Simple Summary Today, globally, there is a need for animal protein products. Goats are a
viable option as they can transform feed to high-quality foods. In Mexico, information on goat …

The stocking density (animal/area, SD) is one of the significant factors that influence the
welfare and performance of animals. However, there are discrepancies in the recommended …

Dairy animals are subjected to a number of potential stressors throughout their lives,
including daily interactions with humans. The quality of these interactions may have direct …

Background Capra hircus is an important economic livestock animal, and therefore, it is
necessary to discover transcriptome information about their reproductive performance. In …

Measurement of the cortisol concentration in hair has been used as an index of chronic
stress in several species including humans, wildlife and domestic animals. However, how …

Very little is known about the spacing behaviour in social groups of domestic goats (Capra
hircus) in the farm environment. In this experiment, we studied interindividual distances …

Feeding the World while ensuring food security and biodiversity conservation is one of the
sustainable development challenges. Integrating farming systems holds great promise for …

Australia is the largest exporter of livestock in the world, exporting nearly 0.62 million cattle
and 2.28 million sheep in 2012. 1 Ninety-nine percent of the sheep were exported to Middle …

Prenatal stress (stress experienced by a pregnant mother) and its effects on offspring have
been comprehensively studied but relatively little research has been done on how prenatal …

A common prenatal stressor in lambs is early maternal separation, which may be
aggravated by spatial restriction of ewes during pregnancy. They may influence lambs' …