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Mahmoud Vatankhah (1), Nader Papi (2), Farhad Mirzaei (2)
(1) Animal Science Research Department, Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Shahrekord, Iran. (2) Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Karaj. History of goat breeding in the province There are more than seven thousand years of history of animal husbandry in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari provinces. Perhaps the start of animal husbandry in this province was by pastoralists utilizing access to forage sources for livestock. Small animals (sheep and goats) were the focus in these provinces. The Bakhtiari area is where humans domesticated animals and plants for the first time. Also, some animals, especially goats, were tamed for the first time in the mountains of Bakhtiari. Geographic distribution areas The Bakhtiari black goat breed is one of the most popular in Iran. Although this breed is distributed across provinces in the Zagros Mountains, this population is mainly located in the western and southwestern parts of Iran, especially in the Chaharmahal and Bakhtiari, Lorestan and Khuzestan provinces.
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There is no fee to attend the program; however, registration is required. This work is supported by the USDA National Institute of Food and Agriculture, Agricultural and Food Research Initiative Competitive Program, Antimicrobial Resistance number: 2020-04197. Register in advance for this meeting at https://go.iastate.edu/2023DAIRYGOATWEBINARS or contact Jennifer Bentley, dairy specialist with ISU Extension and Outreach, at jbentley@iastate.edu, 563-382-2949. Registrants will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting. As dates and topics are announced, information will also be provided about future webinars. Jennifer Bentley ISU Extension and Outreach Dairy Field Specialist 2316 Sweet Parkway Road Decorah, IA 52101 jbentley@iastate.edu Office: 563-382-2949 Dairy News and Views from ISU Podcast www.extension.iastate.edu/dairytea Dear PPR GEP Supporters and Members of the PPR GREN
I am pleased to inform you that the next talk in our PPR Stakeholder Series will be given by GALVmed on January 13th, 2023, 11:00-12:00 CET. A registration link will be sent closer to the time, but we hope you can block this date in your calendars in order to join us then. Title: New Vaccine and Market Development for Small Ruminant Vaccines at GALVmed Authors: Steve Wilson, Gwynneth Clay, Enrique Hernandez-Pando, Carolin Schumacher Summary: Sheep and goat populations around the world have been steadily growing and represent an increasingly important agricultural asset, particularly for the rural population in low- and middle-income countries. Despite this trend, animal health products, especially vaccines for small ruminants, are largely missing from animal health product portfolios available to small-scale livestock producers in Africa and South Asia. GALVmed has been working with commercial partners to fill these gaps and to provide to the market new mono- and multivalent vaccines addressing Brucella melitensis, CCPP, SGP and PPR. We will provide an update on ongoing vaccine development work and elaborate on the barriers to market that companies encounter when attempting to provide comprehensive solutions to assist small-scale livestock producers in managing small ruminant health in LMICs. Best regards Camilla, on behalf of the PPR Secretariat El 26 de septiembre del presente año, se llevó a cabo la charla "¿Cómo prevenir la Paratuberculosis en el rebaño caprino y por qué? dictada por el Académico de la Universidad Austral Dr. Miguel Salgado, dentro del marco de actividades de difusión del Programa Transforma Caprino de Corfo, en conjunto con el Instituto de Investigaciones Agropecuarias INIA y la Universidad de Chile, que se ejecuta en la Región de Coquimbo, Chile a la cual pertenece nuestra representante país Chile Claudia Torres.
Es importante mencionar, que la región de Coquimbo, Chile, cuenta con el 60% del ganado caprino a nivel nacional, asociado a cerca de 6 mil pequeños productores, bajo un sistema extensivo y/o semi intensivo, pero que, en los últimos años, impulsado por las continuas sequías y por algunas políticas del estado, ha introducido cabras lecheras de alta producción, provenientes de planteles de otras regiones del país, bajo sistemas intensivos, con el fin de cambiar el sistema productivo actual hacia un sistema totalmente estabulado. Sin embargo, producto de este cambio, se han detectado enfermedades que no eran frecuentes en esta zona, siendo una de ellas la Paratuberculosis, la cual ya ha provocado muerte de animales y preocupación entre los productores que pueden ver afectados, por una parte, su producción, pero también, la venta de vientres o reproductores seleccionados. Es por esta razón que se hizo esta charla, para que los productores entendieran los aspectos más generales de la enfermedad, su importancia y cómo prevenirla, revelando la importancia de conocer el estatus sanitario de los planteles caprinos, así como la trazabilidad de los animales, aspecto que en este momento no se está controlando en el país. Claudia Torres, CR IGA Chile La charla se encuentra en el canal de youtube de la IGA Latinoamérica Análisis de la sostenibilidad en la producción de los pequeños rumiantes usando Desing Thinking11/16/2022 Cardozo Sánchez, José (1) Cardozo Herrán, Mónica (2) Rúa Bustamante, Clara V (3)
PROYECTO/INICIATIVA: El Workshop se desarrolló en Valledupar-Colombia en el marco del II del Encuentro de los representantes Latinoamericanos de la International Goat Association (IGA), llevado a cabo en el XII Congreso de la Asociación Latinoamericana de Especialistas en Pequeños Rumiantes y Camélidos Sudamericanos (ALEPRyCS) durante el 15 al 21 de mayo de 2022 en Valledupar, Cesar – Colombia. escrito por Diana Camila Mogollón y Román Castañeda
La seguridad alimentaria es una de las prioridades del gobierno nacional y se han establecido políticas que la respaldan, e.g. CONPES social 113 de 2008 y el Plan Nacional de Seguridad Alimentaria y Nutricional (PNSAN) 2012 – 2019, siendo las producciones pecuarias un eslabón importante de la cadena de soluciones para garantizarla. La producción de ganado ovino-caprino es una de las actividades más tradicionales en el mundo, demostrado ser una alternativa a las producciones convencionales, dada la adaptabilidad que poseen estas especies a las condiciones de áreas secas y montañosas, así como a diversos escenarios geográficos de nuestro territorio nacional. Los sistemas de producción ovino-caprinos son en general doble propósito aportando tanto carne como leche y sus derivados, además de la lana, la cual es un producto muy valioso en la economía familiar.
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