Goat Production | List of Frontiers open access articles

Original Research

Published on 06 Feb 2026

The optimal dietary crude protein level improves goat production performance by enhancing the body’s antioxidant function and energy metabolism

in Microorganisms in Vertebrate Digestive Systems

Chunhui Wang
Caixia Zhang
Ali Mujtaba Shah
Zhisheng Wang
Shixiu Qiu
Zhenying Xu
Bai Xue
Lizhi Wang
Rui Hu
Huawei Zou

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2026.1734810

1,093 views

Original Research

Published on 26 Jun 2024

Modeling the economic performance of small ruminant pastoralist flocks and financial impact of changes in reproductive performance and mortalities in Kajiado county, Kenya

in Agricultural and Food Economics

Jean-Christophe Arnold
Joshua Onono
Cristina Ballesteros
Gabriel Aboge
Pablo Alarcon

Frontiers in Sustainable Food Systems

doi 10.3389/fsufs.2024.1406864

2,429 views

Original Research

Published on 02 Mar 2015

High-grain feeding causes strong shifts in ruminal epithelial bacterial community and expression of Toll-like receptor genes in goats

in Microbial Immunology

Jun-hua Liu
Gao-rui Bian
Wei-yun Zhu
Sheng-yong Mao

Frontiers in Microbiology

doi 10.3389/fmicb.2015.00167

11,286 views
109 citations

Policy and Practice Reviews

Published on 29 Aug 2023

The African Goat Improvement Network: a scientific group empowering smallholder farmers

in Livestock Genomics

Curtis P. Van Tassell
Benjamin D. Rosen
M. Jennifer Woodward-Greene
Jeffrey T. Silverstein
Heather J. Huson
Johann Sölkner
Paul Boettcher
Max F. Rothschild
Gábor Mészáros
Helen N. Nakimbugwe

Frontiers in Genetics

doi 10.3389/fgene.2023.1183240

7,553 views
7 citations

Original Research

Published on 23 Nov 2022

Genome-wide association study reveals novel candidate genes for litter size in Markhoz goats

in Livestock Genomics

Peyman Mahmoudi
Amir Rashidi
Anahit Nazari-Ghadikolaei
Jalal Rostamzadeh
Mohammad Razmkabir
Heather Jay Huson

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2022.1045589

4,179 views
14 citations

Review

Accepted on 25 Feb 2026

Challenges and Opportunities of Goat Breeding Practices in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

in Animal Breeding and Genetics

Asep Setiaji
Hameed Akande Bashiru
Dela Ayu Lestari
Fatmawati Mustofa

Frontiers in Animal Science

Original Research

Published on 26 Jan 2026

Farmer perceptions on goat kids pre-weaning mortality in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa

in Animal Physiology and Management

Moeketsi Segakoeng
Bohani Mtileni
Takalani Mpofu
Ayanda Mchunu
Ongeziwe Bixa
Simphiwe Nini
Tlou Matelele
Khanyisile Hadebe

Frontiers in Animal Science

doi 10.3389/fanim.2025.1729041

553 views

Original Research

Published on 17 Feb 2026

Hormone guided estrus synchronization using progesterone sponge and PMSG in goats: a cost-effective optimization strategy

in Animal Reproduction - Theriogenology

Congliang Wang
Xiaoyu Liu
Shutao Shang
Zhihao Wang
Xiayu Yun
Jinwang Liu
Xiaomin Du
Junjun Zhai
Fenghong Wang
Meixia Wang

Frontiers in Veterinary Science

doi 10.3389/fvets.2026.1743340

317 views

Articles

The optimal dietary crude protein level improves goat production performance by enhancing the body’s antioxidant function and energy metabolism

Modeling the economic performance of small ruminant pastoralist flocks and financial impact of changes in reproductive performance and mortalities in Kajiado county, Kenya

High-grain feeding causes strong shifts in ruminal epithelial bacterial community and expression of Toll-like receptor genes in goats

The African Goat Improvement Network: a scientific group empowering smallholder farmers

Genome-wide association study reveals novel candidate genes for litter size in Markhoz goats

Challenges and Opportunities of Goat Breeding Practices in Low-and Middle-Income Countries

Farmer perceptions on goat kids pre-weaning mortality in KwaZulu-Natal and Eastern Cape Provinces of South Africa

Hormone guided estrus synchronization using progesterone sponge and PMSG in goats: a cost-effective optimization strategy