Category: Announcement

The 2nd Announcement – 4th International Asian - Australasian Conference Dairy Goat (AADGC 2018)

5/2/2018

Dear researchers, colleagues, and stakeholders in animal production- veterinary medicine, agriculture, environment, and economic.

The conference theme is Strengthening Development of Dairy Goat Production Adapting to Climate Change. This conference will be a forum for collaboration between scientists, managers, educators, national and international experts and enterprises to share experiences, research results, management, husbandry, veterinary and business for promoting the development of dairy goats for milk and meat and climate change adaptation in Vietnam and the world.

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Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume I

2/6/2018

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Welfare, Health and Breeding
Editors: Simões, João, Gutiérrez, Carlos

About this book
This book explores the current trends and challenges of sustainable goat meat and milk production in different global contexts, providing valuable insights into this industry in adverse environments like mountain, semiarid and arid regions. It also includes contributions from international experts discussing goat reproduction, genetic diversity and improvement, as well topics such as animal health, welfare, socioeconomic aspects, and many other issues regarding the environmentally friendly and economically viable exploitation of goats.

This is a highly informative book providing scientific insight for readers with an interest in sustainable agriculture and socio-economic aspects, as well as goat breed conservation, genetic diversity, and veterinary care. These subjects are complemented in a second volume providing a detailed description of more than 40 indigenous goat breeds and several ecotypes found in Asia, Africa, Europe, and America.

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Global Cheesemaking Technology: Cheese Quality and Characteristics

2/3/2018

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Description
Global Cheesemaking Technology: Cheese Quality and Characteristics reviews cheesemaking practices, and describes cheeses and the processes from which they are manufactured. In addition, the book examines new areas to stimulate further research in addition to the already established knowledge on the scientific principles on cheesemaking.

Part I provides an account on the history of cheese, factors influencing the physicochemical properties, flavour development and sensory characteristics, microbial ecology and cheese safety, traceability and authentication of cheeses with protected labels, and traditional wooden equipment used for cheesemaking, while an overview of the cheesemaking process is also presented.

Part II describes 100 global cheeses from 17 countries, divided into 13 categories. The cheeses described are well-known types produced in large quantities worldwide, together with some important locally produced, in order to stimulate scientific interest in these cheese varieties. Each category is presented in a separate chapter with relevant research on each cheese and extensive referencing to facilitate further reading.

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Announcement: Three New Country Representatives

2/2/2018

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The IGA Board of Directors is pleased to announce three wonderful new Country Representatives. They have each demonstrated their commitment to IGA and knowledge of the goat sector.

These recently elected Country Representatives are:

Vicki McLean – New Zealand
Ylva Persson – Sweden
Livio Costa Júnior – Brazil

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Special Announcement: Student and Lifetime memberships

2/1/2018

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IGA is proud to announce the addition of three new memberships.

Student membership* for only $10.
Student membership for only $32.50 that includes online access to Small Ruminant Research.
Lifetime membership* for retirees (60 or older) for only $200. NEVER have to renew your IGA membership!

All three memberships include:

IGA website access,
newsletter,
voting,
the ability to serve as an IGA CR, RD, or Board member,
the ability to join the consulting group, etc.

Be sure to send us a scanned copy of your student id or other valid proof of school enrollment when you apply.

* These membership does not include online access to SRR.

Lifetime membership for retirees (60 or older)

$200.00

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Student membership

$10.00

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Student membership with SRR online

$32.50

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Call for AASRP Abstracts

1/30/2018

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Small Ruminant Research Summaries
AASRP Meeting at 51st AABP Annual Conference
Phoenix, Arizona, USA, September 14, 2018

The 51st AABP Annual Conference will feature a scientific session focused on small ruminant research applicable to the health, welfare and productivity of goats, sheep, camelids or farmed deer. Research projects having direct application to small ruminant practitioners are being sought for the Oral Session on Friday, September 14. Each presentation should be limited to 15 minutes. Faculty, graduate students, practitioners or veterinary students are urged to share information with practitioners.

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Announcement: Handbook of Milk of Non-Bovine Mammals (2nd edition)

8/24/2017

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The first edition of the Handbook of Milk of Non-Bovine Mammals was so popular, that since published in 2006, the book has been translated into Spanish and Chinese, which were published in 2010 and 2011, respectively. Furthermore, the handbook has been adopted as the textbook for research by Harvard Medical School.

Because of so much global demand from readers/scientists, Wiley-Blackwell published an updated 2nd edition of the book this year.

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Announcement: American Goat Federation joins IGA

5/17/2017

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We would like to welcome our newest IGA institutional member, the American Goat Federation.

The American Goat Federation works to unify, improve and advance the American goat industry in an effort to assist producers achieve maximum success. AGF represents the interests of more than 150 organizations and thousands of producers engaged in the sustainable production and marketing of goat milk, meat, fiber, breeding stock and grazing services across the United States. The American Dairy Goat Association, American Boer Goat Association, American Angora Goat Breeders Association, Cashmere Goat Association, North American Savannah Association, Alabama Meat Goat & Sheep Producers, and the Texas Sheep and Goat Raisers are all members of AGF. Members can participate in government and research surveys that can affect the goat industry, receive reduced fees for AGF Seminars, and help support various activities of other goat-related organizations. AGF promotes the development of all segments of the goat industry including dairy, meat, pack and fiber, by encouraging sound public policy, enhancing production and marketing of goat products, and promoting research beneficial to our member organizations and all producers.

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Dairy Goat Production Handbook

1/25/2017

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The First Edition of the Dairy Goat Production Handbook from Langston University has been published and is now available. The breadth and depth of topics and information included in this book will serve all dairy goat producers from those persons who raise and milk only a few does in their backyard to producers operating a large commercial dairy. Upon perusing the book, the reader will see that experts in all areas of production were invited to author chapters. Excellent pictures and charts accompany the narrative of each chapter. Production of safe, wholesome dairy goat milk and milk products is the aim of all dairy goat producers. The editors and authors hope that this handbook serves to assist in fulfilling that aim.

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SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: New Benefit for IGA Members

5/6/2015

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Hello IGA members!

The International Goat Association is excited to announce a special new benefit for our members. We unveiled a MEMBERS area on the IGA website yesterday.

You should have received an email from us (noreply@www.iga-goatworld.com) inviting you to join the IGA website. If you didn't receive one, please check your SPAM folder or contact us to get your link.

If you are not an IGA member, then please go to the IGA Store and join us.

This new feature will enhance your ability to access, not only the most up-to-date information available, but we will also be able to share more inside information from IGA.

The message is short and simply reads.

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International Goat Association

Hi YOUR NAME,

You have been invited to join International Goat Association.

International Goat Association
To sign in:
1) Follow the link
2) Enter your email in the Email field
3) Enter your password in the Password field
4) Click on “Sign In” box

If you ever forgot your password, don’t worry it is easy to get it reset.

Please click here to access the private pages shared with you.

Enjoy!

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Thank you again for being a an IGA member and please let us know how we can continue to improve the IGA website.

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The 2nd Announcement – 4th International Asian - Australasian Conference Dairy Goat (AADGC 2018)

Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume I

Global Cheesemaking Technology: Cheese Quality and Characteristics

Announcement: Three New Country Representatives

Special Announcement: Student and Lifetime memberships

Lifetime membership for retirees (60 or older)

Student membership

Student membership with SRR online

Call for AASRP Abstracts

Announcement: Handbook of Milk of Non-Bovine Mammals (2nd edition)

Announcement: American Goat Federation joins IGA

Dairy Goat Production Handbook

SPECIAL ANNOUNCEMENT: New Benefit for IGA Members

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