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A goat wearing a packing harness Pack Goat in Southern Alberta, Canada Pack Goat. A pack goat is a goat used as a beast of burden, for packing cargo. Generally, large wether (castrated buck) goats are used for packing, though does may also be packed. [1] While does are generally smaller and therefore able to carry somewhat less cargo, [1] they ...
The Asmari is a large [1] breed of goat originating in the Kunar province of Afghanistan. [2] They are a general purpose breed, and are mainly used as pack animals and grown for their meat and milk. [3] They are well adapted to local conditions, making them an important livestock resource for local farmers. [4]
Goat breeds (especially dairy goats) are some of the oldest defined animal breeds for which breed standards and production records have been kept. Selective breeding of goats generally focuses on improving production of fiber, meat, dairy products or goatskin. Breeds are generally classified based on their primary use, though there are several ...
These goats are generally domesticated and are reared by nomadic communities called the Changpa in the Changthang regions of Ladakh, including the Kharnak, Rupshu, Demchok/Skakjung and the Pangong Lake regions. [6] The goats survive on grass in Ladakh, where temperatures plunge to as low as −20 °C (−4.00 °F). [7]
In 1994, China had an estimated population of 123 million goats and is the largest producer of cashmere down. Local breeds are dominant. In the past decades, breeding programs have been started to develop productive breeds. [2] The cashmere goat is a fiber goat along with the Pygora goat, Nigora goat, and the Angora goat.
The Nashville Zoo has grown its family of Nigerian dwarf goats by four sweet, furry members. On March 23, a pair of male goats were born to Luisa and on March 27 a second pair of males were born ...
The number of childfree women is at a record high: 48 percent of women between the ages of 18 and 44 don’t have kids, according to 2014 Census numbers. The Huffington Post and YouGov asked 124 women why they choose to be childfree.
A pack animal, also known as a sumpter animal or beast of burden, is a working animal used to transport goods or materials by carrying them, usually on its back. Domestic animals of many species are used in this way, among them alpacas, Bactrian camels, donkeys, dromedaries, gayal, goats, horses, llamas, mules, reindeer, water buffaloes and yaks.