Themes
GOAT PRODUCTION SYSTEMS
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History and evolution of goat production systems
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Goat production and management systems in the tropics and elsewhere
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Challenges and opportunities for the tropical goat production system
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Challenges and opportunities for the tropical goat production system
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Production systems for fibre and hide
GOAT GENETICS AND BREEDING
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Genetic resources: breeds, status, adaptability and conservation
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Genetic improvement in goat meat production
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Genetic improvement in goat milk production
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Goats in the era of genomics and phenomics
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Status of whole genomic selection in goat breeding
NUTRITION AND FEEDING STRATEGIES
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Goat feeding preferences
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Feed and fodder resources for feeding goats
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Technology, computation of ration and economics of feed and feed
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Nutrigenomics
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Emerging technologies for nutritional evaluation and precision feeding
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Novel tree fodder for goat production
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Agro-forestry and grazing management for goats
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Nutraceuticals and functional feeds for goats
DISEASE AND HEALTH MANAGEMENT
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Emerging diseases of goats in the tropics
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Epidemiology, prevalence, prediction and forecast of goat diseases
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Economics and evaluation of risk and loss due to goat diseases
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Helminth and parasite control in goats with special reference to anthelminthic resistance
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Ethnoveterinary practices in goat medicine
REPRODUCTION IN GOATS
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Assisted reproductive technology in goats
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Artificial insemination: status, scope and challenges
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Biotechnological aspects of goat production
UTILITY OF GOAT REARING: PRODUCTS, MARKETING AND EXTENSION
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Economics, value chain, demand and supply, marketing and export opportunities for goat production systems
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Composition, nutritional value, value addition and preferences for goat milk and milk products
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Composition, nutritional value, value addition and preferences for chevon and related meat products
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Technology transfer with special reference to goat production systems
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Expert systems in goat production
GOATS AND SUSTAINABLE DEVELOPMENT
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Socio-economic bearing of goat husbandry with special reference to the tropics
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Role of goats in climate change, greenhouse gas emission and global warming.
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Goats and forests: ecology, deforestation and effect of grazing
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Organic chevon production: status, feasibility and way forward
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Climate resilient goat production systems
MISCELLANEOUS THEMES
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Goat as a laboratory animal and welfare of goats
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Traditional knowledge on goats
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Government policies and legal considerations related to goats
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Artificial intelligence: smart goat farming
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Goat species in the wild
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Innovations in mechanization of goat husbandry