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Announcements from Japan

12/27/2016

The 18th JSGS Meeting
The 18th Japanese Society of Goat Science (JSGS) Meeting will take place on March 27, 2017 at the Faculty of Intercultural Studies, Kobe University, Kobe, Japan.

Registration for presenters ends February 28, 2017; please submit your

name
contact address
tile of your presentation
names of coauthors
affiliation

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Letter from the President, IGA 2016 to 2020

12/22/2016

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Dear IGA Members,

As we prepare for 2017, IGA’s new Board of Directors is planning to make our organization stronger and better equipped to meet the needs of our members. The past four years under the leadership of Dr. Juan Capote brought increased membership, as well as a higher international profile and a renewed dedication to the use of goats to improve the lives of millions of rural poor. IGA produced an exceptional study, Scaling Up Successful Practices for Sustainable Small Ruminant Production for IFAD: http://www.iga-goatworld.com/scaling-upsuccessful-practices.html. We must continue to develop new areas to share IGA expertise.

The recent International Goat Conference in Antalya Turkey was a great success, from excellent presentations and wonderful technical tours to the new friendships and professional collaborations that developed. Again, I want to thank Conference Chair Dr. Irfan Daskiran, the host country committee, and the IGA Scientific Committee led by Dr. Lucia Sepe. The proceedings will become available soon, and a special edition of Small Ruminant Research will feature the best papers and posters.

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REPORT: European Regional Conference on Goats 2014, Hungary & Romania

7/1/2014

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Executive summary
The Regional workshop on goat breeding within the Hungarian-Romanian European Regional cross-border conference, organized under the auspices of the International Goat Association in cooperation with Hungarian Sheep and Goat Dairying Public Utility Association took place in Debrecen, Hungary and Oradea, Romania. The conference was held on 8-10 April in Debrecen and on 11 April in Oradea.

The participants of the conference were arriving from Albania, Armenia, Belarus, Czech Republic, France, Georgia, Greece, Hungary, Italy, Latvia, Macedonia (The Former Yugoslav Republic of), Moldova, Montenegro, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russian Federation, Serbia, Slovakia, Spain, Ukraine, as well as South Africa, USA, Mexico, New-Zealand, Malaysia, Israel, Turkey, Lebanon, Egypt, Morocco.

There were five sessions held within the conference
1.      Breeding;
2.      Nutrition;
3.      Environment and production systems;
4.      Animal health;

Human Health, along with one round-table (on animal welfare of goats), and three separate workshops on different sections of goat reproduction.

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2014 ERCG registration and special gift

3/11/2014

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The ERCG 2014 is an official IGA sponsored regional conference, and to thank those who register the conference organizers and IGA are offering a special gift. ALL registrations include a free 1 year IGA membership for new members or $20 off a membership renewal. Go to: www.iga-goatworld.com/free-membership.html and fill out the form.

If you haven't registered yet, then visit: http://ercg2014.org

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IGA Committees

9/20/2013

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Do you have questions about IGA and don't know who to ask? Do you have information that you want to share but you're not sure who to send it to? Below is a list of our active committees. Contact the committee chair for more information.

2012-2016 Active Committees

12th ICG Committee
Chair: Lucia Sepe
Members: Carina Visser, Tilahun Sahlu
Host Country Chair: Nazan Koluman
Host Country Member: Irfan Daskiran (Turkey Country Representative)

Regional Conferences Committee
Chair: Lucia Sepe
Members: Carina Visser, Tilahun Sahlu

Training Centers and Development Projects Committee
Chair: Jean-Paul Dubeuf
Members: Beth Miller, Juan Capote, Mahendra Lohani

Regional Directors and Country Representatives Management Committee
Chair: Gisele Alexandre
Members: Maria Norma Ribeiro, Shoorvir Singh

Newsletter Committee
Chair: Carina Visser
Members: Odd-Arild Finnes, Xu Gangyi, Stela Zamfirescu

Website and Networks Committee
Chair: Jean-Marie Luginbuhl
Members: Felipe Torres Acosta, Herve Hoste

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Regional IGA Conference on Goat Milk Quality, Tromsoe, Norway, June 4-6, 2013

8/28/2013

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The motivation for a conference on goats in Norway was based on two wishes. One wish was to welcome international experts on goats to a regional IGA conference in Norway, and the second was to finalize a national scientific project on goat milk quality with a conference on this topic. These two whishes were merged together and the idea was supported by the IGA Board.

