International Goat Association http://www.iga-goatworld.com/ us 2013-05-25T21:20:32+02:00 34.7449296 -92.2586594 tag:www.iga-goatworld.com,2013:rss-5308019 2012-11 IGA Japan Newsletter Mon, 11 Mar 2013 19:30:00 +0100 us Christian DeVries Click here to read the first issue of the IGA's Japanese Newsletter.
]]> http://www.iga-goatworld.com/2012-11-IGA-Japan-Newsletter_a166.html tag:www.iga-goatworld.com,2013:rss-5256168 Role and Activities of IGA Country Representatives Fri, 22 Feb 2013 18:04:00 +0100 us Christian DeVries Profile
A Country Representative (CR) must:
  • Have a good knowledge of the goat sector and goat experts in his own country (teachers, researchers, veterinarians, farmers’ representatives, extension officers, project officers, decision makers in the goat sector, etc…)
  • Be an IGA member, having paid the annual membership fees.
  • Be easily reachable by e-mail or by fax.
  • Country Representatives cannot assume that function and also be board members.
 
Roles
  • To disseminate IGA information to all his colleagues working in the goat sector.
  • To inform his colleagues about IGA activities.
  • To inform the IGA President or Regional Director of all goat activities in his country (meetings, theses, research and development projects, trends of the goat sector).
  • To identify in-country goat specialists likely to commit to IGA activities and to become IGA members.
  • To participate in IGA activities and to be involved in IGA projects, to draft papers for the IGA Newsletters, and to provide information for IGA Website.
 
Activities
  • To maintain a relationship with each in-country IGA members to have a full awareness on what the IGA members require from IGA.
  • To initiate contacts with IGA members from neighbouring countries when they have same concerns.
  • To answer messages coming from the President, Board officers and Regional Directors.
  • To participate in Board Members’ Electronic Conferences only if required by the IGA president of the secretariat but, if possible, to participate physically at Board meetings.
  • To request help from the IGA secretariat if some assistance is needed in fulfilling his/her duties of Country Representative.
 
Nomination
  • The candidate must provide the IGA Secretariat information concerning his role in the goat sector in his country together with a C.V. His candidature will have to be supported by the President or by 2 directors of the Board. His candidature will have to be approved through electronic acceptance by the Board officers.
  • Each Country Representative has to inform the IGA President, the Regional Director and the Secretariat about his new position in the goat sector, and changes of his postal and e-mail addresses, and fax and telephone numbers.
 
Resignation and Renewal
  • Each CR may resign without warning by sending a letter to the IGA Secretariat. The President and the Board of Directors reserve the right to appoint additional CR at will. At each Board renewal, every 4 years, all CRs will have to be confirmed.
  • If IGA has no contact with a CR for 1 (one) year or if the CR does not renew his membership, IGA will be entitled to dismiss a CR.

]]> http://www.iga-goatworld.com/Role-and-Activities-of-IGA-Country-Representatives_a165.html tag:www.iga-goatworld.com,2013:rss-4838830 The IGA Board 2012-2016 Fri, 15 Feb 2013 10:43:00 +0100 us Christian DeVries The IGA Board 2012-2016

The IGA Board 2012-2016
The Officers

President
Dr.Juan Capote
I.C.I.A., Apto. De correos 60
La Laguna 38200 Tenerife Spain
Telephone: 34 922 542800
Fax: 34 922 542898
E-mail: jcapote@icia.es

Past President
Jean-Paul Dubeuf
INRA-LRDE, Campus Grossetti F- 20250, CORTE
Telephone: +33 608 861 813
E-mail: jpdiga.goats@gmail.com

Secretary Treasurer
Prof. Jean Marie Luginbuhl
Box 7620, North Carolina State University
Raleigh, NC 27695-7620 -USA
Telephone: 1-919-515-8743
Fax: 1-919-515-5855
E-mail: jean-marie_luginbuhl@ncsu.edu
To know more about Jean Marie Luginbuhl

Vice President
Dr Lucia Sepe
CRA - Consiglio per la Ricerca e sperimentazione in Agricoltura
ZOE - Unità di Ricerca per la Zootecnia Estensiva
Via Appia, Bella Scalo 85054 MURO LUCANO (PZ) Italy
tel. +39 0976 72915 fax +39 0976 79930
e-maillucia.sepe@entecra.it

Vice President
Dr Carina Visser
University of Pretoria, Department of Animal and Wildlife Sciences
Lynwood Road
Pretoria
South Africa
Telephone: +27 12 420 3268
Fax: +27 12 420 3290
Email: carina.visser@up.ac.za

