THE Saanen dairy goat originated in the Saanen Valley of Switzerland, south of Canton, Berne. During 1898 the Cape agricultural department imported three Saanen rams and twelve ewes, from Switzerland.

•The chairman of the goat farmers in Homa Bay Joash Okoko said members had lacked male goats to help in breeding offspring after launching the project some months ago. •Esther Omollo, a farmer, tipped ...

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PESHAWAR: In a bid to boost the production of milk and meat in the province, the livestock department of the Khyber-Pakhtunkhwa has decided to import 150 Saanen goats by November. “Saanen breed ...

The state’s animal husbandry and dairy development minister Sunil Kedar is bullish on Saanen — an alpine breed of goat. At the same time, it is cheaper to maintain a goat as against a cow or buffalo.

Adrienne Kruzer, BS, RVT, LVT, has worked with a variety of animals for over 15 years, including birds of prey, reptiles, and small mammals. Alpine goats originated in the Swiss Alps but were bred to ...