[HTML][HTML] Current status of global dairy goat production: An overview

BA Miller, CD Lu - Asian-Australasian journal of animal sciences, 2019 - ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
The global goat population continues to grow and is now over one billion. The number of
goats raised primarily for milk production is also growing, due to expanding demand. Most of …

Contagious agalactia in sheep and goats: current perspectives

M Jaÿ, F Tardy - Veterinary Medicine: Research and Reports, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Contagious agalactia (CA) is a disease caused equally by four Mycoplasma species, in
single or mixed infections. Clinical signs are multiple, including mastitis, arthritis …

A predictive analysis on the risk of peste des petits ruminants in livestock in the Trans-Himalayan region and validation of its transboundary transmission paths

Z Zeng, S Gao, HN Wang, LY Huang, XL Wang - PLoS One, 2021 - journals.plos.org
Although the Trans-Himalayan region (THR) is an important endemic and rendezvous area
of peste des petits ruminants (PPR), monitoring and prevention measurements are difficult to …

Humans and goats: Improving knowledge for a better relationship

S Celozzi, M Battini, E Prato-Previde, S Mattiello - Animals, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary A good relationship between humans (eg, farmers, owners) and farm
animals is vital for the well-being of both parties: on the one hand, people are satisfied with …

Thinning the thickets: Foraging of hardy cattle, sheep and goats in green alder shrubs

CM Pauler, T Zehnder, M Staudinger… - Journal of Applied …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Green alder shrubs Alnus viridis increasingly overgrow European mountain pastures but
hinder natural forest succession. This nitrogen‐fixing, autochthonous invasive species has …

[HTML][HTML] Current state of knowledge on the cognitive capacities of goats and its potential to inform species-specific enrichment

G Zobel, C Nawroth - Small Ruminant Research, 2020 - Elsevier
Goats show high flexibility when faced with changing foraging and environmental
conditions, as well as dynamic social settings. Their origins in complex natural environments …

Introduced goats reduce diversity and biomass of herbs in Caatinga dry forest

T Menezes, R Carmo, R Wirth, IR Leal… - Land Degradation & …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Herbivores are considered important drivers of vegetation shifts in rangelands worldwide. In
the Brazilian Caatinga years in 16 paired exclosure versus free‐access plots. Exclosure of …

Naturalness and the legitimacy of thoroughbred racing: A photo-elicitation study with industry and animal advocacy informants

IM Bergmann - Animals, 2020 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary The international thoroughbred industry is concerned about the public's
perception of racing. Therefore, the industry's priorities are to address the publicly most …

[PDF][PDF] IoT smart agriculture for aquaponics and maintaining goat stall system

MKR Effendi, M Kassim, NA Sulaiman… - … Journal of Integrated …, 2020 - publisher.uthm.edu.my
This present a project development on smart farm and agriculture. The surge in global
population is compelling a shift towards smart farm and agriculture practices. This coupled …

[HTML][HTML] Evaluating the long-term conformation and hoof growth effects of starting hoof trimming at 5 months of age in New Zealand dairy goats

LE Deeming, NJ Beausoleil, KJ Stafford… - Journal of Dairy …, 2023 - Elsevier
Hoof overgrowth is associated with poor conformation, an altered weight-bearing surface,
and a reduction in the hoof's anatomic and functional integrity. As a result of housing …