Each year, sheep and goat farmers around the world lose an estimated US $10 billion due to gastrointestinal parasites that infect their animals, leading to loss of weight and wools and even death – a ...

This spectacular-looking goat that ranks 9th on our list of easiest goat breeds to raise originates from Angora, Minor Asia. This must be one of the oldest goat breeds in the world as the Old ...

Intensive selective breeding over the past 200 years and high extinction rates among feral populations has greatly reduced the genetic diversity present in domestic goat breeds. The effect these ...

Ohio is full of farms with dozens of animals. Now, suddenly, Ohio has a farm with descendants from a rare goat breed that was imported from England in the 1990s. Golden Guernsey goats are a rare breed ...

Goats have long been a favorite of farmers for good reason. They can survive on seemingly inedible scraps of vegetation in the harshest environments. And they provide milk, meat, skin, and fibers ...

Goats are among the earliest animals domesticated by humans, cherished for their milk, meat, fibre, and companionship. Beyond ...

The hardy goat has accompanied humans wherever they have wandered. You have full access to this article via your institution. A goat seems to have been the must-have accessory for any prehistoric ...

Nubians got the number one place because without a shadow of a doubt it is one of the most popular, well-known and all-purpose goats: useful for milk, meat and hide production. We can say this is the ...