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XI International Conference on Goats

Gran Canaria, Spain 2012

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COMMITTEESHONORIFIC COMMITEE

PresidentS.M. La Reina

MembersExcmo. Sr. Presidente del Gobierno de Canarias

Excmo. Sr. Ministro de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio AmbienteExcmo. Sr. Consejero de Agricultura, Ganadería, Pesca y Aguas

Excmo. Sr. Presidente del Cabildo de Gran CanariaExcmo. Sr. Alcalde de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria

Ilmo. Sr. Director General de Producciones y Mercados AgrariosIlmo. Sr. Director del INIA

Magfco. Sr. Rector de la Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran CanariaIlma. Sra. Presidenta del ICCA

Ilmo. Sr. Sub-Director General de Medios de Producción Ganaderos

SCIENTIFIC COMMITTEE

PresidentMorand-Fehr, P.

SecretaryCastro, N.Members

Aboul-Naga, A.Argüello, A.

Ben Salem, H.Boutonnet, J.P.Boyazoglu, J.

Caja, G.Capote, J.

Devendra, C.Donkin, N.Ftenakis, G.Goetsch, A.

Galal, S.Hoste, H.

Landau, S.Y.Leboeuf, B.

Mahgoub, O.G.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

Caja, G.Castell, J.

Celi, I.Chentouf, M.Delgado, J.V.Delgado, M.Fernández, C.Fresno, M.R.Gómez, E.

González-Casquet, O.Guzmán, J.L.

Mata, J.Mena, Y.

Mendizábal, J.A.Pleguezuelos, J.

Ribeiro, M.N.Salama, A.Sayadi, S.

Teixeira, A.Zarazaga, L.

EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE

Álvarez, S.Andrada, M.Argüello, A.Batista, M.Bermejo, L.Briggs, H.

Camacho, E.Capote, J.Castro, N.

González, J.F.Gutiérrez, C.

Hernández, A.Hernández, J.

Hernández-Castellano, L.E.Mendoza, V.

Morales-de la Nuez, A.Rivero, M.A.

Suárez-Trujillo, A.Torres, A.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS

Committees............................................................................................................1

General Meeting Information........................................................................3

Presentation Information................................................................................6

Schedule Events..................................................................................................8

Exhibit Directory...............................................................................................11

Scientific Sessions............................................................................................12

Program in a Glance........................................................................................53

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GENERAL MEETING INFORMATION

VENUE ADDRESSHotel Sercotel Cristina Las Palmas - Gomera 6, 35008, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas, Spain.

OFFICIAL LANGUAGEThe official working language of the meeting is English. Sessions and Working Groups will not be translated.

HEALTH AND INSURANCEParticipants are requested to arrange their own health, travel and property insurance. The Organising Committee not accept any liability for personal inju-ries, loss or damages of property.

CURRENCY AND MONEY EXCHANGEThe official currency in Spain is Euro. Currency can be exchange at the airport or at the banks. All major Credit Cards, such as Master-Card, Visa, American Express are accepted in most hotels, restaurants and shops.

ELECTRICITY SUPPLYSpain’s electrical system is 230 V, 50 Hz and the outlets are of two-round pin tipe (tipes C or F).

IMPORTANT PHONE NUMBERSLa Caja Tours...................................................................................(+34) 928 390 093Hotel Sercotel Cristina Las Palmas..........................................(+34) 928 268 050Turist Information.........................................................................(+34) 928 446 824Emergency.....................................................................................................................112

BADGES AND IDENTIFICATIONUpon registration, each participant will receive a name badge to be worn at all times during the Conference activities and social events.

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REGISTRATION DESKThe Registration Desk will be open for ICG participants on the following days and times:

Sunday 23rd September 3:00 pm - 8:00 pmMonday 24th September 8:00 am - 1:30 pm & 3:00 pm - 5:30 pmTuesday 25th September 8:00 am - 1:30 pm & 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

Wednesday 26th September 8:00 am - 1:30 pm & 3:00 pm - 5:30 pm

MEDIA CHECK-INAfter registration you should go to Technical Secretary, where you can upload and preview your presentation.

CAMERA, VIDEO CAMERA, AND CELL PHONE POLICYUse of cameras, video cameras, and cell phones (for calls or as cameras) is not allowed during oral and poster presentation to minimize disruption and unau-thorized dissemination of data. Anyone found in violation of this policy will be asked to leave the conference. Organizing committee will record a making off movie during the conference.

CONFERENCE INFORMATIONConference website: www.icg2012.orgConference e-mail: iga2012@ulpgc.esRegistration: La Caja Tours, Venegas 10, 35003, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria (Las Palmas), Tlf: (+34) 928 390 093, Fax: (+34) 928 380 380, congresos@lacajatours.comLocal Organiser: Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain Instituto Canario de Investigaciones Agrarias, La Laguna, SpainScientific Committee Secretary: Dr. Noemí Castro, Veterinary Faculty, Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Campus Universitario de Cardones, 35413, Arucas, Las Palmas, Spain.

TECHNICAL TOURSTwo options of technical tour will be offered to participants. Registration for the Technical Tours should be done on September 23th and 24th on-site at the registration desk.

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North Technical Tour- Visit to the Veterinary Faculty of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria University.- Small ruminant show at the experimental farm of Cabildo de Gran Canaria. The show will include goat and sheep local breeds and also local shepherd dogs. Exhibition of activities and handcraft products related to livestock in the Canaries.- Lunch.- Visit to the Botanic Garden with guide focused on local forages.

South Technical Tour- Visit to goat farm with small cheese factory. Pastoral activities will be shown.- Visit to goat farm close to natural protected area.- Salto del Pastor show.- Lunch.- Visit to the historic town of Agüimes.

SOCIAL ACTIVITIESWe would like to invite all of you to participate in the SOCIAL ACTIVITY, which will take place on Tuesday (September 25th). This session will be divided in foot-ball and volleyball matches on Las Canteras beach.You can only participate in one activity.

*Each match will be 20 minutes long.*Four teams will be set in an eliminatory competition.*Each component of the winner team will receive a special prize.*Participants will be grouped according to the submitted abstract session. If there are not enough participants in two sessions, they will be merged in the same football and volleyball team.

COME ON!!!, ENJOY WITH US AND BECAME IN THE BEST IGA PLAYER!!!

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PRESENTATION INFORMATION

All abstracts of authors of oral and poster communications who have not been registered and paid, will not be published, and it will be removed from the pro-gram, and will no longer be available for presentation at the meeting. If you are not presenting the work yourself, please make sure that the presenting author of your abstract knows about this rule. Poster and oral certificates will be deli-vered at presentation time.

POSTEREach poster presentation will be scheduled for public viewing for the entire day (7:30 am to 7:00 pm) at HALL D, but the presenting authors are only required to be available at session time (Poster presentation certificate will be delivered at that time). All posters should be mounted on the board by 7:30 am. Posters must be removed after 7:00 pm.Poster discussion session is schedule all the days, Organizing Committee encou-rage you to be present at corresponding HALL.The poster board surface area (portrait) is 244 cm high and 122 cm wide. Or-ganizing Committee recommend the following poster surface (portrait) 120 cm high and 100 cm wide. Organizing Committee will provide fixation material. Board will be identified with your own reference number.

ORALOnsite files can be delivered to the media desk by 5:00 pm on the day before your scheduled oral presentation; no exceptions will be made. All PowerPoint presentations must be loaded in advance of each session. No presentations will be loaded while the session is in progress, between presentations, or during breaks. Files will not be accepted by e-mail.Each session room will be equipped with a laptop computer configured with Mi-crosoft PowerPoint 2007 or newer; an LCD projector. The use of personal laptop computers for presentations in the session rooms is not permitted.Before You StartIf you haven’t already, launch PowerPoint and create a new presentation. Follow these steps to prepare your PowerPoint presentation:

1. Click “Page Setup” in the “File” menu.2. In the drop-down box for “Slides sized for” make sure “On-screen Show” is selected.3. Do NOT change the values in the “Width” or “Height” boxes.4. In the “Orientation” frame, the “Landscape” should be selected for “Slides”.