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I Reuniao Nacional de Caprinacultura, Braganca, Portugal, October 19-21, 2006

11/1/2006

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The IGA country representative, Alfredo Teixeira, for Portugal in association with National Serrana Goat Breeders Association (ANCRAS) and the Agriculture School (ESA) of the Bragança Polytechnic Institute I (IPB) organized the First Portuguese Goat Production Meeting which occurred in Bragança (Portugal) from October 19-21, 2006.

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Reunion Interanual de la International Goat Association, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

10/15/2006

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Main conclusions of the IGA regional meeting, Santa Cruz de la Palma (Canary Islands), October 4-5, "Local Goat Genotypes and their Utilization in Management Systems as Means of Conservation"

The purpose of this meeting was to join an IGA regional meeting with the regular Iberian Congress of the Spanish Society of Animal Genetic Resources and the Portuguese Society of Animal Genetic Resources. This meeting was located in La Palma, a small Canary island with a local goat breed, the Palmera breed* and specific extensive pastoral traditional systems.

Around 90 scientists and technicians** from the Iberian Peninsula, as well as from Latin America (Brazil, Mexico, Uruguay, Guatemala, etc.), who were involved in the conservation of local animal breeds including; goats, cattle, sheep, poultry, pigs and even snails, presented theirs works and discussed the future of local breeds and their conservation.

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Goat Farming in Central and Eastern European Countries - Present and Future

7/1/2006

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An International Symposium in Constanta from June 27-30, 2006

Report written by Stela Zamfirescu

For the first time in Romania an international animal breeding symposium was organized by; a local agency, an international agency, local universities, and several national and state agencies. The symposium was organized in Constanta from June 27-30, 2006.

254 persons attended this meeting, out of which 60 were international visitors; 23 were from CEEC countries (Hungary, Albania, Polish Republic, Albania, Kosovo, Slovenia, Croatia, Turkey and Azerbaijan), 22 were from European Union countries (France, Spain, Italy, Greece, Germany and The Nederland), and the remaining 15 were from USA, Mexico, Venezuela, Egypt, Jordanian and Syria.

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Goats in Arid Areas

4/30/2003

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Report of the Regional Conference in Fuerteventura (April 2003)

GOATS IN ARID AREAS: specific references and conditions for their increased contribution in rural development

The CaprAA International technical meeting was held in Fuerteventura (Canary Islands) in late April, 3rd to 6th under the auspices of the International Goat Association and organised by the Canarian Institute of Agricultural Research (ICIA) with the support of CIHEAM, CIRVAL, FAO and SEOC and the local government (Cabildo) of Fuerteventura. The stakes on the future of animal production in arid areas are important and related with sustainable development. The objective of this meeting was to evaluate what could be the role of goats to strengthen such a development and in what conditions.

Methodologies to evaluate the efficiency of goat production systems, the organisation of goat development and priorities were presented in the main communications and discussed during the round tables.

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Announcements from Japan

Letter from the President, IGA 2016 to 2020

REPORT: European Regional Conference on Goats 2014, Hungary & Romania

2014 ERCG registration and special gift

IGA Committees

Regional IGA Conference on Goat Milk Quality, Tromsoe, Norway, June 4-6, 2013

I Reuniao Nacional de Caprinacultura, Braganca, Portugal, October 19-21, 2006

Reunion Interanual de la International Goat Association, La Palma, Canary Islands, Spain

Goat Farming in Central and Eastern European Countries - Present and Future

Goats in Arid Areas

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