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Goat Science - Environment, Health and Economy

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Sándor Kukovics
Sándor Kukovics

Hungarian Sheep and Goat Dairying Public Utility Association,
Hungary

Published18 January 2023

Doi10.5772/intechopen.87510

ISBN978-1-78984-709-3

Print ISBN978-1-78984-708-6

eBook (PDF) ISBN978-1-78985-193-9

Copyright year2023

Number of pages446

This volume provides a comprehensive overview of goat keeping and farming. It includes twenty-two chapters that address such topics as breeding and selection, goat reproduction, production systems, the effects of goat farming on the environment, the use of goat byproducts, the economics of goat farming, and much more.

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Open access  chapters

4. Characterisation of Semen and Phenotypic Parameters in Relation to Male Goat Fertility

By Fhulufhelo Vincent Ramukhithi, Tlou Caswell Chokoe, Thomas Ronald and Khoboso Christina Lehloenya

418
5. Recent Advancement in Goat Nutrition

By Jacob Matovu and Ahmet Alçiçek

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7. Smallholder Goat Production in Southern Africa: A Review

By Gracinda Andre Mataveia, Carina Visser and Alcides Sitoe

1,190
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8. Assessment of Management and Breeding Practices among Indigenous Goat Farmers in a Tropical Humid Forest Zone

By Oluwatosin M.A. Jesuyon, Oluwapelumi Boluwaji, Modupe Orunmuyi, Adeolu A. Aganga and Sunday I. Ogunjimi

158
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10. Adaptive Mechanisms of Goat to Heat Stress

By Bhabesh Mili and Tukheswar Chutia

687
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12. Potential Liquid Fertilizer Made from Goat Feces to Improve Vegetable Product

By Yacobus Sunaryo, Maria Theresia Darini, Vita Ratri Cahyani and Djoko Purnomo

1,060
13. Bacterial Diseases of Goat and Its Preventive Measures

By Kumaragurubaran Karthik and Manimuthu Prabhu

1,561
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16. Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Inhibitory Peptides Derived from Goat Milk

By Iqra Aslam, Amsha Hoor, Munazzah Meraj and Sadia Javed

147
17. Role of Goat Milk in Infant Health and Nutrition

By Marzia Albenzio, Francesca d’Angelo and Antonella Santillo

434
18. Goat’s Milk (GM), a Booster to Human Immune System against Diseases

By Rajendra Panta, Vinod Kumar Paswan, Pankaj Kumar Gupta and Dhruba Narayan Kohar

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20. Milk Quality, Somatic Cell Count, and Economics of Dairy Goats Farm in the Czech Republic

By Jana Rychtarova, Zuzana Krupova, Michaela Brzakova, Marketa Borkova, Ondrej Elich, Hedvika Dragounova, Ruzena Seydlova and Zuzana Sztankoova

352
21. Economics and Profitability of Goat Breeding in the Maghreb Region

By Chniter Mohamed, Amel Dhaoui and Jamel Ben-Nasr

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22. Factors Affecting Household Goat Farmers’ Market Participation and the Extent of Commercialization

By Zamokwakhe Maureen Ntshangase, Tafa Sanelise, Bethwell Moyo, Sikwela Misery and Johan Van Niekerk

425

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