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FontsWhat fonts you can use depends on whether you are using a PC or a Mac. If you are using a PC, all fonts must be embedded. See the next section “Embedding Fonts (PC users)”. For more detailed information, please see http://www.pptfaq.com/FAQ00076_Embedding_fonts.htm.The Mac version of PowerPoint cannot embed fonts, so if you are using a Mac you must only use fonts that are included with Windows XP and later and Office 2007 and later. Go to http://www.microsoft.com/typography/fonts/default.aspx and choose the appropriate product from the drop-down box to get a list of fonts that will be available. To be extra safe, you may choose to restrict yourself to Arial, Times New Roman (NOT Times!), Courier New (NOT Courier!), Symbol, and WingDings.

Embedding TrueType Fonts (PC users)TrueType fonts are the only fonts that may be embeddable, but not all TrueType fonts are embeddable. To test whether PowerPoint can embed the fonts you would like to use, follow these steps:Create a test PowerPoint presentation that includes some text in each font that you would like to test. Click “Save As…” in the “File” menu. In the “Save As” win-dow, click the “Tools” button near the top right edge of the window, and then click “Save Options”. At the bottom of the “Save Options” window, make sure “Embed TrueType Fonts” is checked and check “Embed All Characters”. Then, click “OK” to close the “Save Options” window.Enter a filename and choose a location for the file (arbitrary) and click the “Save” button. If a window with the title “Save with Fonts” appears, then not all of the fonts that you used can be embedded. The column “Cannot be saved:” will list the fonts that cannot be embedded. You will not be able to use these fonts in your presentation.

Slide Animations and TransitionsAny slide animations or transitions that are standard with PowerPoint 2003 or older may be used.

Video and SoundThe presentation rooms will NOT be set up for playing sound from the pre-sentation computer. Video clips can be used within presentations, but keep in mind that they will play without sound. Video clips cannot be “embedded” in PowerPoint presentations. If you are using a PC and you include video clips, you will need to use the “Pack and Go” function. Video clips should be in MPEG-1 (.mpeg, .mpg, .m1v) or Windows Media Video (.wmv) formats. You can use the AVI format ONLY if you use the Cinepak or Indeo 3.2 codecs. You can also inclu-de a video clip in Quicktime (.mov) format, but you must insert it as a hyperlink.

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SCHEDULE EVENTSSEPTEMBER, SUNDAY, 23rd

3:00 pm-8:00 pmRegistration

7:00 pm-9:00 pmIGA Board meeting

SEPTEMBER, MONDAY, 24th

8:00 am-1:30 pm & 3:00 pm-5:30 pmRegistration

8:30 am-10:00 amOpen ceremony

SCIENCE, TECHNOLOGY, INNOVATION AND GOVERNANCE FOR THE GOAT SECTORSJean-Paul Dubeuf - IGA President

10:00 am-10:30 amCoffee break

10:30 am-12:30 pmSession 1: Alternative methods of goat nutrition in tropical and arid conditions. By Dr. Ben Salem.Session 2: Control of reproduction without hormonal treatments. By Dr. Delgadillo.Session 3: Main issues and policies concerning zoonoses. By Dr. Rodolakis.12:30 pm-1:30 pm

Poster Session1:30 pm-3:00 pm

Lunch3:00 pm-5:00 pmSession 4: Goat nutrition based on grazing, By Dr. Goetsch.Session 5: Methods to improve fertility: flock management, embryos transfer. By Dr. Paramio.Session 6: Goat pathology in tropical conditions including parasitosis. By Dr. Torres Acosta.5:00 pm-5:30 pm

Coffee break

5:30 pm-7:00 pmPoster Discussion: Nutrition. Poster Discussion: Reproduction.Round Table I: Territorial issues for the development of goat farming including mountains and insular environments. Dr. Sayadi.7:00 pm-8:00 pm

Free time8:00 pm-10:00 pm

Welcome Cocktail

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SEPTEMBER,TUESDAY, 25th

8:30 am-1:30 pm & 3:00 pm-5:30 pmRegistration

8:00 am-1:30 pm & 3:00 pm-5:00 pmSeminar IGA/IFAD:

Success factors for pro-poor projects and programs involving products goat and small ruminants.

Dr. Dubeuf & Dr. Rota8:00 am-10:00 amSession 7: Udder pathology and consequences on milk production and quality. By Dr. Contreras.Session 8: Goat welfare. By Dr. Servière.Session 9: Electronic identification, techniques and applications. By Dr. Caja.10:00 am-10:30 am

Coffee break10:30 am-12:00 pm

Poster Session12:00 pm-1:30 pmPoster Discussion: Physiology.Poster discussion: Pathology.1:30 pm-3:00 pm

Lunch3:00 pm-5:00 pm Session 10: Immunity in young goats: scientific aspects and application to limit mortality. By Dr. Argüello.Session 11: Goat genomics: challenges for future. By Dr. Ajmone.Session 12: Advances on goat milk quality. By Dr. López. 5:00 pm-5:30 pm

Coffee break5:30 pm-7:00 pm Poster Discussion: Genetic.Round Table II: The management of animal health in goat farming. By Dr. Mandonnet.7:00 pm-8:00 pm

IGA General Assembly8:00 pm-9:00 pm

Free time9:00 pm-10:00 pm

Social Activities

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SEPTEMBER,WEDNESDAY, 26th

8:30 am-1:30 pm & 3:00 pm-5:30 pmRegistration

8:00 am-10:00 amSession 13: Heat stress. By Dr. Salama.Session 14: Goat endangered breeds or with low head number: strategy to favour their conservation. By Dr. Hoffmann.Session 15: Advances on goat meat. By Dr. Kannan. 10:00 am-10:30 am

Coffee break10:30 am-12:00 pm

Poster Session12:00 pm-1:30 pm Poster Discussion: Products.Round Table III: Training on goat farming: methods, organization, main topics and challenges. Dr. García-Dory. 1:30 pm-3:00 pm

Lunch3:00 pm-5:00 pmSession 16: Goat breeding programme in low input conditions and in arid con-ditions. By Dr. Kahi.Session 17: Evaluation of systems regarding Millenium Development Goals. By Dr. Puillet.Session 18: Improvement of goat hair quality. By Dr. Visser.5:00 pm-5:30 pm

Coffee break5:30 pm-7:00 pmPoster Discussion: Economy.Round Table IV: What innovations for suitable goat and small ruminant farming systems?. Dr. Luginbuhl. 5:00 pm-7:00 pm

Workshop: Goat Cheeses Sensorial Evaluation.Dr. Fresno

7:00 pm-8:00 pmFinal Conclusions

8:00 pm-9:00 pmFree time

9:00 pm-11:00 pmGala Dinner

SEPTEMBER, THURSDAY, 27th

9:00 am-5:00 pmTechnical Tour

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EXHIBIT DIRECTORY

Ministerio de Agricultura, Alimentación y Medio Ambiente, Gobierno de España. Pº. Infanta Isabel, 1 - 28071, MadridPhone: (+34) 913 475 368 -72www.magrama.gob.es

Cabildo de Fuerteventura.Avda. Primero de Mayo, nº 39, C.P. 35600Phone: (+34) 928 862 307; Fax: (+34) 928 862 333www.cabildofuer.es

Instituto Canario de Calidad Agroalimentaria, Gobierno de Canarias.C/ Jesús Hernández Guzmán, 2 Planta C, Polígono Industrial el Mayoraz-go, 38110 Santa Cruz de Tenerife.Phone: (+34) 922 237 169www.gobcan.es/agricultura/icca/

