Sustainable Goat Production in Adverse Environments: Volume II

1. Introductory Chapter: Goats in Arid and Mountain Areas
Juan Capote

Part I. Asia

2. 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, Vijai P. Maurya, Raghavendra Bhatta

3. Barbari Goats: Current Status
Pramila Umaraw, Akhilesh K. Verma, Pavan Kumar

4. Chinese Indigenous Goat Breeds
Yao-jing Yue, Bo-hui Yang, Yong-jun Li, Wei Zhang, Hong-pin Zhang, Jian-min Wang, Qiong-hua Hong

5. Rearing and Breeding Damani Goats in Pakistan
Masroor E. Babar, Tanveer Hussain

Part II. Africa

6. Adaptation of Local Meat Goat Breeds to South African Ecosystems
Carina Visser

7. West African Goat Breeds
Diakaridia Traoré

8. Nigerian West African Dwarf Goats
Saidu O. Oseni, Abdulmojeed Yakubu, Adenike R. Aworetan

Part III. Europe and America

9. Turkish Hair Goat, the Main Pillar of Goat Population in Turkey
Özkan Elmaz, Mustafa Saatcı

10. Honamlı, Newly Registered Special Goat Breed of Turkey
Mustafa Saatcı, Özkan Elmaz

11. The Garganica and Girgentana Goat Breeds Reared in Different Regions of Italy
Davide Marzo, Anna C. Jambrenghi, Francesco Nicastro

12. The Jonica and Maltese Goat Breeds Reared in Different Regions of Italy
Davide Marzo, Francesco Nicastro

13. The Sarda Goat, a Resource for the Extensive Exploitation in the Mediterranean Environment
Michele Pazzola, Maria Luisa Dettori, Giuseppe Massimo Vacca

14. The Girgentana Goat Breed: A Zootechnical Overview on Genetics, Nutrition and Dairy Production Aspects
Salvatore Mastrangelo, Adriana Bonanno

15. 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, María Amparo Martínez, Francisco Javier Navas, José Manuel León

16. The Canary Islands’ Goat Breeds (Majorera, Tinerfeña, and Palmera): An Example of Adaptation to Harsh Conditions
Noemí Castro, Anastasio Argüello, Juan Capote

17. Reproductive and Milk Production Profiles in Serrana Goats
João Simões, Amy Bauer

18. Current Status of Goat Farming in the Czech Republic
Zuzana Sztankoova, Jana Rychtarova

19. Current Situation and Outlook of Several Local Goat Breeds in the Semi-arid Regions of Brazil
Maria N. Ribeiro, Francisco F. Ramos Carvalho, Roberto G. Costa, Edgard C. Pimenta Filho, Janaina K. G. Arandas, Henrique S. Sérvio

Keywords: Life Sciences, Agriculture, Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science, Vertebrates, Animal Physiology, Biodiversity