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Goat farming involves the raising and breeding of domestic goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) as a branch of animal husbandry. People farm goats principally for their meat , milk , fibre and skins . Goat farming can be very suited to production alongside other livestock (such as sheep and cattle) on low-quality grazing land.
Animal Farm is a satirical allegorical novella, in the form of a beast fable, [1] by George Orwell, first published in England on 17 August 1945. [2] [3] It tells the story of a group of anthropomorphic farm animals who rebel against their human farmer, hoping to create a society where the animals can be equal, free, and happy.
Cover of Emily the Goat, the first book in the Blackberry Farm series. Blackberry Farm is a series of children's literature stories. They were written by Jane Pilgrim, and first published around 1950. The original books were illustrated in colour by F. Stocks May.
The book has been welcomed by critics. The book describes the Knepp Wildland rewilding project on an estate in Sussex that had been run as a farm. The poor land made farming difficult, and the farm was failing. In 2001 the project began; farming ceased, and gradually fallow deer, English Longhorn cattle, and Tamworth pigs were introduced to ...
Aadujeevitham (English: Goat Days [4] or The Goat Life) is a 2008 Malayalam-language novel by Indian author Benyamin. It is about an abused Malayali migrant worker employed in Saudi Arabia as a goatherd against his will. [5] [6] The novel is based on real-life events and was a best seller in Kerala. [7]
The goat or domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a species of goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (C. aegagrus) of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. It was one of the first animals to be domesticated, in Iran ...
Goats - farm animals of domestic goat (Capra hircus) species, small ruminants - are widespread throughout the world and are used in almost any natural and climatic conditions, even those where other productive animals cannot live.
A Beast the Color of Winter: The Mountain Goat Observed is a 1983 non-fiction book by American biologist and author Douglas H. Chadwick, published by Sierra Club Books. Chadwick describes his interactions with Rocky mountain goats and pleads for their preservation. The book received generally positive reviews for its accessible writing and ...