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SCIENTIFIC PROGRAM

MONDAY 24TH SEPTEMBERSession 1: Nutrition, Feeds, Feeding program-1Chairperson: Dr. Landau and Dr. Sahlu. Hall A10:30 am -12:30 pm

10:30 am - 11:30 am Alternative methods of goat nutrition in tropical and arid conditions, by Dr. Ben Salem (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique de Tunisie, Tunisia). Invited11:30 am -11:45 am Relationship between milk urea level and intestinal diges-tible protein balance in dairy goats, by Rapetti, L., G. Galassi, G. M. Crovetto, S. Colombini. N-4811:45 am -12:00 pm Mixed grazing system with cattle to increase goat nu-trition and performance at pasture, by d’Alexis, S., G. Alexandre, M. Mahieu, F. Jackson, M. Boval. N-6412:00 pm -12:15 pm Using legume/grass combination pastures to improve goat production sustainability in the Southeastern USA, by Solaiman, S., B.R. Min, N. Gurung, E. Taha. N-2512:15 pm - 12:30 pm Blood Immunoglobulin concentration (IgG and IgM), chitotriosidase activity and complement activity of kids and lambs raised with milk replacer and powdered cow milk, by Hernández-Castellano L.E., I. More-no-Indias, A. Morales-delaNuez, J. Martínez-delaPuente, A. Torres, D. Sánchez-Macías, A. Argüello, N. Castro. N-90

Session 2: Reproduction, Artificial insemination-1Chairperson: Dr. Paramio and Dr. Zarazaga. Hall B10:30 am - 12:30 pm

10:30 am - 11:30 am Control of reproduction without hormonal treatments, by Dr. Delgadillo (Universidad Autónoma Agraria Antonio Narro, Mexico). Invited 11:30 am -11:45 am Influence of cumulus cells attachment during in vitro fertilization of in vitro matured goat oocytes, by Souza, J.M.G., N. Duffard, M.J. Bertoldo, Y. Locatelli, A. Fatet, E. Corbin, V.J.F. Freitas, P. Mermillod. R-3411:45 am -12:00 pm Effects of semen preserving condition on the quality of flow cytometric sexing sperm of Xinong Saanen dairy goat (Capra hircus), by Luo, J., W. Wang, S. Sun, H. Shi. R-3212:00 pm -12:15 pm Energy distribution in maintenance of immunity and reproduction with special reference to melatonin in Indian goat Capra hircus, by Ghosh, S., Kaushalendra, C. Haldar. R-6

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12:15 pm - 12:30 pm Influence of cool storage before freezing on the qua-lity of frozen-thawed semen samples in Majorera bucks, by Niño T., M. Batista, M. Santana, R. Reyes, D. Alamo, F. González. R-56

Session 3: Pathology, Diseases-1Chairperson: Dr. Leask and Dr. Gutiérrez. Hall C10:30 am - 12:30 pm

10:30 am - 11:30 am Main issues and policies concerning zoonoses, by Dr. Rodolakis (Institut National de la Recherche Agronomique, France). Invited11:30 am -11:45 am Faecal microbial and coccidial milieu of probiotic supple-mented beetal kids under stall-fed conditions, by Chandrahas, A. L. Saini, Mudit Chandra, Jyoti, Madhurama Gangwar. N-4411:45 am -12:00 pm Effect of vegetal extracts against Cryptosporidium Par-vum in goats with artificial infection, by Le Scouarnec, J., G. Benzoni, C. Mage, D. Marzin, A. Guyonvarch. P-412:00 pm -12:15 pm Effect of vegetal extracts on Cryptosporidiosis and Coc-cidiosis in goat kids fed with milk powder until weaning, by Le Scouarnec, J., G. Benzoni, C. Coutineau, D. Marzin, A. Guyonvarch. P-312:15 pm - 12:30 pm Smart drenching and FAMACHA integrated training for sustainable control of gastrointestinal nematodes in small ruminants, by Mo-bini, S., W.R. Getz, T.H. Terrill, R.M. Kaplan, J.E. Miller, L. Williamson, J.M. Burke, A. Zajac, E. Valencia, J.M. Luginbuhl, M.J. Williams, G.B. Bath, N.C. Whitley. E-8

Session 4: Nutrition, Feeds, Feeding program-2Chairperson: Dr. Ben Salem and Dr. Luginbuhl. Hall A3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Goat nutrition based on grazing, by Dr. Goetsch (E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research, USA). Invited4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Nature vs. nurture in the consumption of tannin-rich plants in goats, by Landau, S. Y., T. A. Glasser, H. Muklada, M. Amit, I. Cohen, A. Perevo-lotsky, A. Markovics, E.D. Ungar. N-1124:15 pm - 4:30 pm Mid-term conditioned aversion in goats grazing in olive tree fields, by Manuelian, C.L., E. Albanell, M. Rovai, A.A.K. Salama, G. Caja. N-1154:30 pm - 4:45 pm The effects of body size, diet and seed characteristics on seed recovery of Dichrostachys cinerea and Acacia nilotica seeds, by Tjelele, J., D. Ward, L. Dziba. N-46

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4:45 pm - 5:00 pm Effect of feeding tannins-containing pine bark on growth performance, rumen fermentation, digestibility, and carcass traits in Kiko-cross goats, by Min, B.R., S. Solaiman. N-24

Session 5: Reproduction, Artificial insemination-2Chairperson: Dr. Delgadillo and Dr. Batista. Hall B3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Methods to improve fertility: flock management, embryo transfer, by Dr. Paramio (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain). Invited4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Study of different methods to reduce the postpartum pe-riod during the anoestrus season in Mediterranean goat females, by Celi, I., J.L. Guzmán, L.A. Zarazaga. R-144:15 pm - 4:30 pm Viable offspring after successful non-surgical embryo transfer in goats, by Fonseca, J.F., L.V. Esteves, F.Z. Brandão, M.G.C.D. Peixoto, R.S. Verneque, L.G.B. Siqueira, J.H.M. Viana. R-134:30 pm - 4:45 pm Long versus short term progesterone treatments effects on synchronized estrous characteristics and fertility in goat on Colombian high altitude tropics, by Pardo, N.A., F.J. Tovar, D. Moreno, H.A. Grajales L. R-194:45 pm - 5:00 pm Superior pregnancy rates with the transfer of open pulled straw-vitrified versus conventionally cryopreserved embryos in goats, by El-Ga-yar, M., Al Yacoub, A., Gauly, M., W. Holtz. R-58

Session 6: Pathology, Diseases-2Chairperson: Dr. Hoste and Dr. Gonzalez. Hall C3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Goat pathology in tropical conditions including parasitosis, by Dr. Torres Acosta (Universidad Autónoma de Yucatan, Mexico). Invited4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Integrated control of goat gastrointestinal parasitism: an example in the humid tropics, by Mahieu M., R. Arquet, G. Alexandre, M. Boval, J.C. Bambou, H. Archimede, C. Marie-Magdeleine, N. Mandonnet. P-124:15 pm - 4:30 pm In vivo effects of sericea lespedeza (Lespedeza cuneata) on Haemonchus contortus in goats, by Kommuru D.S., T.H. Terrill, N.C. Whitley, J.E. Miller, J.M. Burke. P-84:30 pm - 4:45 pm Goat breeds may differ in their self-medication strategies when parasitized with gastro-intestinal nematodes, by Amit, M., A. Marcovics, H. Muklada, T.A. Glasser, I. Cohen, S.Y. Landau. P-25

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4:45 pm - 5:00 pm Can hazel-nut peels be used to control gastrointestinal nematodes in goats?, by Desrues O, J. Vargas-Magana, F. Manolaraki, E. Pardo, M. Girard, C. Mathieu, G. Vilarem, J.F.J. Torres-Acosta, C.A. Sandoval-Castro, H. Jean, R. Sampedro, H. Hoste. P-20

Poster session: Nutrition and Reproduction 12:30 pm - 1:30 pm Hall DPoster Discussion: Nutrition5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Hall AChairpersons: Dr. Sahlu, Dr. Mata, Dr. Landau, Dr. Luginbuhl.

