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...

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...

A study was conducted over an eight-month period in 2016 with the objective of implementing and evaluating a semi-stall-feeding system in comparison to the traditional grazing system on goat farms in Kandhamal district, Odisha. Sixteen households across two villages were randomly selected from a...

Angora goat is the most important goat breed that spread from Central Asia to Anatolia and became a part of Turkish culture. Angora goat, which is thought to have been brought to Anatolia in the 13th century, is intensively raised in the Central Anatolian region, especially in Ankara and its...

This study aimed to examine the effects of selenium (Se) and vitamin E (vitE) supplementation on blood cell counts and blood metabolite concentrations in goats and their kids. Fifteen Saanen goats (average age 6 years of age; average initial body weight of 70 ± 10 kg) and 21 ½ Saanen × ½ Pardo...

Goats are important livestock species for meat and milk production. Meeting goat nutritional requirements is essential in maintaining goat health and the quality of derived food products. Dietary supplementation with certain bioactive compounds can improve the quality of diet and help to create a...

Globally there is growing demand for small ruminant production especially, goats for meat and milk purposes to feed the ever-increasing human population. Earlier goat breeding was generally practised by natural mating; but now artificial inseminations (AI) with elite buck semen are well in demand...

Over the years, the handling of goats (loading, transport, unloading, time spent in lairage) prior to slaughter as well as the slaughter process (stunning, and bleeding) has largely applied to other livestock which impairs the wellbeing of goats as well as their products due to the difference in...

This study aimed to establish near-infrared spectroscopy (NIRS) fingerprints of goat milk and goat infant formulas to detect their adulteration, and thus protect infants from allergic reactions to bovine milk proteins. Principal component analysis combined with the fingerprint method can...