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Willow from Goats
Willow (Salix spp.) trees, found worldwide, contain secondary metabolites that are valuable as dietary supplements for animal feed and as antiparasitic compounds. We quantified secondary metabolites (phenolics, flavonoids, and salicylic acid) in ethanolic extracts from leaves and branches of three Salix acmophylla Boiss. genotypes and investigated their potential to inhibit Eimeria sp. sporulation, a major concern in ruminants. The total phenolic content of willow leaves and branches was similar in two of three different genotypes. The total flavonoid content of the branches was significantly higher than that of leaves of the same genotype; however, the salicylic acid content was significantly higher in leaves than in branches. Importantly, all extracts exhibited significant inhibition of Eimeria sporulation, where over 70% inhibition was obtained at concentrations as low as 750 mgL[sup.−1]. The sporulation inhibition by branch or leaf extracts exceeded 80% for leaves and 90% for branches at concentrations above 1250 mgL[sup.−1]. The study highlights the potential of using Salix extracts as bioactive compounds for biological control of coccidiosis in ruminants. We conclude that all parts and all investigated genotypes of S. acmophylla can provide secondary metabolites that act as a coccidiostat to treat Eimeria in goats.
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Raising goats naturally : the complete guide to milk, meat, and more
\"Incorporating dairy goats into a diversified homestead can be key to greater self-sufficiency. Responding to questions and concerns from readers from all over North America and beyond, this fully revised and expanded edition will help readers raise goats to produce milk, cheese, meat, and more, without relying on drugs or the factory farm model.\"-- Provided by publisher.
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Attitudes and Beliefs as Predictors of Psi Effects in a Pseudo-Gambling Task/ Actitudes y Creencias como Predictores de Efectos Psi en una Tarea de Pseudo-Juego/ Attitudes et croyances en tant que predicteurs d'effets psi dans une pseudo-tache de jeu de hasard/ Einstellungen und Uberzeugungen als Pradiktoren fur Psi-Effekte in einer Pseudo Glucksspielaufgabe
Believers in psi (sheep) will use psi to hit a target, but as far as non-believers (goats) are concerned, the conventional understanding is that they will inadvertently use psi to avoid the target. In other words, goats do not tend to psi hit; they tend only to score at chance or occasionally psi miss, and since the sheep-goat effect is sufficiently demonstrated when sheep score significantly higher than goats, little thought is given to the fact that goats are never specifically asked to psi miss. The present study looks at the sheep-goat effect in the context of compliance (from sheep) and noncompliance (from goats). The psi task is five trials at guessing the Ace of Spades playing card while avoiding Ace of Clubs. We administered tests of paranormal belief, belief in luck, and attitudes towards gambling to determine correlates of psi performance. All the gambling attitude scales inter-correlated significantly as did most luck scales. For the whole sample (N = 120), effect sizes were at chance for spade-hitting and club-hitting as was the case for sheep and goats. Sheep and goats did not score differently from each other on either psi measure, and none of the scales correlated significantly with the two psi measures. The spade-hitting/ club-hitting correlation was negative and significant thus replicating the effect reported by Storm and Thalbourne (2005b). This correlation suggests that if participants successfully targeted Ace of Spades they tended to avoid Ace of Clubs (and vice versa), but more is implied--participants could still avoid noncompliance (if they were sheep) or compliance (if they were goats) by displacing to King cards. Also, belief in psi and luck, and attitudes toward gambling (whether positive or negative) do not appear to influence gambling success.
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Pygmy goat
Explains why pygmy goats are unusual pets, but they are smart, social, and fun to own.
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Artisanal Goat ICoalho/I Cheese with Cachaça as Flavoring Agent
Cachaça is a traditional Brazilian drink that has the potential to offer a new sensory and technological strategy for artisanal cheesemaking, particularly for small-scale producers and family farming. This study aimed to investigate the effects of cachaça immersion on the physicochemical, microbiological, color, texture, and sensory parameters of artisanal goat coalho cheeses using three different varieties of cachaça immersion. The results showed that cachaça immersion did not affect the cheese's proximate composition or starter culture viability, indicating its suitability as a new method for artisanal cheese production. Additionally, gold cachaça aged in oak casks was the most effective variety for sensory acceptance and purchase intention, suggesting that it may be a valuable strategy for small-scale producers to add value and encourage the consumption of artisanal goat coalho cheeses without compromising their quality. Thus, this study provides important insights for small-scale producers and family farming to enhance their product offerings and increase their competitiveness in the market.
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Goat : cooking and eating
\"Utterly delicious cooked fast and lean, or slow-cooked in curries, stews, braises and roasts, from kebabs to stir-fries, goat is a healthy and sustainable meat. But why has traditional Western cooking neglected this wonderful ingredient for so long? And why we should be eating more of it? Featuring more than 90 dishes by Cabrito founder James Whetlor, plus a foreword by Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall, and guest recipes from world-renowned chefs including Yotam Ottolenghi, Neil Rankin, Gill Meller and Jeremy Lee, Goat is both ground-breaking and fascinating. Essential reading for anyone with even a passing interest in food and the way we eat today, and set to be the definitive guide on the subject for years to come, Goat is a genre-defining book\"--Back cover.
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MOUNTAIN GOAT , WASHINGTON
The powerful volcanic eruption of Mount St. Helens in 1980 is commonly reported to have killed large numbers of wildlife species, including near-extirpation of the local Mountain Goat (Oreamnos americanus) population. In the decade after 2000 we increasingly received reports of goat sightings around Mount St. Helens, including nannies with kids in 2007. By 2011, we estimated 15 to 25 goats were present on the landscape. In 2014, we initiated 2 lines of research. The first was a review of historic records to document pre-eruption goat populations. The second was the establishment of an annual minimum population-size survey using simple ground-count methods. In 2015, we revised our methods, and our results between 2015 and 2020 show a general growth trend of minimum population size from 152 goats in 2015 to 200 in 2020, with a peak of 240 goats observed in 2019. In 2017 and 2020, we paired ground counts with aerial surveys (with sighting correction) to better estimate population size, and observed 246 goats (245.9, 90'/r CI = 232.3-260.4) in 2017 and 252 (251.7, 90% CI = 233.2-270.1) in 2020. Our 2020 aerial estimate of 252 goats is a population 5 times (and possibly 10 times) the size of the 20-50 Mountain Goats we speculate were present in the same landscape prior to the 1980 eruption landscape, and reveals a substantial local recovery of the species.
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Current status of global dairy goat production: an overview
The global goat population continues to grow and is now over one billion. The number of goats raised primarily for milk production is also growing, due to expanding demand. Most of the world dairy goat production and consumption is in Asia, but a global view of the dairy goat sector reveals important lessons about building successful modern dairy goat industries. The most organized market for goat milk is found in Europe, especially in France. The European goat sector is specialized for milk production, mostly for industrial cheesemaking, while also supporting traditional on-farm manufacturing. Government involvement is significant in sanitary regulation, research, extension, support for local producer organizations, and markets, and ensures safety and quality. Nonetheless, producers are still vulnerable to market fluctuations. New dairy goat industries are developing in countries without a long goat milk tradition, such as China, the United States, and New Zealand, due to rising consumer demand, strong prices, and climate change. The mix of policies, management and markets varies widely, but regardless of the country, the dairy goat sector thrives when producers have access to markets, and the tools and skills to sustainably manage their livestock and natural resources. These are most readily achieved through strong and inclusive producer organizations, access to technical services, and policies that enable the poor and marginalized groups to benefit from increasing demand.
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