N-3 Voluntary intake and digestibility of various summer fodders in sheep and goats, by Abdullah, M., Nasrullah, M.E. Baber, M.A. Jabbar, J. Ahmad Bahttih.

N-4 Performance of sheep and goats kept under different feeding manage-ment systems, by Abdullah, M., Nasrullah, M.E. Baber, M.A. Jabbar, K. Javaid, M. Nisar.

N-5 Comparative performance of sheep and goats fed under intensive man-agement system, by Abdullah, M., Nasrullah, M.E. Baber, M.A. Jabbar, K. Javaid, M. Nasir.

N-10 Effect of feeding condensed tannins in carob pulp, on milk yield, fatty acids and physico-chemical composition of goat milk, by Ayadi, M., A. Arakrak, A. Chriyaa, M. Chentouf.

N-12 Characterization of botanical composition and biomass production of silvopastoral grazing in Moroccan Rif, by Chebli, Y., M. Chentouf, R. Mrabet, M. Ayadi.

N-14 Seasonal weight loss in the Boer Goat: From productive characterization to physiological profiling, by Almeida A.M.

N-15 Body composition and nutritional mineral requirements for maintenance and gain to saanen male kid goats from 30 to 45 kg of body weight, by Gomes, H.F.B., K.T. Resende, I.A.M.A. Teixeira, M.H.R. Fernandes, S.F. Souza.

N-18 Apparent total tract digestibility, ammonia and blood urea nitrogen in growing goats fed stover and supplemented with agroindustrial byproducts, by Serrato Corona, J.S., O. Flores Estrada, E. Castellanos Pérez.

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N-22 Effect of exogenous fibrolytic enzymes on in vitro ruminal fermentation kinetics and energy utilization in goats of three Mexican tree fodder species, by Rojo, R.R., D. López, J.F. Vázquez, A.Z.M. Salem, D. Cardoso, M.A. Pérez.

N-23 Survival rate and mineral composition of four fodder tree species for meat goats, by Luginbuhl, J.M., J. P. Mueller.

N-26 Effects of ruminal butyrate infusion and papillae enlargement on hay in-take, rumen growth and growth performance of growing goats, by Moolchand, M., J. Lu, H. Zhao, Z. Shen.

N-27 In vitro fermentation kinetics of regional feedstuffs used in goat produc-tion practices in Northwest Mexico, by Cerrillo-Soto, M.A., A.S. Juárez-Reyes, F.G. Rios-Rincón, H. Bernal-Barragán, J.J. Portillo-Loera, A. Estrada-Angulo, M, Guerrero-Cervantes.

N-28 Crude Protein and mineral concentrations in grasses, browse and a leg-ume species from four swayback affected sheep and goat farm locations of Central Trinidad, by Mohammed, A.M., F.G. Youssef.

N-29 Relationship between molecular and systemic adaptation of renal elec-trolyte handling to low N diet, by Starke, S., C. Cox, A. Muscher, K.H. Südekum, K. Huber.

N-30 Effects of calcium restriction on the gastrointestinal calcium absorption in goats in comparison to sheep, by Richter, J., M. Wilkens, N. Mrochen, G. Breves, B. Schröder.

N-31 Effects of ruminal butyrate infusion on papillae growth and SCFA absorp-tion in rumen of goats, by Moolchand M., Z. Shen.

N-32 Effects of yeast culture diet supplementation on the blood, biochemical indicators of dairy goats, by Krzyżewski J., J. Jarczak, A. Jóźwik, N. Strzałkowska, W. Grzybek, E. Kościuczuk, J. Horbańczuk, K. Horbańczuk, D. Słoniewska, E. Bag-nicka.

N-33 The impact of inactive dry yeast on milk production and lactation curves of primiparous and multiparous Saanen goat does, by Alcalde, C.R., L.C. Gomes, R. de Souza, B.S.L. Molina, F.A.F. Macedo, D.A.L. Lourenço, A.P.S. Possamai.

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N-34 Lactation curve parameters of Saanen goats feeding with increasing dietary energy levels, with protected fat supplementation, by Alcalde, C.R., R. de Souza, C.A.L. Oliveira, B.S.L. Molina, F.A.F. Macedo, L.C. Gomes, B. Hygino, A.P.S. Possamai.

N-36 Ingestion of tropical tree fodders with different tannin content dif-fers between sheep and goats, by Pech-Cervantes, A.A., J. Ventura-Cordero, C.A. Sandoval-Castro, J.F.J. Torres-Acosta.

N-37 Artificial milk feeding in Creole goats with or without probiotics, by Trejo, G.A., L.R.C. Muciño, S.Ma.C. Dueñas.

N-38 Creep feeding in creole goats, by Trejo, G.A., B.C.N. Peralta.

N-39 Posweaning growth in young female kids, by Trejo, G.A., D.E. González-Zambrano.

N-43 Mineral contents of the selected plants grazed by goats during the dry season under extensive condition in semiarid area in Brazil, by Maki Hayashi-da, Ricardo J.D. Galvão, Tsukasa KIshimoto, Sérvulo H.L. Vasconcelos, Tsutomu Fujihara.

N-45 Perirenal fatty acid profile of goat grazing on dry areas of Mendoza, Ar-gentina, by Paez Lama, S., V. Egea, M. Fucili, D. Grilli, J. C. Guevara, L. Allegretti.

N-49 Effect of physiological state of grazing goats on dietary intake and com-position in an arid rangeland of Mendoza, Argentina, by Egea, V., S. Paez Lama, M. Fucili, M. Bakker, D. Grilli, C. Passera, L. Allegretti.

N-50 Influence of fatty acid enriched diets on white and brown adipose tissue distribution in goats, by Laura Restelli, Cristina Lecchi, Guido Invernizzi, Alessan-dro Agazzi, Valerio Bronzo, Giovanni Savoini, Fabrizio Ceciliani.

N-51 Intake and ruminal parameters in goats fed sugarcane as a substitute of corn silage, by Cañizares, G.I.L., H.C. Gonçalves, P.R. Meirelles, R.H. Branco, R.O. Marques, R.V. Lourençon, M.C. Canizares.

N-54 Milk production and composition from goats fed sugarcane replacing corn silage, by Cañizares, G.I.L., H.C. Gonçalves, L. Rodrigues, A.C.T. Chávari, Melissa, S. Emerson, M.C. Canizares.

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N-55 Ingestive behavior of goats fed sugarcane replacing corn silage, by Cañizares, G.I.L., H.C. Gonçalves, E.R. de Siqueira, Luciana Rodrigues, C.M. Komiyama, G.M.M.F de Arruda, Tonaiolo.

N-56 Dietary fatty acids on subcutaneous adipose tissue modulation in tran-sition dairy goats, by Invernizzi, G., D. Corbani, J.M. Caputo, A. Campagnoli, L.F. Pisani, V. Bronzo, A. Agazzi, S. Modina, G. Savoini.

N-60 Supplementation in pre-birth of goats kept in tobiatã-grass pasture (Pan-icum maximum cv. Tobiatã) in productive and reproductive performance, by Gonçalves, H.C., R.O. Marques, R.V. Lourençon, P.R.L. Meirelles, G.I.L. Cañizares, A.C.T. Chávari.

N-61 Tolerance to sun and physiological parameters of goats in grazing (Pani-cum maximum cv. Tobiatã), by Gonçalves, H.C., R.O. Marques, R.V. Lourençon, G.I.L. Cañizares, G.M. Oliveira, A.C.T. Chávari.

