Recognizing that shift, CFAES began developing its show goat program in 2015, initially with 10 to 15 does housed on Ohio ...
On the Nebraska prairie, Josh and Karly Black’s story unfolds like a modern-day frontier saga. But it is not one of cattle or corn, staple commodities for the Midwestern state. The Blacks have carved ...
Stepping onto sixth-generation farmer Dana Stewart's farm near Judsonia is like walking onto a wildlife preserve with cattle, goats, poultry, dogs and cats sunning themselves or meandering around the ...
The study of genetic parameters has become increasingly central to optimising goat production systems worldwide. Researchers have long focused on estimating heritability, genetic correlations, and the ...
Gene Danekas, director of the U.S. Department of Agriculture National Agricultural Statistics Service Missouri Field Office, says goat production for meat and milk continues to be the ...
Giel Swiegers’s Boer goats aren’t the farm’s main income, but by grazing once-unused slopes, they play a vital role in ...
Common goat breeds in Kenya include Anglo Nubian, Toggenburg, Alpine, and Saanen. Dairy goat production is becoming increasingly popular in Kenya, with many farmers switching to goats instead of dairy ...