 Representante de IGA en Ecuador
Manuel se graduó de Doctor en Medicina Veterinaria y Zootecnia en la Universidad Nacional de Loja, Ecuador y, obtuvo su Doctorado en Ciencias Veterinarias, mención Genética Animal en el Instituto de Ciencia Animal, Cuba. Es profesor de Caprinocultura y Genética Animal en la Universidad Estatal de Bolívar, Ecuador. Sus estudios se centran en la producción de leche de cabra y comportamiento animal. Ha sido asesor académico de tesis de Maestría y pregrado centradas al estudio de la curva de lactación, factores ambientales y genéticos que la afectan en caprinos. ¿Quiere obtener más información sobre nuestros otros representantes de países? Haga clic aquí.
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 IGA Country Representative for Colombia
Monica graduated in Animal Science and Veterinary Medicine from the University of Tolima in Tolima – Colombia, in 2014. In 2016, she obtained a Master's Degree in Animal Production from the Autonomous University of Yucatan in Yucatan – Mexico, and in 2019 she received a degree as a Specialist in Pedagogy for University teaching granted by the University La Gran Colombia in Bogotá – Colombia. She has been studying goat production since 2014, with an emphasis on food and nutrition systems. She has worked as a University Teacher on ruminant nutrition. Presently, she is an expert consultant for the animal production company Grokaizen, conducting virtual conferences, courses, and goat production support. In July 2019, she started a project with goats called Hircus, Passionate about Goats. She wants to promote goat production and consumption of goat products using social media networks such as Instagram, Facebook, and YouTube, to support and connect producers and consumers in Colombia and different Spanish speaking countries. Want to learn more about our other Country Representatives? Click here.  Claudia works at the Las Cardas Agricultural Experiment Station, University of Chile. This Station, located in Coquimbo, was created in 1979. She is an Administrator of the Experimental Station (since 2000), but that does not impede her from applying and participating in research and other projects.
The Las Cardas Agricultural Experiment Station comprises 5,400 hectares dedicated to three areas: fruit trees resistant to water deficit, natural resources, and goat production. The latter is her sole responsibility in terms of production management, cheese making, and product sales. Claudia participates in the other areas in a supportive capacity. Representante de IGA en Chile
Responsabilidades en EEA Las Cardas: La Estación pertenece a la Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas de la Universidad de Chile, está ubicada en Coquimbo y funciona desde 1979. Yo soy la Administradora de la EE desde el año 2000, es decir soy del estamento profesional, si bien, eso no me impide postular a proyectos. La EEA Las Cardas corresponde a 5.400 hectáreas dedicadas a 3 áreas: frutales resistentes al déficit hídrico, Recursos Naturales y Producción Caprina. Esta última es de mi exclusiva responsabilidad en cuanto a manejo productivo, elaboración de quesos y venta de productos. En las otras áreas participo como apoyo.  IGA Country Representative for Western Canada
Zoë holds a master’s degree of Animal Science from the Charles Sturt University along with Diploma in Agriculture from the University of Guelph. Zoë has been involved with the goat industry for over 30 year, from founding local goat associations to working on provincial issues such as Mycoplasma ovipneumoniae transmission between domestic and wild sheep and goats in BC to advocating for policy change in the Canadian import regulations involving S146 and K222 scrapie genotyping. In the last three decades she has also facilitated goat management educational seminars and materials. She has owned several goat breeds since childhood and currently enjoys working with a herd of purebred Nubians. Currently Zoë is the president of the British Columbia Goat Association as well she is Canadian Goat Society Licensed Dairy Goat judge. Want to learn more about our other Country Representatives? Click here.  IGA Country Representative for Hungary
