Exploring the health benefits and functional properties of goat milk proteins

QH ALKaisy, JS Al‐Saadi, AKJ Al‐Rikabi… - Food science & …, 2023 - Wiley Online Library
Goat milk proteins are unique in their nutritional and functional properties and have become
increasingly popular in recent years. A variety of methods have been studied for extracting …

[HTML][HTML] Sustainable sheep production and consumer preference trends: Compatibilities, contradictions, and unresolved dilemmas

F Montossi, M Font-i-Furnols, M Del Campo… - Meat science, 2013 - Elsevier
There are increasing concerns of society towards the consumption of animal products which
have been produced and transformed in a sustainable manner. This trend influences …

Heat stress and goat welfare: Adaptation and production considerations

V Sejian, MV Silpa, MR Reshma Nair, C Devaraj… - Animals, 2021 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary This review attempts to provide information on the various impacts of heat
stress on the production and welfare variables of goats. Goats are predominantly distributed …

Determinants of adaptation choices to climate change by sheep and goat farmers in Northern Ethiopia: the case of Southern and Central Tigray, Ethiopia

FB Feleke, M Berhe, G Gebru, D Hoag - SpringerPlus, 2016 - Springer
The livestock sector serves as a foremost source of revenue for rural people, particularly in
many develo** countries. Among the livestock species, sheep and goats are the main …

The importance of social behaviour for goat welfare in livestock farming

GC Miranda-de la Lama, S Mattiello - Small Ruminant Research, 2010 - Elsevier
The domestic goat is a sociable, inquisitive, and intelligent species, which has been used for
its meat, milk, skin, and fur since it was first domesticated ca. 10,000 years ago. Although it …

Sensing solutions for improving the performance, health and wellbeing of small ruminants

G Caja, A Castro-Costa, AAK Salama… - Journal of Dairy …, 2020 - cambridge.org
Diversity of production systems and specific socio-economic barriers are key reasons
explaining why the implementation of new technologies in small ruminants, despite being …

On-farm Qualitative Behaviour Assessment of dairy goats in different housing conditions

L Grosso, M Battini, F Wemelsfelder, S Barbieri… - Applied Animal …, 2016 - Elsevier
This study reports the results of the first investigation on the use of Qualitative Behaviour
Assessment (QBA) in dairy goats, using a fixed-list of descriptors specifically developed for …

Understanding natural behavior to improve dairy goat (Capra hircus) management systems

G Zobel, HW Neave, J Webster - Translational animal science, 2019 - academic.oup.com
Public interest is stimulating farming industries to improve animal welfare in production
systems. Indoor housing of ruminants has received scrutiny because of perceived …

Management options to reduce the environmental impact of dairy goat milk production

M Zucali, D Lovarelli, S Celozzi, J Bacenetti… - Livestock Science, 2020 - Elsevier
Although numbers are still low compared to cattle rearing, intensive dairy goat farms have
been widely spreading in the Italian livestock systems. Since goats are quite rustic, they can …

Water stress in sheep raised under arid conditions

M Chedid, LS Jaber, S Giger-Reverdin… - Canadian Journal of …, 2014 - cdnsciencepub.com
Chedid, M., Jaber, LS, Giger-Reverdin, S., Duvaux-Ponter, C. and Hamadeh, SK 2014.
Review: Water stress in sheep raised under arid conditions. Can. J. Anim. Sci. 94: 243–257 …