N-62 The estimation of nutrient digestibility by faecal near-infrared spectros-copy in goats is reliable also when diets contain quebracho tannin, by Schiborra, A., A. Alkindi, E. Schlecht.

N-63 Feeding peripartal dairy goats with saturated or unsaturated lipid sup-plements: effects on plasma, colostrum and milk fatty acid composition, by Cattaneo, D., M. Ferroni, F. Bellagamba, F. Caprino, S. Maroccolo, A. Agazzi, V.M. Moretti, G. Savoini. N-66 Dietary fatty acids on subcutaneous adipose tissue modulation in tran-sition dairy goats, by Invernizzi, G., D. Corbani, J.M. Caputo, A. Campagnoli, L.F. Pisani, V. Bronzo, A. Agazzi, S. Modina, G. Savoini.

N-70 Dry matter production of plant communities and goat selection during dry season in rangelands of the northeastern Mendoza, Argentina, by Fucili, M., S.A. Paez, A.V. Egea, J.S. Salva, J.C. Guevara, L.I. Allegretti.

N-71 Replacement of corn silage by sugarcane in diets of dairy goats: intake and digestibility, by Cabral, A.M.D., F.F.R. Carvalho, G.R.A. Santos, M.J.M.S. Silva, A.R. Alves, G.S. Belo Júnior.

N-72 Water intake of dairy goats fed with cane sugar in replacement of corn silage, by Cabral, A.M.D., F.F.R. Carvalho, G.R.A. Santos, D.H.M. Marques, J.C.S. Ferreira, G.S. Belo Júnior.

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N-74 Effects of quebracho tannin and activated charcoal on the digestibility and nutrient excretion of goats under subtropical conditions (Oman), by Amel Alkindi, Eva Schlecht, Anne Schiborra.

N-75 Nutrient and secondary metabolite concentrations of browse species consumed by goats and deer in northeast Mexico, by Kawas J.R., J.E. Segura-Carmona, R. Carrera, H. Andrade-Montemayor, H. Ibarra-Gil.

N-76 The effect of Prickly Pear Cladode size (Opuntia Ficus indica, var. Copena) as supplement in goats on blood glucose concentration curve, by Andrade-Montemayor, H.M., A.V. Cordova-Torres, R.J. Kawas, T. Garcia-Gasca, G. Bernal-Santos, R.G. Costa, H.R. Vera-Avila.

N-77 Evaluation of Opuntia and Mesquite Pod as alternatives in the supple-mentation of goats in the semiarid region of Mexico: in vitro degradability of DM, In vitro gas production, by Andrade-Montemayor, H. M., A.V. Cordova-Torres, J.C. Mendoza-Mendoza, A. Lara-Hernández, R.J. Kawas, S.G. Bernal, B.A. Aguilera.

N-78 Effect of roasted of mesquite pod on the concentration of blood glucose and insulin in Nubian Goats of Semiarid region of Mexico, by Andrade-Mon-temayor H.M., A.V. Cordova-Torres, R.J. Kawas, R.G. Reis de Souza, T. Garcia-Gasca, H.R. Vera-Avila.

N-81 Factors influencing feed intake, growth performance, and behavior by Boer wethers with an automated feeding system, by Tsukahara, Y., T. A. Gipson, R. Puchala, T. Sahlu, and A. L. Goetsch.

N-82 Effects of creep grazing and stocking rate on diet selection and nutritive value of does and kids, by Yiakoulaki, M.D., A.L. Goetsch, G. Detweiler, T. Sahlu.

N-83 Nutritive value of Parkinsonia aculeata and Acacia rigidula foliage treated with polyethylene glycol, by Juarez-Reyes, A.S., R.G. Ramirez-Lozano, M.A. Cerrillo-Soto, H. Gonzalez-Rodriguez, M. Guerrero-Cervantes, T.G. Dominguez-Gomez, J.M. Calderon-Rodriguez.

N-86 Radical scavenging protection of Acacia farnesiana fruits extracts on por-cine kidney cells, by Puga, D.C., J.G. Espinosa, J. Pedraza-Chaverri, H.M. Cuchillo, M.M. Díaz.

N-87 Influence of banana by-products in the milk yield of Canarian goats, by Álvarez, S., P. Méndez, A. Rodríguez, M. Fresno.

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N-88 Effect of feeding agroindustrial by-products in the milk yield of Canarian goats, by Álvarez, S., P. Méndez, A. Rodríguez, M. Fresno.

N-89 Effects of feeding whole date palm fruits on feed intake, growth per-formance and meat quality of Omani goats, by Mahgoub, O., I.T. Kadim, W. Al-Marzooqi, S.M. Al-Lawatia, R. Al’Isaee.

N-91 Soil cover by native herbaceous layer in a caatinga area subjected to combined grazing of cattle, goats and sheep in Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil, by Vasconcelos, A.M., A.M.B. Peter, L.E.V. Vieira, E.R. Leite, A.V. Landim, B.S.M. Valente.

N-92 Similarity of diets of cattle, goats and sheep grazing in caatinga vegeta-tion in Serra Talhada, Pernambuco, Brazil, by Leite, E. R., A.M.B. Peter, A.M. Vas-concelos, L.E.V. Vieira, A.V. Landim, B.S.M. Valente.

N-93 Crude protein (CP) in diets of cattle, goats and sheep grazing on Caatinga vegetation in Serra Talhada, State of Pernambuco, Brazil, by Peter A.M.B, E.R. Leite, A.M. Vasconcelos, L.E.V. Vieira, A.V. Landim, B.S.M. Valente.

N-94 Economical evaluation of diet of goats weaned at different ages until their 180 days, in the semiarid region of Northeast Brazil, by Vasconcelos A.M., J.L.L. Magalhães, R.M. Peixoto, M.A. Carvalho, A.P. Costa, F.R.G. Lima, E.R. Leite, A.L. Vieira, D.A.E. Façanha.

N-95 Incorporation of destoned and dried olive cake in fattening goat kids feeding: effect on fattening performances, carcass characteristics and fatty acid composition of meat, by Chentouf M., S. El Otmani, A. Keli, M. Ayadi, S. Zantar.

N-96 Productive and reproductive performance in dairy goats fed hydroponic green fodder, by Guerrero, C.M., R.A.S. Juárez, E.N.I. Toca, S.M.A. Cerrillo.

N-97 The incorporation linseed in the diet of fattening goats improves growth rate and fatty acid profile of meat, by Chentouf, M., S. El Otmani, A. Keli, M. Ayadi, S. Zantar.

N-98 Inclusion of hay of the invasive weed Hyparrehnia rufa in goat diets, by Rodríguez, A.A, V. Rivera, P. Randel.

N-99 Supplementation of a phytogenic feed additive on nutrient utilization, growth performance and immune status in kids, by Ingale, S.L., A.K. Pattanaik, S. Baliyan, Narayan Dutta, Dipti Rai, D.N. Kamra, K. Sharma.

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N-100 Ameliorative efficacy of dietary selenium against high dietary arsenic, by Pattanaik, A.K., Narayan Dutta, Puneet Kumar, K. Sharma.

N-101 Performance of Brazilian Native Goats submitted to a mix supply under thermal stress conditions, by Façanha, D.A.E., L. Sammichelli, R. Bozzi, W.S.T. Silva, J.H.G. Morais, R.M.O. Lucena, P.P.L. Escossia, W.P. Costa.

N-102 Effects of pasture access regime on yield and composition of milk pro-duced by Alpine goats, by Keli A., A.L. Goetsch, T.A. Gipson, R. Puchala, S. Zeng, G.D. Detweiler, K. Tefsai, T. Sahlu.

