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Deadline for manuscript submissions: 15 February 2023.  Special Issue Information
Dear Colleagues, Sheep and goat production from European breeds is an essential and far-reaching industry, providing original products to international markets. Ruminant animal products are recognized in Europe and other continents for their quality and originality. Although these products have a number of attractive characteristics, their high sensory quality is considered the most relevant to consumers. The quality of animal products from ruminants varies between breeds, feeding strategies, processing factors, and so on. European consumers want to know the characteristics of the products they consume. Therefore, new systems to trace the origin of animal products in Europe are required. For example, biomarkers can be used to identify the origin of animals and guarantee the quality of products. Improvements that can guarantee the traceability of products of animal origin are currently being developed. Furthermore, this characterization can help local products of high sensory quality develop quality brands, sustaining them economically. In this Special Issue, we invite researchers to submit original research and review articles on new challenges and strategies to ensure the quality of food products from sheep and goat breeds in Europe. These papers might include, but are not limited to, topics relating to traceability control, biomarkers, new production systems, new products, original products, or the use of regional available byproducts. Prof. Dr. Alberto Horcada Prof. Dr. Alfredo Jorge Costa Teixeira Guest Editors
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Mohammad Hossein Hadi Tavatori (1), Nader Papi (2) and Farhad Mirzaei (2) 1) Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Animal Science Research Department, Qazvin Agricultural and Natural Recourses Research and Education Center. AREEO. Qazvin, Iran. 2) Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Karaj. History of goat rearing in the province
Goat farming has a long tradition in Qazvin province. This helpful animal produces valuable products such as meat, milk, skin, and hair fed by forage and roughages. Goat breeding in Qazvin province is specialized to highlands where there are challenging conditions to rearing other farm animals. Geographic distribution areas Areas of Qazvin Province have the largest goat population, including Eastern Alamut, Western Alamut, Lower Tarom (Tarom-e-Sofla), and rural of Qazvin. Also, in this province, about 5% of some sheep flocks are goats. Population Based on the current data, the goat population is over 158 thousand heads. The types of rearing systems The traditional goat keepers in Qazvin province are overwhelmingly rural and dependent upon mountainous pastures during warm seasons. In the spring, herds of goats feed on the village meadows, and they use fields upstream from mid-June to the end of the summer. In the cold seasons, they stay at the fold in their villages, and fodder is brought to them.  Summary
The information contained in this manual describes the important aspects of dairy goat production in Trinidad and Tobago. Its purpose is to help you and other farmers improve your production. The manual assumes that you are interested in dairy goat production, but it does not assume that you know anything about rearing them. This manual provides you with some basic knowledge and technologies about various aspects of dairy goat production including but not limited to: choosing good goats, nutrition, feeding, breeding, grooming, disease control and treatment. There is a chapter which gives an example of proper record keeping tables and even includes a herd projection table for a twenty-doe unit. READ MORE…  Local Goat Breeds
Editors: Simões, João, Gutiérrez, Carlos Some chapters were written by IGA members. 6) Adaptation of Local Meat Goat Breeds to South African Ecosystems – Carina Visser 16) The Canary Islands’ Goat Breeds (Majorera, Tinerfeña, and Palmera): An Example of Adaptation to Harsh Conditions – Noemí Castro, Anastasio Argüello and Juan Capote 18) Current Status of Goat Farming in the Czech Republic – Zuzana Sztankoova and Jana Rychtarova About this book This book covers more than 40 indigenous goat breeds and several ecotypes around the globe and describes genotypic and phenotype traits related to species adaptation to harsh environments and climate change. It also addresses sustainable global farming of local goat breeds in different production systems and agro-ecosystems. Discussing three main global regions: Asia, Africa, and Europe, it particularly focuses on adverse environments such as mountain, semiarid and arid regions. The topic of this highly readable book includes the disciplines of animal physiology, breeding, sustainable agriculture, biodiversity and veterinary science, and as such it provides valuable information for academics, practitioners, and general readers with an interest in those fields. READ MORE ABOUT THESE BOOKS…  La Asociación Internacional de Cabras se enorgullese en anunciar que Francisco de Asis Ruiz es nuestro nuevo Director Regional para Europa del Oeste. Abajo se encuentra una entrevista de OVIESPAÑA con Francisco. Nuestro agradecimiento especial para OVIESPAÑA por permitirnos usar esta información. Para leer una versión traducida al Inglés, presione aquí.
Francisco de Asís Ruiz es uno de los investigadores más reputados del sector caprino en España. Trabaja como técnico del Área de Economía de la Cadena Agroalimentaria del Instituto Andaluz de Investigación y Formación Agraria (Ifapa) de Granada y recientemente ha sido nombrado director regional de la Asociación Internacional del Caprino (IGA) para Europa Occidental. En esta entrevista, Ruiz analiza el papel que desempeña la IGA, la estructura del sector caprino europeo y su futuro. OVIESPAÑA. Acaba de ser elegido recientemente como representante de la International Goat Association (IGA) en Europa. ¿Cómo está organizada esta asociación en Europa? FRANCISCO DE ASÍS RUIZ. Cada país cuenta con un número de miembros que vota cada cuatro años a la Junta Directiva (IGA board), y esta cada año evalúa las propuestas y elige los representantes de cada nación. En el caso de España, en 2014 se hizo una propuesta desde el sector caprino español en el V Foro Nacional de caprino celebrado en Sevilla y decidieron proponerme como representante en España. Entre los representantes nacionales, la comisión correspondiente del IGA Board en función de su actividad en los cuatro años anteriores elige un Director en cada continente, y en este caso he sido elegido recientemente como Director de Europa Occidental. READ MORE... IGA is proud to announce that Francisco de Asís Ruiz is our new Regional Director for Western Europe. Below is a translation of an interview by OVIESPAÑA with Francisco. Special thanks to OVIESPAÑA for allowing us to use this information. To read the original Spanish version, click here.
Francisco de Asís Ruiz is one of the most reputable researchers in the goat sector in Spain. He works as a technician in the Economics Department of the Agrifood Chain of the Andalusian Institute for Agricultural Research and Training (Ifapa) in Granada and has recently been appointed Regional Director of the International Goat Association (IGA) for Western Europe. In this interview, Ruiz analyzes the role played by the IGA, the structure of the European goat sector and its future.  Dairy Goat Breeds
Reference Module in Food Sciences, Elsevier, 2016, pp. 1–21 Devendra, C., & Haenlein, G.F.W. http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780081005965006223 Abstract Animal-agriculture production is pivotal for food security, when viewed from the standpoint of inadequate animal protein supplies, increasing malnutrition, and the need for economic growth and rural prosperity. Strong demand-led processes drive animal production systems and trends in Asia. The inadequate supplies are fueled by strong demand-led processes which drive animal production systems and trends in Asia, backed by a rapidly changing external environment. |
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