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Profile – Mouad Chentouf

4/19/2018

IGA Regional Director for Northern Africa

Mouad graduated as an Agricultural Engineer in Animal Production and received a Ph.D. in Veterinary Sciences. Dr. Chentouf is presently Research Director and Head of the Regional Center Tangier at the National Institute of Agronomic Research (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique – INRA) of Morocco. His research focus is on animal reproduction and genetics, and production systems analysis. He has numerous scientific publications on these topics and has coordinated several national and international research projects. He is also an invited professor of animal production and serves as an expert in several scientific committees.

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Profile – Dr. Venus Appel

4/18/2018

IGA Country Representative for Colombia

Venus holds a B.S in Biochemistry from the University of Miami, a Doctor in Veterinary Medicine degree from the University of Florida and a specialization in Veterinary Clinical Laboratory from the Universidad de Ciencias Aplicadas y Ambientales.

Venus returned to Popayán, Colombia in 2008 where she has worked as a teacher and researcher (emphasis in goat health) at the Veterinary School of the Universidad Antonio Nariño, in a clinical veterinary laboratory and the family farm where she has goats. She is currently part of the board of directors of the recently founded sheep and goat association of the Cauca department.

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Profile – Dr. Narine Babayan

4/12/2018

IGA Country Representative for Armenia

Dr. Narine Babayan graduated with a Diploma of Doctor of Veterinary Medicine from the Veterinary Medicine department of the Armenian National Agrarian University and was awarded a Ph.D. in Animal Breeding from the Animal Breeding department of the same institution. She also spent six months at the Wageningen International Center for Development-Oriented Research in Agriculture and participated at short-term trainings in France, the Netherlands and the E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research at Langston University, Oklahoma.

Profile – Zuzana Sztankoova

4/11/2018

IGA Country Representative for the Czech Republic

In 2017, Zuzana was responsible for a research project implemented in cooperation with the Czech breeders' association and several commercial farms ‘Influence of genetic polymorphism of lipogenic enzymes on milk fat composition and fatty acid content in goat milk’. Zuzana is also a member of the research team of another project ‘Research on factors affecting the profitability, quality, and safety of goat milk.’ The results are presented yearly at the annual conference of the Czech breeders' association; in 2017 it took place on 3-4 November.

Profile – Dr. Ouranios Tzamaloukas

4/10/2018

IGA Country Representative for Cyprus

Dr. Tzamaloukas holds a Bachelor’s degree (BSc) in Animal Science from the Agricultural University of Athens, and Master of Science (MSc) and Doctoral degrees (Ph.D.) from the University of Edinburgh in the United Kingdom.

Before joining the Cyprus University of Technology in 2008, he researched animal nutrition regarding gastrointestinal nematodes, immunology, alternative forage use, organic farming and feed analysis at the institutes of Scottish Agricultural College, Moredun Research Institute, and University of Edinburgh. He has worked in Greece as visiting lecturer at Technological Institutes as a Farm Advisor.

Profile – Dr. Angelika Stemmer

4/9/2018

IGA Country Representative for Bolivia

Dr. Stemmer is a lecturer at the agricultural faculty of San Simon University in Cochabamba. Angelika is German but has been living in her adoptive country Bolivia for more than 20 years. Research is part of her responsibilities. Angelika manages a small flock of goats and sheep at her faculty, and she oversees the Small Ruminant Program. When we can get some funding, we organize practical courses for smallholders.

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Profile – Dr. Muhammad Mazhar Ayaz

4/4/2018

IGA Country Representative for Pakistan

Muhammad received his Ph.D. in Veterinary Parasitology from the University of Agriculture Faisalabad in 2003, AMBO certificate from the Riken Institute, Saitama, Japan, and Special Diagnostic Training from VRI Lanzhou, China, Advanced Molecular diagnostics from NIBGE, Pakistan and ParsCo from University of Bari, Italy.

