![]() Meredith Dairy is a family-owned enterprise in southern Australia, milking 10,000 does and manufacturing cheese and yogurt in a purpose-built facility on the farm. The farm and manufacturing enterprise is the venue for some significant goat dairy research under the supervision of Dr. Alexander (Sandy) Cameron and his wife Julie (IGA Country Representative for Australia) This summer, the Dairy was visited by the Republic of Botswana High Commissioner to Australia and former Member of Botswana Parliament, Dorcas Kobela Makgato along with Counsellor Mr. Kesegofetse Unoda Mazongo and other delegates from Botswana. Her Excellency, Ms. Dorcas Kobela Makgato was the former Minister for Trade and Industry in Botswana and has strived to make Botswana an attractive place to do business. She was also a Minister for Health and an advocate for the equality and protection of women. The Ambassador spoke of fond memories of farming and said the farm and animals reminded her of Botswana, family, and her childhood. The Commissioner wrote about her visit on social media, which reached wonderful feedback from the people of Botswana who are excited about the possibilities of Dairy goat Farming.
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![]() Special thanks to Dr. Stela Zamfirescu, Country Representative for Romania, for sending in this report. 1) Introduction In Romania, goat breeding represents an essential branch of zootechnics and has an old tradition and considerable economic importance. Goat breeding is also an activity with a long tradition of providing milk, meat, and processed products to the population. A third of the country's employed population works in agriculture, which situates Romania well above the 5.9% average of the EU countries. All these elements place Romania among the nations with high agricultural potential (above 30%). In 2019, Romania was third in terms of small ruminants. Currently, the goat sector counts over 2,045,000 heads, of which 1,320,000 are breeding goats, and 200,000 are mated juveniles, which led to an increase of the total number by 5.4% compared to 2018. Goat breeding belongs entirely to the private sector. The animals are reared in rural areas because there are favorable conditions for their breeding. They are also raised because of the higher demand from consumers. Of the total number, 83% of goat farms have up to 10 goats, and they also represent most of the total number, of over 37%. The strong points of goat breeding in Romania are determined by:
The organizers of the International Sheep Veterinary Conference are holding a Virtual Meeting in November 23-25, 2021. Abstracts are still being accepted with the deadline extended to July 15. This is a great opportunity to present your research, case studies, etc. to an international audience and attend a scientific meeting devoted to sheep health research without leaving your office!
Visit these links for more information on the International Sheep Veterinary Association and the 2023 ISVC to be held in Seville, Spain, March 6-10. https://www.isva-virtual2021.com/ http://www.intsheepvetassoc.org/international-sheep-veterinary-association https://isvc2023.com/ American Institute for Goat Research (AIGR), Langston University, held the Annual Goat and Hair Sheep Field Day in May. The AIGR hoped that Field Day would resume as usual in 2021. however, due to lingering and even spiking COVID 19 infections in Oklahoma and because of the slow pace of vaccinations in early 2021, the 2021 Goat and Hair Sheep Field Day was not held in person but held virtually via Zoom. The theme was “Goat and Lamb Cookery & More” and took place in smaller 2-to-4-hour segments spread over several weeks. Among the sessions, the two most popular workshops entitled “Internal Parasites and FAMACHA training in Small Ruminants” and “Goat Nutrition and LINC” were recorded and uploaded to the Langston University Ag YouTube channel http://www.youtube.com/user/taglu01.
Among those who attended the parasite workshop, more than 20 people worldwide received a FAMACHA certificate and a FAMACHA card. If you are interested in being certified, you can still do it by fulfilling the following requirements.
Among the workshop videos, the “Primer on Parasites” has been highlighted in Sheep & Goat magazine’s (www.ranchmagazine.com) in June 2021 issue (Volume 29, No.5). ![]() by Gaille Abud (IGA member) and Arthur Stubbs Foreword This revised edition of the “Dairy Goat Manual” was compiled as a guide to current recommended dairy goat farm management practices based on observations and information gained during the course of the RIRDC project “Farming and Marketing Goat and Sheep Milk Products”. Information contained in this Manual is provided as general advice only. For application to specific situations, professional advice should be sought. RIRDC and its research agents have taken all reasonable steps to ensure that the information in these publications is accurate at the time of publication. Readers should ensure that they make appropriate enquiries to determine whether new information is available on the particular subject matter. The project was funded from RIRDC Core Funds which are provided by the Australian Government. This report, an addition to RIRDC’s diverse range of over 1800 research publications, forms part of our New Animal Products R&D program, which aims to accelerate the development of viable new animal industries. Most of our publications are available for viewing, downloading or purchasing online through our website:
Peter O’Brien Managing Director Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation Goats of the World and World of Goats – Emerging from the Shadow of COVID-19 This virtual conference will take place from 2 pm to 6 pm European Time (Paris time).
Goat breeding, as part of the livestock sector is a key contributor to food security, nutrition and livelihoods, especially for the world’s most vulnerable populations. Since the global outbreak of COVID-19 in 2020, the world’s goat production and the life of the farmers have been severely affected. The aim of the conference is to investigate the negative impacts (current and potential) of the pandemic e.g. reduced access to animal feeds, inputs and services; reduced processing capacities; compromised storage and conservation options; difficulties in inland and international transportation; animal health problems because of reduced testing and diagnostic capacity; lack of animal disease control programmes. Reports will be delivered on national and regional levels (by Country Representatives and Regional Directors of IGA), hoping to get a global overview by the end of the conference. The organisers would be more than happy to see some actions, how to mitigate the impact of COVID-19 on the goat sector.
