Meat Goat Production in the United States: Adoption of Technologies, Management Practices, and Production Systems

In the United States, meat goat production has increased as the demand for goat meat has expanded due to immigration from Central and South America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle-East. Mail survey data were collected from US meat goat farmers during the summer of 2012, to examine the current status o...

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Published in:Journal of the American Society of Farm Managers and Rural Appraisers 2016-01, p.116-129
Main Authors: Osti, Surendra, Gillespie, Jeffrey, Nyaupane, Narayan P., McMillin, Kenneth
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Agriculture
Animal husbandry
Breeding
Censuses
Crops
Farms
Goats
Industrial agriculture
Industrial production
Livestock farms
Livestock industries
Marketing
Meats
Noncitizens
Questionnaires
Sustainable agriculture
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Summary:In the United States, meat goat production has increased as the demand for goat meat has expanded due to immigration from Central and South America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle-East. Mail survey data were collected from US meat goat farmers during the summer of 2012, to examine the current status of US meat goat farms. Results obtained from the survey provide a snapshot into meat goat farmers’ adoption of technology, management practices, and production systems in the United States.
ISSN:0003-116X