The role of the goat in society: Past, present and perspectives for the future

Boyazoglu, J.; Hatziminaoglou, I.; Morand-Fehr, P.

doi:10.1016/j.smallrumres.2005.06.003

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“…In many developed countries, goat products are marketed as organic and healthy products and have become an export item in some countries (Morand-Fehr et al, 2004;Boyazoglu et al, 2005). Goat production is profitable because goats adapt themselves well to hard conditions without need for any additional feeding.…”

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Türkiye’de sürdürülebilir keçi yetiştiriciliği: Mevcut durum ve çözüm önerileri

Tolunay¹,

Türkoğlu²,

Bekiroğlu³

2016

Turk J For

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Goat production is a traditional occupation, which has been performed for many centuries especially in rural regions of T urkey. Although T urkey has suitable conditions both ecological and social for goat production, the number of goats dramatically decreased in the last two decades until 2010. It was aimed to investigate current goat production system and the reasons that caused dramatic decrease of goat stocks in T urkey. Materials of study were obtained from statistical data, forest legislations, land use observations and unstructured interviews. Diagnosis and Design Methodology developed by the Internation al Council for Research in Agroforestry (ICRAF) was used to reach the results. As a result, it was identified that there were problems regar ding the use of land between villagers breeding goats and the forest administration and this problem affected goat p roduction negatively. T he forestry policies implemented in T urkey aimed to decrease and even eliminate goat production based on the vie w that it harms forests. For this reason, the number of goats dramatically decreased to 5 million in 2009. After T urkish government allowed goat grazing in state forests using grazing management plan with a decision adopted in 2011, the effect of this change gave positive results in a short time and this number increased to about 10 million in 2014.

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Türkiye’de sürdürülebilir keçi yetiştiriciliği: Mevcut durum ve çözüm önerileri

Tolunay¹,

Türkoğlu²,

Bekiroğlu³

2016

Turk J For

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“…Thus most State governments in Australia view rangeland goats as detrimental to the environment and favour eradication rather than seeing the goats as a potential source of income (Khairo et al 2013). Others view goats as an aid for the control of woody weeds and pasture manipulation (Silanikove 2000;McGregor 2010a), a potential source of supplementary income for pastoral industries, an emerging commodity for organically produced products and as a strategy for complementary pasture management associated with cattle production (Boyazoglu et al 2005).…”

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A survey of the meat goat industry in Queensland and New South Wales. 1. General property information, goat and pasture management

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Abstract. This study aimed to survey farmers' knowledge and practices on the management of pastures, stocking rates and markets of meat goat producing enterprises within New South Wales and Queensland, Australia. An interview based questionnaire was conducted on properties that derived a significant proportion of their income from goats. The survey covered 31 landholders with a total land area of 567,177 ha and a reported total of 160,010 goats. A total of 55% (17/31) of producers were involved in both 'opportunistic harvesting' and commercial goat operations, and 45% (14/31) were specialized seedstock producers. Goats were the most important livestock enterprise on 55% (17/31) of surveyed properties. Stocking rate varied considerably (0.3 to 9.3 goats/ha) within and across surveyed properties and was found to be negatively associated with property size and positively associated with rainfall. Overall, 81% (25/31) of producers reported that the purpose of running goats on their properties was to target international markets. Producers also cited the importance of targeting markets as a way to increase profitability. Fifty-three percent of producers were located over 600 km from a processing plant and the high cost of freight can limit the continuity of goats supplied to abattoirs. Fencing was an important issue for goat farmers, with many producers acknowledging this could potentially add to capital costs associated with better goat management and production. Producers in the pastoral regions appear to have a low 2 investment in pasture development and opportunistic goat harvesting appears to be an important source of income.

