The Syrian Jabali goat and its production system

cg.contactwurzinger.maria@boku.ac.aten_US
cg.contributor.centerInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.centerUniversity of Natural Resources and LIfe Science - BOKUen_US
cg.contributor.funderInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.contributor.projectCommunication and Documentation Information Services (CODIS)en_US
cg.contributor.project-lead-instituteInternational Center for Agricultural Research in the Dry Areas - ICARDAen_US
cg.coverage.countrySYen_US
cg.coverage.regionWestern Asiaen_US
cg.creator.idHilali, Muhi El-Dine: 0000-0002-8945-9613en_US
cg.date.embargo-end-dateTimelessen_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.jaridenv.2007.07.006en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn0140-1963en_US
cg.issue4en_US
cg.journalJournal Of Arid Environmentsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoatsen_US
cg.subject.agrovocsyriaen_US
cg.subject.agrovocgoatsen_US
cg.volume72en_US
dc.contributorIniguez, Luisen_US
dc.contributorZaklouta, Monikaen_US
dc.contributorHilali, Muhi El-Dineen_US
dc.contributorSölkner, Johannen_US
dc.creatorWurzinger, Mariaen_US
dc.date.accessioned2021-05-07T17:28:27Z
dc.date.available2021-05-07T17:28:27Z
dc.description.abstractThe Jabali mountain goats inhabit the extremly unfriendly and harsh environment of western Syria, where they are kept by different ethnic groups, namely, the Alawits, Druses and Bedouins. The Jabali goat is a black goat, with dropping cars and a curved head; both sexes have horns. A survey was conducted in two different sites, namely, Al-Ghab in Hama district and in As-Sweida district. Forty-three household interviews were carried out to document the current production system. The system can be characterised as a low-input, mixed crop-livestock system. Goat keeping is only of minor importance to the household income compared to crop production or off-farm activities, but provide food in the form of milk, dairy products and meat for the family. Animals are kept on natural pasture most of the year; feed is only supplemented during winter. Farmers emphasise milk production. Milk products like ghee, Shinglish or Jameed are produced for home consumption and for sale. Major constraints mentioned by farmers are government policies for the conservation of forests, feed shortage and limited access to markets because of bad infrastructure and low market prices for their products. The fact that young people migrate to urban areas or work off-farm is seen as potential problem in the near future. (c) 2007 Elsevier Ltd. All rights reserved.en_US
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dc.identifier.citationMaria Wurzinger, Luis Iniguez, Monika Zaklouta, Muhi El-Dine Hilali, Johann Sölkner. (23/8/2007). The Syrian Jabali goat and its production system. Journal of Arid Environments, 72 (4), pp. 384-391.en_US
dc.identifier.statusTimeless limited accessen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11766/13085
dc.languageenen_US
dc.publisherElsevier (12 months)en_US
dc.sourceJournal Of Arid Environments;72,(2007) Pagination 384-391en_US
dc.subjectsystem analysisen_US
dc.subjectphenotypic descriptionen_US
dc.subjectmixed crop-livestock systemen_US
dc.titleThe Syrian Jabali goat and its production systemen_US
dc.typeJournal Articleen_US
dcterms.available2007-08-23en_US
dcterms.extent384-391en_US
mel.impact-factor1.830en_US

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