Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume II : Local Goat Breeds

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. Front Matter ....Pages i-xxii Introductory Chapter: Goats in Arid and Mountain Areas (Juan Capote)....Pages 1-5 Front Matter ....Pages 7-7 Adaptation Strategies to Sustain Osmanabadi Goat Production in a Changing Climate Scenario (Veerasamy Sejian, Govindan Krishnan, Madiajagan Bagath, Shalini Vaswani, Mallenahally K. Vidya, Joy Aleena et al.)....Pages 9-27 Barbari Goats: Current Status (Pramila Umaraw, Akhilesh K. Verma, Pavan Kumar)....Pages 29-40 Chinese Indigenous Goat Breeds (Yao-jing Yue, Bo-hui Yang, Yong-jun Li, Wei Zhang, Hong-pin Zhang, Jian-min Wang et al.)....Pages 41-54 Rearing and Breeding Damani Goats in Pakistan (Masroor E. Babar, Tanveer Hussain)....Pages 55-64 Front Matter ....Pages 65-65 Adaptation of Local Meat Goat Breeds to South African Ecosystems (Carina Visser)....Pages 67-76 West African Goat Breeds (Diakaridia Traoré)....Pages 77-90 Nigerian West African Dwarf Goats (Saidu O. Oseni, Abdulmojeed Yakubu, Adenike R. Aworetan)....Pages 91-110 Front Matter ....Pages 111-111 Turkish Hair Goat, the Main Pillar of Goat Population in Turkey (Özkan Elmaz, Mustafa Saatcı)....Pages 113-130 Honamlı, Newly Registered Special Goat Breed of Turkey (Mustafa Saatcı, Özkan Elmaz)....Pages 131-146 The Garganica and Girgentana Goat Breeds Reared in Different Regions of Italy (Davide De Marzo, Anna C. Jambrenghi, Francesco Nicastro)....Pages 147-163 The Jonica and Maltese Goat Breeds Reared in Different Regions of Italy (Davide De Marzo, Francesco Nicastro)....Pages 165-179 The Sarda Goat, a Resource for the Extensive Exploitation in the Mediterranean Environment (Michele Pazzola, Maria Luisa Dettori, Giuseppe Massimo Vacca)....Pages 181-190 The Girgentana Goat Breed: A Zootechnical Overview on Genetics, Nutrition and Dairy Production Aspects (Salvatore Mastrangelo, Adriana Bonanno)....Pages 191-203 Murciano-Granadina Goat: A Spanish Local Breed Ready for the Challenges of the Twenty-First Century (Juan Vicente Delgado, Vincenzo Landi, Cecilio José Barba, Javier Fernández, Mayra Mercedes Gómez, María Esperanza Camacho et al.)....Pages 205-219 The Canary Islands’ Goat Breeds (Majorera, Tinerfeña, and Palmera): An Example of Adaptation to Harsh Conditions (Noemí Castro, Anastasio Argüello, Juan Capote)....Pages 221-231 Reproductive and Milk Production Profiles in Serrana Goats (João Simões, Amy Bauer)....Pages 233-243 Current Status of Goat Farming in the Czech Republic (Zuzana Sztankoova, Jana Rychtarova)....Pages 245-257 Current Situation and Outlook of Several Local Goat Breeds in the Semi-arid Regions of Brazil (Maria N. Ribeiro, Francisco F. Ramos de Carvalho, Roberto G. Costa, Edgard C. Pimenta Filho, Janaina K. G. Arandas, Henrique S. Sérvio)....Pages 259-269 Back Matter ....Pages 271-273 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.