Category: Report

Exploring New Frontiers

4/10/2017

E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research

The five-year report of activities of the E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research is presented here. Through this report, you will find that this institute has proved itself again to be the United States’ premier institution for goat research, extension, and international activities. Over the past five years, we have reached a new milestone in our core foundational programs and expanding new programs. Within this report, you will find a synopsis of our major accomplishments. Our Institute scientists and extension specialists have led the way in publishing pertinent research findings, developing user-friendly technology for information dissemination to producers, and implementing development-centered assistance programs internationally. If you are not familiar with our exciting and forward-looking research programs, dynamic extension and outreach activities, and life-changing international activities, you soon will be. Our passion is enhancing goat productivity and improving the lives of goat producers worldwide. We hope that this report will ignite some of those same passions in you.

Read the entire report, Exploring New Frontiers.

CAPRIROM – The National Association of Goat Breeders – Progess in the Development of Goat Husbandry in Romania

3/8/2017

Written by Dr. Stela Zamfirescu, former IGA Board member, Vice president and Honorary president of Romanian Goat Association, CAPRIROM

The goat breeding sector in Romania has steadily increased in the past decade, reaching a total of 1,868,000 head at the end of 2016. Of these, 1,125,600 are reproduction-aged goats, and over 133,000 young female goats are mated. The interest of the Romanian population in consuming goat products – meat, milk and by-products has risen continuously. ANCC Caprirom had a major positive impact on the development of the goat sector, both socially and economically.

2016 General Assembly Report

2/24/2017

Below is a report from Jean-Marie Luginbuhl, IGA's Secretary-Treasurer. This was presented in September 2016 at the 12th International Conference on Goats during the IGA General Assembly.

You can either download the PDF version or click through the slides below.

Thank you again to ALL of our wonderful members.

Report: Goats in Colombia

1/26/2015

Creole goat - Santandereana

Written by Venus Appel, IGA Country Representative, Colombia

The first goats to come to Colombia arrived with Spanish conquerors in the XVI century. The Spanish entered through the north Atlantic coast bringing with them goat breeds such as Granadina, Malagueña, Serrana, and Andaluza. After more than 400 years of adaptation, a creole breed in the northern region, called the “cabra santandereana” has evolved. In the state of Santander, goats inhabit altitudes between 550 and 1800 meters above sea level, where vegetation consists mainly of small shrubbery, stubble, cactus and the ambient temperature falls between 16 and 24 degrees centigrade with an arid semi-desert climate. Currently, this creole goat is in the process of being registered as a pure breed.

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

7/1/2014

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.

North America Activity Report – 2013

1/1/2014

Written by Stephan Wildeus, IGA Regional Director for USA, Canada & Puerto Rico.

Four national main goat events were held in the U.S. in 2013.

The American Dairy Goat Association Conference and Annual Convention, an eight-day event held in Asheville, NC. Shows and workshops were held during the convention. The IGA Secretary-Treasurer gave a workshop on “Integrated Gastrointestinal Parasite Control and FAMACHA Certification” and another on ‘Forages for Meat Goats”, and the official IGA poster, membership applications and ERCG2014 were displayed. The IGA secretary-treasurer also spoke briefly at one of the board meetings, describing IGA activities and thanking the American Dairy Goat Association for their sustained institutional financial support.

The 10th Anniversary of the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control at Fort Valley State University, GA. This Integrated Parasite Management/Train-the-Trainer Conference educates stakeholders in the small ruminant industry on the most up-to-date methods and recommendations for gastrointestinal parasite control as well as providing training and certification in Integrated Gastrointestinal Parasite Management. Three IGA board members (Felipe Torres Acosta, Hervé Hoste and Jean-Marie Luginbuhl) are also members of the American Consortium and made oral presentations.

Oral Report from Dr. Juan Capote, the newly-elected IGA president, during the closing session of the XI ICG held in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain, September 24-27, 2012

11/22/2013

Dear IGA members,

Welcome to the closing session of the XI International Goat Conference.

In 2005, a new IGA strategic plan was developed. In retrospect, this strategic plan was very ambitious and consequently not all goals have been achieved as of today. Nevertheless, we have made great strides and we are optimistic about the future of IGA and of goats in this world.

Report on the 7th Conference on the "Novel Approached to Control Helminth Parasites of Livestock

7/19/2013

“Bridges between scientific advances and farm development”
by Hervé Hoste

This conference took place in Toulouse, France from March 24th to March 28th, 2013, and joined with a session of the COST Action FA0805 CAPARA on “Goat-Parasite Interactions: From Knowledge to Control”

Aims and Scope
Since the first meeting in Armidale (Australia) in 1995, the International Conferences on the Novel Approaches (NA) to the Control of Helminth in Livestock aimed at stimulating links between scientists and specialists of extension services from developed, emerging and developing countries on the specific topic of the control of helminthes in livestock. The main objectives of the COST (European Cooperation in Science and Technology) Action CAPARA (Goat-parasite interactions: from knowledge to control) FA0805 are similar to those of the Novel Approaches meeting. However, as indicated by its title “Goat-Parasite Interactions: From Knowledge To Control” this COST Action is specifically dedicated to caprine production.

Both the Novel Approaches Conferences and the CAPARA Cost Action FA0805 are frameworks where the importance to maintain or expand links between scientific advances and extension services and end-users is underlined. Last but not least, this conference was also supported by the International Goat Association.

11th International Conference on Goats, Canary Islands, Spain, September 24-27, 2012

10/1/2012

The 11th International Conference on Goats in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria in the Canary Islands (Spain) was a big success with over 400 participants from 50 countries. Industrial, scientific and rural activities in the goat sector were discussed by experts and researchers with 18 sessions, 5 roundtables, and 3 satellites seminars. In addition, excellent information was displayed on attractive posters from many countries at the several poster sessions.

This international conference entitled, Industrial and rural activities in the goat sector including science, innovation and development, came at an important time for goats. Climactic changes, world energy problems, and the fight against poverty are all global issues that we in the goat industry are facing.

A special workshop was organized, to discuss the collaboration between the International Goat Association (IGA) and the International Fund on Agriculture and Development (IFAD), on the role of goats in the fight against poverty and operational aspects of building efficient projects with the participation of actors and specialists from all continents.

Goats and the Canary Islands

The Canary Isles were conquered by Spain in the 13th and 14th centuries, and goats were already present on the isles. Canarian people have been raising goats for several centuries, and today goats are the most important livestock resource in the archipelago (more than 400,000 heads).

There are three native dairy goat breeds in the Canary Islands – all with a common ancestor, the Paleocanaria goat – and almost 100% of their milk is used to make traditional cheese. The wild population disappeared during the last century although there are still signs of the ancient population in their domesticated offspring. Furthermore, recent studies using a linking network analysis of mitochondrial D-loop sequences has shown that Canary Island goats had an important influence in the building of American goat herds.

9th International Conference on Goats

10/1/2008

Read the report, see picture and more information from this conference:
www.iga-goatworld.com/9th-icg-queretaro-mexico.html