To investigate the seroprevalence of, and risk factors for, caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV) infection in different breeds of goats in Jordan, sera from 1100 goats from three different geographical regions in Jordan were analyzed. Prevalence of antibodies to CAEV was determined using a competitive ELISA test. A semi-structured questionnaire was used to collect information on herd hea...

The mortality of kid's is serious problem in commercial goat farming Nepal. There are various factors which affect the growth rate and kids. One main rearing management during early age kids but more research focused on feeding treatment only. So an experiment was carried out to reveal effect brooding system for at National Goat Research Program, Bandipur, Tanahun Nepal from October 2020 Februa...

BACKGROUND:There is no comprehension data on anatomicalindices of Nigerian goats. OBJECTIVES: To show osteometricvalues of some cranial indices in Nigerian goats. METHODS:Sixty (60) goat skulls that were found around Makurdi, Kwande,Katsina-ala and the neighbouring Adamawa state of Nigeria,were studied by investigating the 30 craniometric values.RESULTS: The measured distance from the facial tu...

Abstract Background Local breeds retained unique genetic variability important for adaptive potential especially in light of challenges related to climate change. Our first objective was perform, the time, a genome-wide diversity characterization using Illumina GoatSNP50 BeadChip autochthonous Drežnica goat breed from Slovenia, and five one local neighboring Austria Italy, respectively. For opt...

Genetic diversity of three Iraqi local goat breeds (Black, Hybrid, and Meriz) was studied by using random amplified polymorphic DNA (RAPD) markers. Fifteen primers were used, they generated a total 259 amplification products, from which 142 bands polymorphic, revealing 55.29% polymorphism. It found that the mean value Nei’s gene (h) Shannon's ınformation index (I) 0.1778 0.2546, respectively. A...

The aim was to analyze variation in 12 Brazilian and Moroccan goat populations, and, through principal component analysis (PCA), check the importance of body measures and their indices as a means of distinguishing among individuals and populations. The biometric measurements were wither height (WH), brisket height (BH) and ear length (EL). Thorax depth (WH-BH) and the three indices, TD/WH, EL/T...

Agricultural sector accounts for about 1/3 of the Iranian GDP and 1/4 of the country workforce. More than 90% of the Iranian food requirements are produced in the country. Animal agriculture covers over 40% of the agricultural activities. More than 57% of the available animal units in the country are sheep and goats. Desertification, deforestation, water shortage, erosion, low efficiency and ou...