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“…Goat exploitation is an example of a sustainable production that is fully integrated within the local rural development, being the domestic livestock species with the most significant population growth worldwide in recent years, mainly in developing countries BOYAZOGLU et al, 2005).…”

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“…Its current success appears to be related with two characteristics: i) goats are efficient converters of low-quality forages into quality products, and ii) constitute a source of high quality protein; both of them high valuable properties in farming systems with limited resources (LEBBIE, 2004;BOYAZOGLU et al, 2005), such as those present in most developing countries (LEBBIE, 2004). These characteristics may explain the frequent labeling of goats as "the cow of the poor", highlighting its importance in small farming systems (BOYAZOGLU et al, 2005;HOSTE et al, 2010).…”

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Fasciola hepatica infection and association with gastrointestinal parasites in Creole goats from western Argentina

Cuervo

Sidoti

Fantozzi

et al. 2013

Rev. Bras. Parasitol. Vet.

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Goats, called "the cow of the poor", are the livestock species with the most significant population growth worldwide in recent years. Gastrointestinal parasitism constitutes one of the main constraints to its outdoor and extensive breeding in temperate and tropical countries. Despite a Creole goat population of nearly 4 million heads, local reports on parasitological prevalence are scarce, and while Fasciola hepatica infection is spread all over Argentina, the goat is usually neglected as a reservoir and economic losses are not considered. To evaluate gastrointestinal parasitism prevalence and associations between parasite genera and species, with emphasis on fascioliasis, Creole goats from the plateau and Andean regions from western Argentina were investigated by coprological techniques, and associations were statistically assessed. Eighty-five percent (85%) of the animals harbored one or more parasite types, while 46% showed mixed infections. Significant positive associations between F. hepatica + Strongyle eggs, Eimeria sp. + Nematodirus sp. and Nematodirus sp. + Trichuris ovis were detected. Further studies are required to define the causality of these associations and their relevance in epidemiology. F. hepatica is rarely considered as goat parasite in the country, but a 33% prevalence poses an interrogation on the role goats play on the transmission and dissemination of this zoonotic trematode.Keywords: Caprine, fascioliasis, Wertern Argentina, Eimeria sp., Nematodirus, Trichuris ovis. ResumoAs cabras, nomeadas como "a vaca dos pobres", são as espécies de gado com o crescimento populacional mais significativo nos últimos anos em todo o mundo. O parasitismo gastrintestinal constitui uma das principais limitações à sua criação extensiva em clima temperado e tropical. Na Argentina, apesar de uma população de caprinos crioulos de cerca de quatro milhões de cabeças, são escassos os relatórios locais de prevalências parasitológicas. Embora a infecção por Fasciola hepatica esteja espalhada em todo o país, as cabras são geralmente negligenciadas como um reservatório, e as perdas econômicas não são consideradas. Para avaliar a prevalência do parasitismo gastrintestinal e associações entre os gêneros e espécies de parasitos, com ênfase na fasciolose, caprinos crioulos da região andina e do planalto do oeste de Argentina foram avaliados por meio de técnicas coprológicas. Oitenta e cinco por cento dos animais hospedaram um ou mais tipos de parasitos, enquanto 46% hospedaram infecções mistas. Foram encontradas associações significativas entre F. hepatica + ovos de estrongilídeos, Eimeria sp. + Nematodirus sp. e Nematodirus sp. + Trichuris ovis. Mais estudos são necessários para definir a causalidade dessas associações e sua relevância na epidemiologia. Raramente F. hepatica é considerada como um parasito de cabra no país, mas uma prevalência de 33% suscita uma interrogação sobre o papel dos caprinos na transmissão e disseminação desse trematódeo zoonótico.

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The role of the goat in society: Past, present and perspectives for the future

Cited by 131 publications

References 14 publications

Türkiye’de sürdürülebilir keçi yetiştiriciliği: Mevcut durum ve çözüm önerileri

Türkiye’de sürdürülebilir keçi yetiştiriciliği: Mevcut durum ve çözüm önerileri

A survey of the meat goat industry in Queensland and New South Wales. 1. General property information, goat and pasture management

Fasciola hepatica infection and association with gastrointestinal parasites in Creole goats from western Argentina

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