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IGA Japan Newsletter -- Fall 2016

12/29/2016

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The IGA Japan newsletter for Fall 2016 is now available to read.

Click here to read it.

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The 18th Japan National Goat Summit in Aso

12/28/2016

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The 18th Japan National Summit, entitled “Ecological Life and Agriculture with Goats,” took place on November 12-13, 2016 in Aso, Kumamoto. The Aso area was severely damaged by the 2016 Kumamoto Earthquake with a magnitude 6.2 foreshock on April 14 followed by a magnitude 7.0 main-shock on April 15, which killed more than 50 people and evacuated 44,000.

The organizers faced difficulties in implementation of the Summit this year; however, they decided to make the Summit as a symbol of recovery. With their strong tie and efforts, the Summit was successfully conducted. Despite harsh accessibility due to reconstruction and damaged roads, the Summit welcomed more than 280 participants from all over the country.

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Announcements from Japan

12/27/2016

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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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Late Fee Announcement

12/21/2016

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Dear IGA members,

We wanted to let you know of an upcoming change in our membership policy. As you know, over the past few years we have made some valuable changes and added a lot of new benefits for IGA members.

IGA memberships are effective for 1 year from the date you join.
All IGA memberships include online access to Small Ruminant Research.
Access to the MEMBERS area of the IGA website, where you get exclusive information, access to IGA member documents, etc.

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Rural farm families’ probable acceptability of small ruminant’s milk for consumption in Ogun State, Nigeria

12/18/2016

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The nutritional intake of the rural households, which is largely characterised by carbohydrates at the expense of protein intake, has the potentials of being improved through the consumption of sheep and goats’ milk. With the widespread of small ruminant keeping by rural households in most developing countries, the study embarked on investigation of possible acceptability of sheep and goats’ milk for consumption by farm families in selected rural communities of Ogun State.

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Measuring the Role of Livestock in the Households’ Economy

12/17/2016

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This LSMS Guidebook on “Measuring the role of Livestock in the Households’ Economy” presents a module template for including livestock in multi-topic and agricultural household surveys in low- and middle-income countries. It is a practical tool for survey practitioners to collect data on the role of livestock in the household economy and its contribution to livelihoods.

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Dairy Sheep & Goat Conference 2017

12/6/2016

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Feeding & Breeding, February 21-22, 2017

The second annual conference aiming to inform and lead the development of small ruminant dairying in the UK.
Aimed at producers, processors, vets and all industry suppliers.
Exciting line up of national and international speakers.
A forum for the exchange of information and ideas for all those involved in the growing field of sheep and goat milk production.

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IGA Japan Newsletter -- Fall 2016

The 18th Japan National Goat Summit in Aso

Announcements from Japan

Letter from the President, IGA 2016 to 2020

Late Fee Announcement

Rural farm families’ probable acceptability of small ruminant’s milk for consumption in Ogun State, Nigeria

Measuring the Role of Livestock in the Households’ Economy

Dairy Sheep & Goat Conference 2017

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