The aim of B. Sc. Thesis was to present and analyse dairy goat production systems in different areas. The number of goats in the world is increasing and currently there are over one billion goats in the world. The largest population of dairy goats is in Asia, where goat milk consumption is also the highest. Goat milk production in Europe is the most market-oriented. Dairy goat production systems are very diverse. Traditional pastoralism is still one of the most common forms of goat rearing. In developing countries, goat rearing is very important for the middle and low-income households. Production systems in these countries are adapted to the demanding environmental and economic conditions. In Asia, Latin America and Africa, grazing predominates due to the extensive agriculture land. In Europe, goat milk production is predominant in the Mediterranean region because it is important from an environmental, economic and social point of view. Goat production played an important role in the time of the Roman Empire, when the Romans were the first to develop goat farming. The leading countries in goat milk production in Europe are Spain, France, Greece and Italy. Europe accounts for only 5.1% of the world's goat population, while producing 15.6% of all goat milk yields in the world. Goat production is also developed in New Zealand, where it started in the 1970s.
|
