This book explores the current trends and challenges of sustainable goat meat and milk
production in different global contexts providing valuable insights into this industry in
adverse environments like mountain semiarid and arid regions. It also includes contributions
from international experts discussing goat reproduction genetic diversity and improvement as
well topics such as animal health welfare socioeconomic aspects and many other issues
regarding the environmentally friendly and economically viable exploitation of goats.This is a
highly informative book providing scientific insight for readers with an interest in
sustainable agriculture and socio-economic aspects as well as goat breed conservation genetic
diversity and veterinary care. These subjects are complemented in a second volume providing a
detailed description of more than 40 indigenous goat breeds and several ecotypes found in Asia
Africa Europe and America.