N-106 Emission of enteric CO2 and CH4 in a Dynamic Flow Chamber in Mur-ciano-Granadina goats: the effect of replacing fibrous carbohydrates for starchy carbohydrates, by Martí, J.V., S. Calvet, C. Fernández, F. Estellés.

N-108 Effect of beta-carotene supplementation on the onset of puberty and levels of blood metabolites (urea and total protein) in goats, by Castro, O.E., E.M Nogues, C.A. Meza-Herrera, J.M. Reyes-Avila, P. Pacheco-Alvarez, M.G. Calde-rón-Leyva.

N-109 The nutritional supplementation during late gestation increases the birth weight of the kids but not colostrum yield in subtropical grazing goats kidding in late summer, by Bustamante, J.A., G. Fitz-Rodríguez., S. Ramírez-Ve-ra., S. Zúñiga., J.A. Flores., J. Vielma., G. Duarte., I.G. Fernández., J.A. Delgadillo., H. Hernández.

N-110 Modification of milk and cheese fatty acid profile, affected by terpe-nes administration to dairy goats, by Massouras, T., I. Hadjigeorgiou, E. Zoidis, I. Poulopoulou, B. Tsoufi.

N-111 Promoting use of ligneous fodder, for goats feeding in tropical area: integration of Harwickia binata Roxb. on dairy goats (Murciano-Granadina) diet in Senegal, by El Hadji Traoré, Amadou Dia, Samba Ndiaye A. Samba, Abdoulaye Faye, Fara Mbodj.

N-113 Response of dwarf goats to nutritional content of hydroponic green forage (HGF) produced from various cereal seeds in a tropical enviroment, by Héctor I. Rodriguez Pastrana, Magaly E. Cintrón, John Fernández Van Cleve.

N-116 Effects of rumen protected leucine on immune function and protein synthesis in skeletal muscle of Inner Mongolia White Cashmere goats, by Guo Jun-qing, Sun Hai-zhou, Zhao Cun-fa, Li Sheng-li, Shi Yan, Zhang Chun-hua.

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N-117 Effects of dietary on expression and distribution of urea transporter-B in Inner Mongolin White Cashmere Goats, by Jian-Wen Du, Hai-Zhou Sun, Cun-Fa Zhao, Dan Sang, Xiao-Ping Ren, Dan Shan, Ren Na.

N-118 Effects of photoperiod on digestion and cashmere growth of Inner Mon-golia White Cashmere Goats, by Zhao cun-fa, Sun hai-zhou, Hao bayasihuliang, Li sheng-li, Sang dan, Zhang chun-hua, Shan dan.

N-119 Study on partitioning of proteins (amino acids) in White Cashmere Goats fed diets with different dietary metabolizable glucose levels, by SUN hai-zhou, ZHAO cun-fa, SU peng-cheng, SANG dan.

N-120 Nutrient intake and health status of grazing goats supplemented or not with heather, by Celaya, R., L.M.M. Ferreira, J. Moreno-Gonzalo, P. Frutos, I. Ferre, U. García, L.M. Ortega-Mora, G. Hervás, K. Osoro.

N-121 Performance and parasitic infections of goats grazing on ryegrass-clover pastures and heather or gorse-dominated shrublands, by Celaya, R., J. Moreno-Gonzalo, U. García, C. López López, I. Ferre, L.M.M. Ferreira, L.M. Ortega-Mora, R. Rosa García, K. Osoro.

Poster Discussion: Reproduction5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Hall BChairpersons: Dr. Batista, Dr. Zarazaga, Dr. Delgadillo

R-2 Glutamate supply and the onset of puberty in goats: Serum pattern of blood metabolites and metabolic hormones across time, by Meza-Herrera, C.A., M.G. Calderón-Leyva, M.J. Soto-Sanchez, M. Torres-Moreno, J.I. López-Medra-no, F.G. Veliz, M. Mellado, A. Garcia-Martinez, J.M. Serradilla.

R-7 Efficiency of alfaprostol in heats and pregnancy synchronisation in African dwarf goat (Capra hircus hircus), by Kenfack, A., F. Ngoula, J.P. Yombi-Malonga, F. Tendonkeng, R. Eba-Yoka, D. Togola, E. Pamo-Tedonkeng.

R-11 Characterization and cryopreservation of South African goat semen, by Lehloenya, K.C., F.V. Ramukhithi, T.L. Nedambale, J.P.C. Greyling.

R-12 Reproductive performances and milk yield of Draa goats under a breed-ing system of 3 kiddings in 2 years, by Ibnelbachyr, M., I. Boujenane, A. Chikhi.

R-15 The time of oestrus and ovulation is not modified by the level of body con-dition score in the Blanca Andaluza goat, by Celi, I., J.L. Guzmán, L.A. Zarazaga.

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R-16 The use of melatonin implants at the winter solstice did not improve the oestrous or ovarian response in females Mediterranean goats, by Celi, I., J.L. Guzmán, L.A. Zarazaga.

R-17 The onset of the reproductive activity of Blanca Andaluza goat kids born in autumn is modified by the level of body condition score, by Celi, I., J.L. Guzmán, L.A. Zarazaga.

R-18 Goat semen freezing using different concentrations of glycerol in the Colombian Creole, Alpine and Saanen, by Tovío, N., H. Grajales, D. Moreno, R. Martínez.

R-20 The inhibition of 17β-estradiol synthesis by letrozole affects spermato-genesis in Saanen bucks (Capra hircus), by Ortiz, L., Aceves A., Zarco, L., Valencia, J., Romano, C. Marta.

R-21 Seasonal freezability on buck semen, by Sánchez P.H., G.M.E. Reyes, L.M. Peralta, G.A. Trejo.

R-24 The effect of exogenous anabolic steroids on growth performance, testic-ular and seminal characteristics of yearling breeding Boer goat bucks, by Makae T., J.P.C. Greyling, L.M.J. Schwalbach, M.B. Raito.

R-27 Trehalose supplementation in a defined media for goat semen cryo-preservation lessens ATP loss after thawing, by Chelucci, S, M.E. Manca, P. Piu, L. Torres-Rovira, V. Satta, D. Addis, S. Succu, G.G. Leoni, F. Berlinguer, S. Naitana.

R-28 High susceptibility to vitrification procedures of in vitro matured goat oocytes, by Succu S, S. Chelucci, M.E. Manca, P. Piu, V. Satta, L. Torres-Rovira, D. Addis, G.G. Leoni, F. Berlinguer, S. Naitana.

R-29 Assessment of protein pattern modifications during goat sperm capaci-tation by 2D gel electrophoresys, by Satta V., P. Piu, S. Chelucci, M.E. Manca, L. Torres-Rovira, D. Addis, S. Succu, F. Berlinguer, G.G. Leoni, S. Naitana.

R-30 Reproduction practices and efficiency in dairy goat herds in Greece, by Gelasakis, A.I., S. Pinopoulos, G.E. Valergakis, R. Giannakou, G. Arsenos.

R-31 Employ of purified FSH and LH for embryo production and their cryo-preservation by different methods in goats, by Martemucci G., P. Goulas, A.G. D’Alessandro.

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R-35 Effect of donor cell types on the in vitro developmental potential of caprine interspecies somatic cell nuclear transfer embryos, by Kwong, P.J., H.H. Soh, W.E. Wan Khadijah, R.B. Abdullah.

R-36 Sperm capacitation and acrosome reaction in vitro to indirectly assess fertility of young goat bucks, by Rangel-Alonso, A.R., F.R. Gonzalez, R. Soto, A. Medrano.

R-38 Effect of the type of egg yolk–based extenders and the removal of semi-nal plasma on sperm cryopreservation of goat from Blanca de Rasquera breed, by Tabarez, A., W. Garcia, A. Ferrando, J. Jordana, M. Terre, M.J. Palomo.

