Luikart’s team obtained blood samples from 406 goats representing 88 domesticated breeds and from 14 wild goats, each of a different species. The animals came from Europe, Africa, and Asia.

A preference for moving goats long distances in ancient times makes sense (SN: 5/12/01, p. 294: Available to subscribers at Domesticated goats show unique gene mix).

The domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a familiar presence in the rural landscape of India and in many developing countries. The goat has played an important economic role in human communities from ...

Three new pygmy goats are now on display at the Lehigh Valley Zoo, they are seen on exhibit Sunday, July 30, 2023. Hobart, Odin and Oliver came to the zoo from Rose Bridge Farm & Sanctuary in ...

Domestic goats first appeared in the Fertile Crescent, in modern-day Iran and Turkey, around 10,000 years ago through domestication of the Bezoar wild goat. However, as this wild goat species is ...

“We know that domestic sheep and goats can transfer pneumonia to bighorn sheep.” He said physical contact between the domestic and wild animals isn’t necessary for transmittal of disease.

In dry southern Morocco, domesticated goats climb to the precarious tippy tops of native argan trees to find fresh forage. Local herders occasionally prune the bushy, thorny trees for easier ...

Goat Seems To Have Joined Elk Herd In Colorado December 19, 2018 / 7:29 PM MST / CBS Colorado LARIMER COUNTY, Colo. (CBS4) -- A domestic goat has been hanging out with a herd of elk west of Loveland.

Of the 118 Iberian wild goats analysed in this study, only eight specimens with genetic profiles similar to those of domestic goats were detected, indicating that they were hybrids of domestic and ...