Goats of the World
Contents: Preface. 1. Introduction. 2. Alpines. 3. Altai mountain goat. 4. Anglo-Nubian. 5. Angora. 6. Appenzell. 7. Arapawa Island goat. 8. Australian Feral goat. 9. Bagot. 10. Barbari. 11. Beetal. 12. Begal. 13. Bionda dell\'Adamello. 14. Boer. 15. Booted Goat. 16. Brown shorthair goat. 17. Danish Landrace. 18. Don Goat. 19. Ganjam Goat. 20. Gohilwadi goat. 21. Goinge goat. 22. Golden guernsey. 23. Grison striped goat. 24. Jamnapari goat. 25. Jhakrana goat. 26. Jining grey. 27. Kiko Goat. 28. Kinder goat. 29. Kutchi goat. 30. LaMancha. 31. Marwari Goat. 32. Malawi Goat. 33. Mehsana Goat. 34. Murcia-Granada. 35. Mytonic Goat. 36. Nigerain Dwarf. 37. Oberhasil Goat. 38. Peacock Goat. 39. Pygmy Goat. 40. Pygoras. 41. Russian white goat. 42. Saanen. 43. Sahelian. 44. San clemente Island goat. 45. Sirohi goat. 46. Spanish goat. 47. Tauernsheck. 48. Toggenburg. 49. Uzbek black. 50. Valais Blackneck. 51. Zhongwei goat. 52. Biology of goat. 53. Dairy goat production. 54. Meat goat production. 55. Commercial goat farming. 56. Diseases of goats: prevention and control. Bibliography. Index.
"Approximately 400 million goats exist throughout the world, most of them in India, China, Turkey, Ethiopia, Iran and Brazil, and more than 200 breeds are recognised.
The present text aims to acquaint those involved in animal husbandry with the goats of the world, guiding them on the various breeds and their use. Taking into account both their local and commercial utility, this is a handbook which enables readers, do not just recognise various goat breeds, but also there values, domestication process, management and the like. In addition, space has been devoted to an understanding of breeding techniques for increasing the quality and quantity of goat livestock numbers, and how the process is projecting future trends for goat management." (jacket)