R-39 Effect of the buffer system, crioprotectant and presence of antioxidant on motile sperm population characteristics during goat sperm cryopreservation, by Tabarez, A., W. Garcia, M.J. Palomo.

R-40 Effect of different cryoprotectants on refrigerated sperm before cryo-preservation of small ruminant semen, by Garcia, W., A. Tabarez, M.J. Palomo.

R-41 Melatonin treatment in spring and reproductive performances in Sarda goat breed, by Luridiana, S., M.C. Mura, S. Bodano, G. Cosso, C. Daga, M.L. Diaz, P.P. Bini, G.M. Vacca, V. Carcangiu.

R-42 Pregnancy-associated glycoprotein (PAG) in pregnant Boer goats as-sessed by ELISA with different antisera, by Shahin, M., M. Friedrich, M. Gauly, W. Holtz.

R-43 Ultrasound vs. laparoscopic assessment of the number of ovulations in superovulated goats, by Suyadi, W. Holtz.

R-44 Effect of pFSH and eCG on superovulatory responses in Malaysian cross-bred goat, by Abdullah, R.B., W.E. Wan Khadijah, M.R. Rahman.

R-45 Dynamics of modifications in structural and functional characteristics of buck sperm during cryopreservation, by Mushtaq Ahmad, Rashad Nasrullah, Nasim Ahmad.

R-46 Estrus-induced female goats are not able to stimulate the ovulatory ac-tivity in seasonal anestrous subtropical goats, by Parra, O., J. Vielma, G. Fitz-Rodríguez, I.G. Fernández, J.A. Flores, H. Hernández, J.A. Delgadillo, G. Duarte.

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R-47 Motriz activity is stimulated on female goats artificially induced to estrus, by Vielma, J., I.G. Fernández, H. Hernández, S. Ramírez, G. Duarte, J.A. Flores, G. Fitz-Rodríguez, J.A. Delgadillo.

R-48 Changing males between groups of female goats does not improve the ovulatory response during the male effect, by Loya-Carrera, J., M. Bedos, J.L. Ponce-Covarrubias, G. Fitz-Rodríguez, J.A. Flores, G. Duarte, H. Hernández, J. Vielma, I.G. Fernández, M. Keller, J.A. Delgadillo.

R-49 Social rank of the long-day treated male goats does not affect their ability to stimulate the ovulatory activity of female goats exposed to the male effect, by Cedillo, L.M., A. Terrazas., E.S. Mendieta., S. Secundino., H. Hernández., J. Vielma., G. Fitz-Rodríguez., M. Keller., J.A. Delgadillo., J.A. Flores.

R-50 Sexual behavior and scrotal circumference of the photoperiod-treated male goats is affected by social rank, by Zúñiga, S., A. Terrazas., J.A. Bustamante., S. Secundino., H. Hernández., G. Duarte., M. Keller., J.A. Delgadillo., J.A. Flores.

R-51 The naive male goats subjected to long days does not reduce the sex-ual response of the anovulatory female goats exposed to the male effect, by Fernández, I.G., E. Flores-Medina, J. Vielma, G. Duarte, G. Fitz-Rodríguez, J.A. Flores, H. Hernández, J.A. Delgadillo.

R-54 Early pregnancy diagnosis and monitoring fetal growth in Majorera goats, by Reyes R., T. Niño, M. Santana, D. Alamo, M. Batista.

R-55 Post-thaw sperm quality of caprine semen samples preserved in a dry shipper, by Batista, M., T. Niño, M. Santana, R. Reyes, D. Álamo, A. Gracia.

R-57 Effects of times for cooling equilibration and freezing method on post-thaw characteristics of caprine sperm, by Niño T., M. Batista, M. Santana, R. Reyes, D. Alamo, A. Gracia.

R-59 Time and appearance of the LH surge in response to ovulation induction with GnRH or hCG in superovulated goats, by Saleh, M., M. Shahin, M. Gauly, W. Holtz.

R-60 Prostaglandin-based protocol to synchronize ovulations induced by the male effect in Murciano-Granadina goats during the non-breeding season, by Coloma M.A., J.A. Carrizosa, B. Urrutia, A. Toledano-Díaz, R. Velázquez, C. Casta-ño, J. Santiago-Moreno, A. Gómez-Brunet, A. López-Sebastián.

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R-61 Changes in small, medium and large follicle numbers in response to co-synch and select-synch, by Nuti, L., S. Horner, D. Washington, C. Palmer, K. Baker, S. Schuman, G. Newton.

R-62 The seasonal variation of sexual activity in the Romanian White of Banat goat, by Zamfirescu, S., A. Anghel, E. Sogorescu, D. Nadolu, N. Dobrin.

Round Table I: Territorial issues for the development of goat farming inclu-ding mountains and insular environments. Dr. Sayadi.5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Hall C

TUESDAY 25TH SEPTEMBERSession 7: Pathology, Diseases-3Chairperson: Dr. Leitner. Hall A8:00 am - 10:00 am

8:00 am - 9:00 am Udder pathology and consequences on milk production and quality, by Dr. Contreras (Universidad de Murcia, Spain). Invited9:00 am - 9:15 am Immune refocusing in Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (CAEV) vaccine: a strategy to overcome deceptive imprinting, by Trujillo J.D., P.L. Nara. P-419:15 am - 9:30 am Sodium Dodecyl Sulfate to inactivation Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis virus in DMEM, by Morales-delaNuez, A., S. Hartmann, D. Martell-Jaizme, N. Castro, P. Nara, A. Argüello, J. Trujillo. P-349:30 am - 9:45 am Contribution of mammary epithelial cells to the immune response during early stages of a bacterial intramammary infection, by Brenaut, P., C. Bevilacqua, L. Lefèvre, C. Morgenthaler, S. Dauchy, D. Laloë, F. Jaffrezic, P. Martin. P-29:45 am - 10:00 am Sericea lespedeza in a goat kid rearing feeding system with the intent to restrict coccidiosis, by Craven, L., E. F. Donkin, A. Hassen. P-16

Session 8: Anatomy, Physiology, Welfare, Milking-1Chairperson: Dr. Rovai. Hall B8:00 am - 10:00 am

8:00 am - 9:00 am Goat Welfare. Dr. Servière (Institut National de la Recherché Agronomique, France). Invited

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9:00 am - 09:15 am Set up of a sampling strategy for the collection of ani-mal-based welfare indicators during milking, by Vieira, A., M. Battini, I. Ajuda, S. Mattiello, G. Stilwell. A-229:15 am - 9:30 am Body condition estimation by lumbar or sternal palpation on goats, by Trejo, G.A., S.M.C. Dueñas. A-69:30 am - 09:45 am The effect of glycerol and Propylene Glycol addition in the pasteurization of colostrum on goat kids immune passive transfer, by Morales-delaNuez, A., L.E. Hernandez-Castellano, I. Moreno-Indias, D. Sánchez-Macías, J. Capote, N. Castro, A. Argüello. A-319:45 am - 10:00 am Effect of local anaesthetics and non-steroidal analgesics on performance of hot-iron disbudded beetal kids under stall-fed conditions, by Saini A.L., Chandrahas. A-53

Session 9: Economy, Sociology, System of production, Housing-1Chairperson: Dr. Goetsch and Dr. Salama. Hall C8:00 am - 10:00 am

