A shift from cattle to camel and goat farming can sustain milk production with lower inputs and emissions in north sub-Saharan Africa's drylands

J Rahimi, E Fillol, JY Mutua, G Cinardi, TP Robinson… - Nature Food, 2022 - nature.com
Climate change is increasingly putting milk production from cattle-based dairy systems in
north sub-Saharan Africa (NSSA) under stress, threatening livelihoods and food security …

Coat color in local goats: influence on environmental adaptation and productivity, and use as a selection criterion

P Arenas-Báez, G Torres-Hernández… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The physical characteristics that are observed at first sight in an animal (for
example, coat color) tell us a lot about its capacity to adapt to the surrounding environment …

[HTML][HTML] Interaction effects of night-time temperature and PM2. 5 on preterm birth in Huai River Basin, China

H Zhang, X Zhang, D Feng, Z Gao, Y Gong… - Environment …, 2023 - Elsevier
Nocturnal temperature is observed increasing with global warming. However, evidence on
night-time non-optimal temperature on the risk of preterm birth (PTB) is limited, and the …

Goats and their role in climate change

N Koluman - Small Ruminant Research, 2023 - Elsevier
Goats are the primary source of protein for many rural communities worldwide, particularly
those living in extreme geographical conditions. Goats have numerous advantages that …

Intelligent methodologies: An integrated multi-modeling approach to predict adaptive mechanisms in farm animals

RMF Silveira, DAE Façanha, C McManus… - … and Electronics in …, 2024 - Elsevier
Abstract “Welcome to the Machine” is the second song on Pink Floyd's 1975 album “Wish
You Were Here”. Today, 49 years later, machine learning is a field of artificial intelligence …

Transcription pattern of key molecular chaperones in heat shocked caprine cardiac fibroblasts

PP Satapathy, SR Mishra, S Patnaik… - Animal …, 2023 - Taylor & Francis
The present study was attempted to unveil the impact of heat stress on transcription pattern
of major heat shock response genes in caprine cardiac fibroblasts. Cardiac tissues (n= 6) …

The complexity of goats' feeding behaviour: an overview of the research in the tropical low deciduous forest

RA Torres-Fajardo, G Ortíz-Domínguez… - Small Ruminant …, 2024 - Elsevier
This overview describes a series of studies on the feeding behaviour of goats in the low
deciduous forest (LDF) and some of the factors that affect such behaviour. Those …

Effects of Copy Number Variations in the Plectin (PLEC) Gene on the Growth Traits and Meat Quality of Leizhou Black Goats

K Wang, Y Zhang, X Han, Q Wu, H Liu, J Han, H Zhou - Animals, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary As the global population continues to grow and the demand for unique
meat flavor increases, goat meat has emerged as a sustainable choice for meat …

Morphological characterization and habitat suitability modeling of the goat population of Benin under climate change scenarios

HRV Whannou, CU Afatondji, CA Linsoussi… - Ecological …, 2022 - Springer
Background Insufficient knowledge of the genetic and phenotypic diversity in the local
Beninese goat population combined with the lack of understanding of its adaptive capacity …

[HTML][HTML] Troubled waters at the frontier: Mapping forest-dependent people's access to surface water in the Dry Chaco

PS Matthews, M Baumann, C Levers, T Kuemmerle… - Applied …, 2024 - Elsevier
Tropical dry woodlands are experiencing major rates of change across the planet, with over
71 million hectares of woodlands lost since 2000, much of it driven by the expansion of …