"Goat Science" ed. by Sándor Kukovics

Goat science covers quite a wide range and varieties of topics, from genetics and breeding, via nutrition, production systems, reproduction, milk and meat production, animal health and parasitism, etc., up to the effects of goat products on human health. In this book, several parts of them are presented.

Molecular genetics and genetic improvement of goats are the new approaches of goat development. Several factors affect the passage rate of digesta in goats, but for diet properties, goats are similar to other ruminants. Iodine deficiency in goats could be dangerous. Assisted reproduction techniques have similar importance in goats like in other ruminants. Milk and meat production traits of goats are almost equally important and have significant positive impacts on human health. Many factors affect the health of goats, heat stress being of increasing importance. Production systems could modify all of the abovementioned characteristics of goats.

Contents
1 Molecular Genetics and Genome Biology of Goats
2 The Development and Genetic Improvement of South African Goats
3 Rate of Passage of Digesta in Ruminants; Are Goats Different?
4 Iodine Deficiency in Goats
5 Reproduction in Goats
6 Recent Advances in Research on the Hormone INSL3 in Male Goats
7 Estrus Synchronization and Artificial Insemination in Goats
8 Proteomic Analysis of Goat Milk
9 Development of an In Vitro Goat Mammary Gland Model: Establishment, Characterization, and Applications of Primary Goat Mammary Cell Cultures
10 Nutritional and Health Profile of Goat Products: Focus on Health Benefits of Goat Milk
11 Bioactive Compounds in Goat Milk and Cheese: The Role of Feeding System and Breed
12 Carcass and Meat Quality in Goat
13 Parasitism in Goats: Husbandry Management, Range Management, Gut Immunity and Therapeutics
14 Complementary Medicine with High Dilutions Strengthen Conventional Therapies and Health
15 Characterisation of Goats' Response to Heat Stress: Tools to Improve Heat Tolerance
16 Goat System Productions: Advantages and Disadvantages to the Animal, Environment and Farmer
17 Goat Farming and Breeding in Jordan
18 The Goat Dairy Sector in Lebanon