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A '''goatherd''' or '''goatherder''' is a person who ] ]s as a vocational activity. It is similar to a ] who herds sheep. Goatherds are popular in countries where goat populations are significant; for instance, in ] and ]. Goats are typically bred as dairy or meat animals, with some breeds being shorn for wool (see ]). The word ''capriculturist'', which is derived from Latin, began to appear with some frequency in the late 1940s.{{Citation needed|date=February 2007}} A '''goatherd''' or '''goatherder''' is a person who ] ]s as a vocational activity. It is similar to a ] who herds sheep. Goatherds are most commonly found in regions where goat populations are significant; for instance, in ] and ]. Goats are typically bred as dairy or meat animals, with some breeds being ] for wool. The top six goat industry groups in the United States include: meat (includes show), dairy (includes show, pygmy and Nigerian dwarf), fiber or hair (angora, cashmere), 4-H, industrial (weed control, hiking/pack), and biotech (see ]).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Breeds of Livestock - Goat Breeds — Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science|url = http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/goats/|website = www.ansi.okstate.edu|access-date = 2015-10-18}}</ref>


Companies using goats to control and eradicate ], ], and other toxic weeds have sprouted across the ].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/3251/40/|title=American Pastoral|date=Sep–Oct 2012|publisher=Brown Alumni Monthly}}</ref>
Fictional goatherds include Peter from ]'s '']'', and the song "]" from '']''. ]'s novel ''The Secret of Killimooin'', set in the fictional but probably eastern European country of Baronia, features a blind goatherd called Beowald, who is so in tune with his environment that he can roam the mountains using his other senses, apparently unhindered by his lack of sight.


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Vocational activity
Herding goats in the Apennine Mountains

A goatherd or goatherder is a person who herds goats as a vocational activity. It is similar to a shepherd who herds sheep. Goatherds are most commonly found in regions where goat populations are significant; for instance, in Africa and South Asia. Goats are typically bred as dairy or meat animals, with some breeds being shorn for wool. The top six goat industry groups in the United States include: meat (includes show), dairy (includes show, pygmy and Nigerian dwarf), fiber or hair (angora, cashmere), 4-H, industrial (weed control, hiking/pack), and biotech (see Goats in agriculture).

Companies using goats to control and eradicate leafy spurge, knapweed, and other toxic weeds have sprouted across the American West.

References

  1. "Breeds of Livestock - Goat Breeds — Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science". www.ansi.okstate.edu. Retrieved 2015-10-18.
  2. "American Pastoral". Brown Alumni Monthly. Sep–Oct 2012.
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