Timea graduated from the Faculty of Animal Science in Kaposvár University, Hungary, in 2003. She wrote her university memoirs on the topic of factors affecting technology development in the goat sector. During her university studies, she spent 3x2 months on large milking goat farms in Belgium and France. Tímea obtained her Ph.D. in 2010 at the same University in Hungary. Her thesis's topic was the morphology and production of Hungarian local goat breeds and the effect of international breeds (Saanen and Alpine) on them. Since 2004, Timea was a researcher at the Research Institute for Animal Breeding, Nutrition and Meat Science in Herceghalom, Hungary. She has experience in writing proposals, doing research experiments, and organizing fairs and conferences. She is the national representative of goat producers in the Hungarian Association for Sheep and Goat Breeders and the Interprofessional Organization of Sheep and Goats in Hungary. With her husband, they have a little goat flock at home just for self-supporting purposes. Want to learn more about our other Country Representatives? Click here.   Recognition of IGA’s Most Active CRs and RDs
Every year the International Goat Association officially recognizes the most active Regional Directors (RD) and Country Representatives (CR). RDs and CRs are an essential part of IGA, and we sincerely grateful for all that they do: promoting IGA and our International Conference on Goats, organizing in-country and regional conferences, soliciting new members, preparing country reports for IGA’s Newsletter, etc. The Regional Director & Country Representative Committee recently selected the individuals who have done an outstanding job representing IGA in their region or country during the past year. We wish to congratulate them for their involvement and successes. The 2019 IGA Achievement Award recipients are Hector Mario Andrade-Montemayor (RD for Mexico, Caribbean & Central America) and Farhad Mirzaei (CR for Iran). With also wish to give an honorable mention and special thanks to:
We appreciate all our Country Representatives, Regional Directors, and you, our wonderful members. Thank you for making 2019 an excellent year for IGA. Written by Abdulhamid Karimi*, Nader Papi**, Farhad Mirzaei** * Animal Science Department, Fars Agricultural and Natural Resources Research and Education Center, AREEO, Shiraz, Iran ** Animal Science Research Institute of Iran, Agricultural Research Education and Extension Organization (AREEO), Tehran, Iran  female Abadeh Cashmere goat History of Abadeh Cashmere goat breeding in the province
The history of breeding Abadeh Cashmere goats is not well known. Livestock (sheep, goats) rearing is an essential job for people in Abadeh and Bavanat cities. They produce thousands of tons of meat, a wide variety of dairy products, as well as cashmere and goat hair every year. Geographic distribution areas Abadeh Cashmere goat are distributed in Fars province in Abadeh and some parts Bavanat.  Download a copy here. The 3rd edition of the Indigenous Goat Production Handbook is available. This book aims to assist owners of indigenous goats with semi-intensive and extensive farming systems. It looks at ways to improve the productivity of their herds and start commercializing. This edition contains an expanded section on internal parasites, specifically worms, innovations that have been carried out with farmers in South Africa such as goat dips and kid enclosures, and the results of lessons learned since the last edition. The book is part of an ongoing collaboration of the KwaZulu Natal Goat Agribusiness Project with HPSA, Mdukatshani, and the South African government and vets.
For more information on the project visit www.gapkzn.co.za. Or contact Marisia Geraci, [email protected]. Special thanks to Marisia Geraci, IGA Country Representative for South Africa. Written by Prof. Stela Zamfirescu, IGA Country Representative for Romania
Founder and Honorary President of ANCC CAPRIROM The favorable conditions for the breeding of small ruminants in Romania determined the continuous development of these species. Goats continue their numerical development, as the leading milk suppliers. This increase is determined, on the one hand, by the visible decrease in dairy cows, and on the other hand, by consumers’ awareness of the benefits of milk and goat milk cheese. At the beginning of 2019, the total number of goats exceeds 2 million, of which the total number of females was 1,715,000 heads, with an increase of 117,365 heads, which represents a weight of 7.3%, compared to 2017. A recent analysis of the National Agency for Animal Husbandry mentions a new aspect regarding the breed structure of goats. The native breeds raised in Romania are the Carpathian and Banat White. However, due to the massive imports, over the last ten years, of specialized dairy breeds, namely Saanen, Alpine and Anglo-Nubian, the structure of these breeds has changed dramatically. |
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