Goats
Goats
Goats are versatile farm animals kept for milk, meat, fiber, and sometimes as pets. They’re hardy, adaptable, and valuable to small-scale farmers worldwide.
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Heat Stress Associated Changes on Meat production
Highlights linear measurements and offals remained intact in heat stressed goats. Heat stress altered meat pH, and shear force variables in…
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Caprine arthritis-encephalitis and genetic characteristics of small ruminant
Abstract Caprine arthritis-encephalitis (CAE) is a progressive disease of goats caused by small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV) and is considered as…
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Rabies outbreak on a goat farm and An epidemiologic investigation in Ghana
Highlights •Rabies is confirmed on a goat farm in Ghana. •Rabies outbreak was controlled through vaccination of goats. •Potential human…
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Resource use efficiency in urban and peri-urban sheep,goat and cattle enterprises
Urban livestock husbandry receives growing attention given the increasing urban demand for livestock products. At the same time,little is known…
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Ixodid tick population on small domestic ruminants (goat and sheep) in different agro-climatic regions
Highlights •First extensive survey of tick in domestic small ruminants in the State of Tamil Nadu, India covering 220 villages.…
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Current status of contagious ecthyma or (orf disease) in goat and sheep
Abstract Contagious ecthyma, an acute, contagious, debilitating and economically important viral skin disease of sheep, goat and some other domesticated and wild…
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The milk production impacts of liver fluke (Fasciola hepatica) infection in dairy cows
Highlights Infection status was determined using serum antibody analysis. In spring 48 % and autumn 38 % of cows were categorised Fasciola hepatica antibody negative.…
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