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| A '''goatherd''' ({{pron-en|ˈɡoʊt.hɜrd}}) or a '''goatherder''' is a person who herds ] as a vocational activity. Similar to a ] who catches fish for a living, the drover here herds goats. 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.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/Goat#Goats_in_agriculture</ref> | A '''goatherd''' ({{pron-en|ˈɡoʊt.hɜrd}}) or a '''goatherder''' is a person who herds ] as a vocational activity. Similar to a ] who catches fish for a living, the drover here herds goats. 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.<ref>http://en.wikipedia.org/Goat#Goats_in_agriculture</ref> Herding a goat is much harder than herding ].{{Fact|date=January 2009}} | ||
| ⚫ | Fictional goatherds include Peter from ] '']'', 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. The word capriculturist, which is derived from Latin, began to appear with some frequency in the late 1940s.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} | ||
| Herding a goat is much harder than herding ].{{Fact|date=January 2009}} | |||
| ⚫ | Fictional goatherds include Peter from ] '']'', 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. | ||
| The word capriculturist, which is derived from Latin, began to appear with more frequency in the late 1940s.{{Fact|date=February 2007}} | |||
| ==References== | ==References== | ||
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A goatherd (Template:Pron-en) or a goatherder is a person who herds goats as a vocational activity. Similar to a fisherman who catches fish for a living, the drover here herds goats. Goatherds are popular in countries 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. Herding a goat is much harder than herding sheep.
Fictional goatherds include Peter from Johanna Spyri's Heidi, and the song "The Lonely Goatherd" from The Sound of Music. Enid Blyton'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. The word capriculturist, which is derived from Latin, began to appear with some frequency in the late 1940s.
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