The International Goat Association


The INTERNATIONAL GOAT ASSOCIATION (IGA) promotes goat research and development for the benefit of humankind, to alleviate poverty, to promote prosperity and to improve the quality of life.

Friday February 10, 2012


Information on goats

The first Asia Dairy Goat Conference to be held in Kuala Lumpur next April 2012

Consult the Program THE 1st ASIA DAIRY GOAT CONFERENCE Goats are distributed in all the five continents with the largest number in Asia. Although dairy goat farming is prevalent in many industrialized countries, it is often associated with smallholder and subsistence farming systems in developing countries. The...

Recent advances in goat and sheep nutrition

An interesting synthesis presented during SINCORTE in Joao Pessoa, Pb; Brasil in October, 26th, 2011

The proceedings of the Xth International Conference on goats in Recife have been published in Small Ruminant Research

The title of the issue is "Technological development and associative attempts to a sustainable goat production", SRR, Volume 98, Issues 1-3 (2011), pages 1-206 Edited by Marta Suely Madruga All IGA members have an access to this issue. Congratulations to the RECIFE ICG Scientific Committee

Just published -- Feed Resources for Animals in Asia: Issues, Strategies for Use, Intensification and Integration for Increased Productivity

An interesting review published in the Asian-Australasian Journal of Animal Sciences transmitted by C.Devendra and R.A Leng

Is goat meat, the meat of future?

Future meat will be green, low fat and low cost: Is goat meat the most promising prospect? Goat meat, but also kangaroo, insects and even synthetic meat are often quoted! The world goat population could double in India during the next 10 years, with the government support. Facing desertification of many regions such as...
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