Goats which live in a wild herd in Northumberland and are a crucial link to ancient domesticated goats have been added to a watch list of rare breeds. The Cheviot goat, whose population centres on ...

A Pike County goat farmer with an approximately 100-acre farm in the head of a hollow in the northeastern Pike County ...

Goats were first domesticated about 10,000 years ago somewhere in Central Asia. Their wild ancestor, the gasang, is closely linked to today’s ibex. Goats are bred for their meat, milk, leather, and ...

But now, at least one breed becomes extinct each month, and 20 percent of the world’s cattle, goats, pigs, horses and poultry breeds are currently at risk of extinction, according to the United ...

Historians and economists, looking back, first claimed the disappearance of the woolly dog breed was the result of simple capitalist forces: The availability of cheap manufactured ...

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One such technique is artificial insemination, which enables farmers to breed their goats with superior genetics without the need for physical mating. This allows for the selection of specific ...