Recognizing that shift, CFAES began developing its show goat program in 2015, initially with 10 to 15 does housed on Ohio ...

During the six-month fire season, the McGrews' hardworking goats can be found lunching in various locations across California. iStockphoto The new kids on the block were at dinner, several hundred of ...

Goat milk has been used for centuries to soothe and nourish skin—but now science is catching up to explain why it works so well. In this episode, Deborah Niemann is joined by Dr. Brent Ridge, ...

Goats are a nontoxic, easily transportable tool for removing invasive species like glossy buckthorn. × Goats may very well be the greatest of all time—GOATs, literally and figuratively!—when it comes ...

Kevin White has placed his hands on the long, white fur of more than 400 Alaska mountain goats during the past 20 years. His diligence in studying this Ice Age wanderer of high, steep, country has led ...

Proper nutrition during pregnancy is essential for keeping both does and kids healthy — but more isn’t always better! In this short, science-based episode, Deborah Niemann explains how to balance feed ...

Mountain goats are high-elevation daredevils, learning to balance upon the steepest of rocky edifices soon after they are born. Nannies lead their kids up gnarly slopes, seeking places that predators ...

The scientific name of the goat is Capra hircus. Explore goat taxonomy, different types of goats, and goat vs sheep.

If you take a stroll through a Pittsburgh city park, you might come across Hobo the donkey and his crew of 12 goats scrambling up an embankment or chowing down on poison ivy. Keep your dog on a leash, ...

WASHINGTON — A herd of 40 goats is hard at work gobbling a nearly impenetrable thicket of invasive vines and weeds at the Rock Creek Park Golf Course in an experiment to see if the animals can be a ...

Scientists generally study animals to learn more about people. Goats, for example, live under a simple social system that may contain clues to the complexities of human society. In the current issue ...