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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

This breed takes the 7th place on our list of easiest goat breeds to raise, but this doesn’t mean that it lags behind. This is a real purpose-bred goat; developed in New Zeland as a pure meat 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 ...

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 ...

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

Deal aims to improve sheep and goat breeds and boost meat production Kenya’s goat and sheep meat output rose sharply between 2022 and 2024 Kenya has finalized a trade agreement to import sheep and ...