Small Ruminant Editor in Chief
Dr J. P. C. Greyling , South Africa


The Directors

Dr. Gisele Alexandre
INRA Unite de Recherches Zootechniques
Centre Antilles Guyane-Domaine Ducles
Petit Bourg
F- 97170 France (F.W.I.)
Telephone: +33 (0)590255931
Fax: +33 (0)590255336
E-mail: alexandre@antilles.inra.fr

Dr. Herve Hoste
INRA/ENVT, Unite Mixte de Interactions, 23 Chemin de Capelles
31076 Toulouse Cedex
France
Telephone: 0561193875
Fax: 0561193874
Email: h.hoste@envt.fr

Odd Arild Finnes
Bioforsk Nord Holt, Postboks 6232
9292 Tromso
Norway
Telephone: +4793498792
Fax: +4777655143
Email:odd-arild.finnes@bioforsk.no

Prof. Nazan Koluman
Univ. of Cukurova, Fac. of Agriculture
Dept. of Animal Science
01330 Adana -Turkey
Telephone: 0370 633 603
E-mail:nazankoluman@gmail.com

To know more about Nazan Koluman

Dr.A. Okeyo Mwai
ILRI International Livestock Research Institute
Team Leader, Breeding Research,
PO Box 30709 Nairobi 00100 Kenya
Telephone: +254 020 422 3000 - Dir : 3468
Cell :+254 733 562 795
Fax: 3001
E-mail: o.mwai@cgiar.org

Assistant Secretary Treasurer
Beth Miller Arkansas, USA

Dr. Maria Norma Ribeiro
Dept. Zootecnia - Un. Fe. Rural de Pernambuco
Av. D. Manoel de Medeiros, SN, Dois Irmaos
CEP 52171-900 Recif – PE Brasil
Telephone: 55 8133021574
E-mail: ribeiromn1@hotmail.com

Dr. Tilahun Sahlu
American Institute for Goat Research, Langston University
Research Building, P.O. Box 730
Langston, OK 73050
USA
Telephone: 405-466-6148
Fax: 405-466-6186
Email: sahlu@luresext.edu

Prof. Xu Gangyi
Animal Science, Sichuan Agri Univ.
Xin Kan Road Yaan City, Sichuan 625014 China
Telephone: 86 835 2242570
E-mail: goatsxgy@263.net

Dr. Stela Zamfirescu
Central and Eastern Europe
Professor: University Ovidius
267 Tomis Blvd, Constanta  Bl T4 ; SC A, Ap 6
Romania
e-mail zamfirescustela@yahoo.com
To know more about Stela Zamfirescu

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The justification for improving dairy goats and increased milk production in Asia is driven by several important factors, e.g. the demand for higher priced goat milk, compared to dairy cow milk; specific benefits of goat milk in human nutrition and food security; the need for more animal protein and genetic diversity. The world goat population of approximately 921 million includes 570 breeds. In the developing countries, there exist over 30 potentially important indigenous “improver breeds”, 15 of which are in Asia. “Improver breeds” being defined as potentially important breeds, capable of making a special genetic contribution – having above average levels of performance potential to enhance productivity, or being specially adapted to particular harsh environments.
 
IGA members can read more or download a copy, click here.
  

Estimation of genetic parameters for fleece traits in yearling Inner Mongolia Cashmere goats
The objective of this study was to determine the genetic parameters and variance components of the economically important fleece traits staple fineness (SF), staple length (SL), fiber diameter (FD) and fiber length (FL) in yearling Inner Mongolia Cashmere goats (IMWC). Data collected in 2008–2011 from 5 Arbas Cashmere goat flocks were analyzed.
 
IGA members can read more or download a copy, click here.
  

Disproportionate thermophysiological strain between intensively- and extensively-managed goats during summer
Goat keeping is feasible for smallholder farmers in many world regions especially those best suited for extensive management. However, summertime grazing in arid zones entails major challenges to animal thermoregulation and well-being. An experiment was conducted to evaluate the thermoregulatory performance and selected hemogramic parameters in intensively (INT) or extensively (EXT) managed goat kids (N=14).
 
IGA members can read more or download a copy, click here.
 

Changes in goat milk fatty acids during abrupt transition from indoor to pasture diet
Goal of this study was to evaluate the kinetics of goat milk fatty acids during abrupt transition from indoor to pasture-based diets. Twelve Valdostana goats in mid-lactation reared indoors and fed hay and concentrates for 40days were abruptly brought outdoors on natural pasture and fed fresh grass ad libitum.
 
IGA members can read more or download a copy, click here.
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