The Tamil Nadu Goat & Sheep Breeding Policy, recently unveiled by the State Government, has advocated for an open nucleus breeding system for goats and for selective breeding within the breed with ...

Scientists in the country have started developing the fastest-growing meat-goat breed to improve the productivity of indigenous breeds, whose body weights are often small and grow slowly. Under the ...

An Agricultural Research Council community-based breeding programme in northern KwaZulu-Natal is helping communal goat ...

IN the drought-prone Tshanyaugwe area of Gwanda District, farmer Mr Sibangani Dube is turning goat breeding into a business, focusing on improved breeds and quality livestock to build a more resilient ...

THE Department of Agriculture (DA) said it ordered a review of its goat breeding program, after the Commission on Audit (CoA) flagged animal deaths linked to poor care. The DA said the assessment will ...

One of Britain's rarest goat breeds is set to make auction history, with 23 Valais Blackneck goats being offered in the ...

The Narayanpatna goat is a native breed in Odisha that has cultural and agricultural significance because of its distinctive physical features, ability to withstand harsh agroclimatic conditions and ...

Designing a breeding programme for goats and sheep is akin to laying the foundation of a building. Just as a strong foundation ensures a structure's stability, functionality, and longevity, a ...

Black Bengal variety of goat is gaining popularity among the breeders in the district as the she-goat give birth to up to five kids twice a year. Goat breeders are highly interested in rearing Black ...

One of the world’s most striking goat breeds is set to go under the hammer for the first time, with Harrison & Hetherington ...

Most red meat producers are familiar with using scrotal circumferences of bulls as a breeding value, and with palpating rams' testicles to check for diseases, but the importance of checking teats on ...