 years of breeding, BoHuai goats showed many advantages, such as...

The aim of this review is to highlight the significance of goat milk along with potential and prospects of dairy goat development in the country. India occupies the first position in goat milk production in the world. In the last few years, commercial dairy goat production in India gained momentum...

The content, composition and variation of vitamin compounds in goat milk have been little studied. An experimental design was based on 28 commercial farms, selected considering the main feeding system (based on main forage and especially pasture access), goat breed (Alpine vs Saanen) and...

The traditional goat production systems on arid and semi-arid rangelands of northern Mexico are characterized by minimum external inputs; therefore, little is known about goat response to technological improvements. This observational study aimed to ascertain the effect of using improved goat...

The sensory, physicochemical and safety indexes of fresh goat milk and goat milk powder obtained from different milk stations of Shaanxi (from April to November 2020) were measured to investigate the quality law of fresh goat milk and powder with month and to clarify the correlation between fresh ...