Currently, he is working as Assistant Professor in the Laboratory of Parasitic Chemotherapy and Vector-Borne Disease, Parasitology section at the Faculty of Veterinary Sciences, Bahauddin Zakariya University (BZU), Multan, Pakistan. He has completed his Administrative responsibilities as member of the Faculty Board. His research has included immunology, Protozoology, Biotechnology for Parasites, haemo-protozoans, and helminths in large and small ruminants.

Profile – Jackie Dunham

4/3/2018

IGA Country Representative for Canada

Jackie has been the IGA Country Representative for Canada since shortly after attending the International Conference on Goats (ICG) in Mexico in 2008. Jackie lives on Vancouver Island in British Columbia, on the west coast of Canada.

Jackie has been involved with goat keeping in Canada since 1979. Over the years, she has raised dairy goats for the most part. Alpines were her main and favorite breed, although she also has had Saanens, Toggenburgs, and Nubians. Jackie also raised Boer cross goats for meat, Angora and Cashmere goats for fiber, and a few miniatures just for fun. Jackie retired from raising goats in 2012 but have remained active in the industry. Since 1979, she has served as a director, president, vice president, secretary, and treasurer on several occasions for one Canadian goat organization or another. Jackie has also organized several conferences and seminars, and many shows. She was both a dairy goat and a meat goat judge and have shown her own dairy goats as well.

Activity Report from the XIV Goat, Cheese and ‘Cajeta’ International Expo

4/2/2018

Prepared by Javier Chaurand and special thanks to Jean-Marie Luginbuhl for Spanish translation.

The XIV Goat, Cheese and ‘Cajeta’ International Expo was held from October 12 to 15, 2017 at the facilities of ECOFÓRUM in Celaya. The event was inaugurated by Mr. Víctor Hugo Pineda Martínez, State SAGARPA (Secretariat of Agriculture, Livestock, Rural Development, Fishing and Food) delegate representing the Secretary of Agriculture, Ing. Javier Guizar Macías, Federal SAGARPA delegate in Jalisco, Ing. Paulo Bañuelos Rosales, Secretary of Agrifood and Rural Development of the government of the state of Guanajuato (SDAyR), MVZ José Francisco Gutiérrez Michel, Sub Secretary of Agrifood and Rural Development of the government of the state of Guanajuato and the Municipal President of Celaya Ing. Ramón Ignacio Lemus Muñoz Ledo accompanied by various officials of the municipal administration. In addition, members of the board of directors of the national association of registered goat breeders, and regional cattle unions from the state of Guanajato and Querétaro were also part of the inauguration ceremony.

Reporte de actividades, XIV Expo Internacional de la Cabra

4/2/2018

Preparado por Javier Chaurand

La XIV Expo Internacional de la Cabra, el Queso y la Cajeta, se realizó del 12 al 15 de octubre de 2017 en las instalaciones del ECOFÓRUM Celaya, y fue inaugurada por el Lic. Víctor Hugo Pineda Martínez Delegado Estatal de la SAGARPA en representación del Secretario de Agricultura, el Ing. Javier Guizar Macías Delegado federal de la SAGARPA en Jalisco, el Ing. Paulo Bañuelos Rosales Secretario de Desarrollo Agroalimentario y Rural del Gobierno del Estado de Guanajuato, el M.V.Z. José Francisco Gutiérrez Michel Sub Secretario de Desarrollo Agroalimentario y Rural del Gobierno del Estado de Guanajuato, el Presidente Municipal de Celaya Ing. Ramón Ignacio Lemus Muñoz Ledo acompañado de Síndicos y regidores del H. Ayuntamiento de Celaya, así como de funcionarios de la administración pública municipal, el Presidente del Patronato de la feria Regional Puerta de Oro del Bajío Lic. Jorge Rincón Maldonado y directivos de la Asociación Nacional de Criadores de Ganado Caprino de Registro, la Asociación Mexicana de Criadores y las Uniones Ganaderas Regionales del estado de Guanajuato y Querétaro.