Small Ruminant Consultant wanted by ILRI in Ethiopia to develop "Integrated herd health intervention (i.e., vaccination, deworming, treatment and awareness creation campaigns) to reduce the impact of small ruminants’ diseases" The Position: The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) is looking to hire a Consultant in Animal and Human Health program.
General: The International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI) works to improve food and nutritional security and reduce poverty in developing countries through research for efficient, safe and sustainable use of livestock. It is the only one of 15 CGIAR research centers dedicated entirely to animal agriculture research for the developing world. Co-hosted by Kenya and Ethiopia, it has regional or country offices and projects in East, South and Southeast Asia as well as Central, East, Southern and West Africa. www.ilri.org. Background: Integrated herd health intervention (i.e., vaccination, deworming, treatment and awareness creation campaigns) is preferable to reduce the impact of small ruminants’ diseases since fragmented individual interventions of animal health challenges may not be able to generate sufficient benefits to increase production and productivity. On the other hand, dealing with individual problems might have a small impact, or the impacts might not last long and could also be more expensive to implement. It is known that when farmers participate in defining approaches toward the control and prevention of small ruminant diseases, the results are directly applicable to their own experience and lead to significant improvements in productivity and promote lasting behavior change. The activities in this project focus on small holder farmers who use communal grazing lands and are intended to be undertaken with full engagement of farmers and other stakeholders with a vision to ensure that interventions continue beyond the duration of the project. The project is being implemented in four small ruminants value chain sites: Menz, Bonga, Doyogena and Sekota – Abergelle. Webinar 1 “Alimentación y nutrición de CAPRINOS en pastoreo en América Latina” Fecha: mayo 26 y 27 de 2021 Duración por días 3 horas (4 a 7 pm - hora Colombia, México (5 a 8 pm – hora Chile 6 a 9 pm - hora Brasil, Argentina) Plataforma: AGROSAVIA – Colombia Temática Día 1 Alimentación de pequeños rumiantes en pastoreo en América Latina 4:00 – 4:30 Saludo de bienvenida y presentación del Webinar. Clara Rúa DR. Suramérica IGA 4:30 – 5:00 Cuantificar el consumo de animales en pastoreo en selva baja caducifolia: ¿Qué comen y cuánto comen en trópico sub-húmedo en época de lluvias y secas? Dr. Pedro González Pech. México (20 min). 5:00 – 5:30 Interacción pulso de precipitación-reserva sobre la producción animal en el Semiárido brasileño. Brasil. Dr. Albericio Pereira de Andrade (20 min) 5:30 – 6:00 Ordenamiento del uso del pastizal natural con manejo caprino de carga caprina en la región Chaco Árido en Argentina. Dr. Patricio Dayenoff (20 min) 6.00 – 6.30 Dieta de caprinos en terrenos de pastoreo del secano semiárido y árido de Chile. Giorgio Castellaro Galdames. Ing. Agronómo, Mg. Facultad de Ciencias Agronómicas, Universidad de Chile Sesión 1 Preguntas 6:30 – 7.00 Temática Día 2 Metodologías para la investigación del pastoreo de pequeños rumiantes en América Latina 4:00 – 4:30 Saludo de bienvenida y presentación del Webinar. Clara Rúa DR. Suramérica IGA 4:30 – 5:00 Metodología para identificar vegetación secundaria con potencial forrajero para la producción caprina. Mónica Cardozo Herrán .CR Colombia (20 min). 5:00 – 5:30 Experiencias en el uso de metodologías aplicadas a la epidemiología parasitológica en la selva. Dr. Juan Felipe de Jesús Torres Acosta (20 min) 5:30 – 6:00. Experiencias en el uso de la vegetación nativa brasileña en el control de parásitos de pequeños rumiantes. Dr. Livio Martins Costa Júnior (20 min) 6.00 – 6.30. Conclusiones y perspectivas a futuro en la temática. Clara Rúa DR. Suramérica IGA Sesión 2 Preguntas 6:00 – 6:30 ![]()
Esta vegetación heterogénea del trópico sub-húmedo, brinda servicios ecosistémicos y es indispensable en la lucha contra el cambio climático, su preservación debe basarse en reconocer su valor para un aprovechamiento sustentable. Aún si estigmatizada como maleza, ofrece diversidad de alimentos para cabras y ovejas cuyas capacidades de pastoreo y ramoneo son idóneas para su aprovechamiento. El libro es producto de 40 años de investigación y laboriosos trabajos de etología con observación cercana (<1m) de cabras y ovejas en circuitos de pastoreo de 6 a 12km al día en 112 ha de selva baja. Se integra la información de cada planta en 53 fichas con la descripción botánica, usos de la población, disponibilidad en período de lluvias o secas, consumo por cabras y/o ovejas, diversidad de tipos de bocados efectuados por ambas especies de rumiantes, aporte nutricional, presencia de taninos condensados muchos de ellos con efectos positivos en la salud animal. El formato de la obra es útil para técnicos, estudiantes, investigadores, público en general.
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