The role of goat production in smallholder systems in Lao PDR: implications for improving productivity and scaling up production

E Liehr, J Millar, S Walkden-Brown… - Animal Production …, 2024 - CSIRO Publishing
Context Rising demand from Vietnam for Lao goat meat has triggered a rapid increase in
goat numbers in Lao Peoples Democratic Republic (Lao PDR). Despite the increased …

Genetic diversity, population structure and origin of the native goats in Central Laos

SV Le, S de las Heras‐Saldana… - Journal of Animal …, 2024 - Wiley Online Library
Maintaining genetic diversity and variation in livestock populations is critical for natural and
artificial selection promoting genetic improvement while avoiding problems due to …