The first goats were domesticated about 10,000 years ago and that strain was disseminated all around the world, according to a new DNA study by French and Swiss researchers.

Researchers’ analysis of the goat’s DNA revealed the animals were fairly close to the genetic origin of the domestic herds, suggesting they were closely related to the first goats recruited for ...

In a collaborative study published online today in Nature Biotechnology, researchers from Kunming Institute of Zoology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, BGI, and other institutes, have completed the first ...

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.

Jeff Swanty / Courtesy photo A goat hangs out with elk in a neighborhood near the Devil’s Backbone west of Loveland in this photo taken recently by a resident. By Pamela Johnson | johnsonp ...

Hunting elk with a trio of domestic goats, though, is an acquired taste. This goat was one of the animals that had to be relocated because of flood waters.

Sports Outdoors Domestic sheep and goats prohibited in select areas of WDFW-managed lands per new rule Wed., Jan. 11, 2023 The Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife is dedicated to preserving ...

A baby goat in Minnesota tested positive for highly pathogenic avian influenza, or bird flu, marking the first time the virus has been found in a domestic ruminant in the U.S.

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 ...