8:00 am - 9:00 am Electronic identification, techniques and applications, by Dr. Caja (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain). Invited9:00 am - 9:15 am Growth and educational role of 4-H and FFA Youth Market Goat Projects: A case study from Georgia, USA, by Getz, W., T. Waldrop, T. Harris, R. Silcox, H.K. Shultz, G. Kannan. E-549:15 am - 9:30 am Features and Benefits from Grazing Angora and Cashmere Goats on Temperate Pastures in southern Australia, by McGregor, B.A. E-379:30 am - 9:45 am Evolution of production costs, incomes and economic mar-gins in Murciano-Granadina breed farms. Prediction equations, by Ruiz, F.A., J.M. Castel, J. Pleguezuelos, J. Camuñez, Y. Mena, R. Gutierrez. E-569:45 am - 10:00 am Raising goats as adaptation process to prolonged drought incidence at the Coastal Zone of Western Desert in Egypt, by Aboul-Naga, A., V. Alary, M.A. Osman, F. Hassan, I. Daoud, J.F. Tourrand. E-36

Session 10: Anatomy, Physiology, Welfare, Milking-2Chairperson: Dr. Contreras and Dr. Castro. Hall A3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Immunity in young goats: scientific aspects and application to limit mortality, by Dr. Argüello (Universidad de Las Palmas de Gran Canaria, Spain). Invited4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Is vasopressin involved in milk synthesis and milk ejection?, by Dahlborn, K., M. Högberg, K. Olsson. A-39

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4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Mechanical milking efficiency under alternative and simul-taneous pulsation in Murciano-Granadina goats at late lactation, by Romero, G., F. Moya, J. Bueso-Ródenas, M. Alejandro, J.R. Díaz. A-184:30 pm - 4:45 pm The Complement System of the Goat, by Moreno-Indias, I, A.W. Dodds, A. Argüello, N. Castro, R.B. Sim. A-444:45 pm - 5:00 pm Availability and uptake of colostral antibodies in goats, by Tambajong, D.S.J., C. Feldmann, F. Klobasa, W. Holtz. A-52

Session 11: Genetic, Selection, Breeds, Genome-1Chairperson: Dr. Martin and Dr. Amills. Hall B3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Goat genomics: challenges for future, by Dr. Ajmone (Università Cattolica del S.Cuore, Italy). Invited4:00 pm - 4:15 pm The complete goat genome and effects of artificial selection on goat genome, by Zhang, W., Su Rui G-54:15 pm - 4:30 pm CONBIAND network: scientific cooperation for biodiver-sity studies in goat breeds from Ibero-America, by Martínez, A.M., V. Landi, L.T. Gama, J.V. Delgado, M.N. Ribeiro, O. Cortés, M. Amills, the BioGoat Consortium. G-484:30 pm - 4:45 pm AlphaS1-casein deficiency due to defective genotypes in-duces a chronic ER stress and deep changes in milk composition, signing a sin-gular secretion mode in goats, by Martin, P., B. Badaoui, D. Barile, H. Laouhassa, B. Beauvallet, C. Bevilacqua, C. Cebo, E. Chanat. G-804:45 pm - 5:00 pm Mutations at the caprine melanocortin 1 receptor gene are associated with coat color in Spanish goats, by Zidi, A., B. Badaoui, A. Manunza, J.M. Serradilla, J. Capote, B. Urrutia, J. Carrizosa, F. Pilla, M.S. D’Andrea, J. Jor-dana, A. Ferrando, A. Pons, A. Sánchez, V. Landi, M. Gómez, A. Martínez, O. Vidal, M. Amills. G-13

Session 12: Product, Milk, Meat, Hair, Others-1Chairperson: Dr. Sepe and Dr. Fresno. Hall C3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Advances on goat milk quality, by Dr. López (Universidad de Murcia, Spain). Invited4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Effect of pasture type compared with hay diet on dairy goat milk fatty acid composition, by Steinshamn, H., R.A. Inglingstad, M. Nymo, M. Jørgensen. M-28

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4:15 pm - 4:30 pm Concentration of sialyloligosaccharides in colostrum and milk from two Italian goat breeds, by Claps, S., M.A. Di Napoli, L. Sepe, A.R. Caputo, D. Rufrano, A. Di Trana, V. Fedele. M-294:30 pm - 4:45 pm Sensorial texture, odour, flavour and taste characterisation of raw goat’s milk semi-hard cheeses made with artisan kid rennet paste, veg-etable rennet (Cynara cardunculus) and a mix of both, by Fresno, M., S. Álvarez, Y. Hernández, N. López, H. Briggs, M. de Renobales. M-594:45 pm - 5:00 pm Effect of grazing level on a Mediterranean shrublands in milk fatty acid composition of Payoya goats, by Gutiérrez, R., M. Delgado-Pertíñez, V.M. Fernández-Cabanas, Y. Mena. M-23

Poster Session: Physiology, Pathology and Genetic10:30 am - 12:00 pm Hall DPoster Discussion: Physiology12:00 am - 1:30 pm Hall BChairpersons: Dr. Servière, Dr. Rivero, Dr. Olsson

A-2 The birth weight expression is modulated by the breeding season in goats, by Meza-Herrera, C.A., M.G. Calderon-Leyva, M.J. Soto-Sanchez, R. Rodriguez-Martinez, G. Arellano-Rodriguez, F.G. Veliz, A. Garcia-Martinez, J.M. Serradilla.

A-4 Changes in blood and milk parameters in lactating Shami goats subject-ed to intermittent watering, by Lina S. Jaber, Elie. K. Barbour, Mounir Abi Said, Mabelle Chedid, Sylvie Giger-Reverdin, Christine Duvaux-Ponter, Shadi K. Hamadeh.

A-5 Evidence of tannin binding salivary protein in goat kids from tropical Mexico, by Ventura-Cordero, J., C.A. Sandoval-Castro, J.F.J. Torres-Acosta, C.M. Capetillo-Leal.

A-7 Study of social behaviour of young bucks reared together, by Pelayo, B., F. Gonzalez, N. Mendoza, J. Valencia, M. Paredes, A. Medrano, R. Soto.

A-8 Maternal experience does not affect the change in gregariousness of parturient goats, by Gonzalez, D., F. Gonzalez, N. Mendoza, M. Paredes, A. Medrano, R. Soto.

A-10 Geometric morphometric study in a goat pure breed, by Parés-Casanova, P.M., J. Sabaté, J. Soto.

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A-11 Skull morphostructure of the Dwarf Gwembe goat, by Parés-Casanova, P.M., J. Sabaté, A. Kataba, E. Mwaanga.

A-12 Effects of gender and nutritional restriction on weight of organs Saanen kid goats, by Boaventura Neto, O., S.F. Souza, D. Oliveira, A.N. Mendonça, H.G.O. Silva, F.O.M. Figueiredo, B. Biagioli, G.M.B. Moreno, A. Cannas, I.A.M.A. Teixeira.

A-13 Lactation days effect on the somatic cell count variation in primipa-rous and multiparous goats, by Sánchez-Rodríguez, M., R. Jiménez-Granado, V. Rodríguez-Estévez, C. Arce, M. Morantes, M.D. López-Fariña

A-17 Effect of Automatic Cluster Removers in the milking of Murciano-Grana-dina goats, by Bueso-Ródenas J., G. Romero, A. Roca, A. Navarro, J.R. Díaz.

A-19 Mechanical milking efficiency under automatic stimulation previous to milking of Murciano-Granadina goats milked with low pipeline, by Romero, G., F. Moya, J. Bueso-Ródenas, M. Alejandro, J.R. Díaz.

A-20 Differences in body core and shell temperature patterns between Black Bedouin, Damascus and crossbred goat kids in late winter, by Al-Tamimi, H.J., R.M. Al-Atiyat, A.D. Al-Majali.

A-21 Deformation and overgrowth of the hooves, is it a problem in intensive dairy goat farms?, by Ajuda, I., A. Vieira, M. Battini, G. Stilwell (Animal Welfare Indicator (AWIN) Proyect).

A-23 Identifying promising animal-based welfare indicators in intensively bred dairy goats, by Battini, M., A. Vieira, I. Ajuda, L. Grosso, S. Mattiello, G. Stilwell.

A-24 Comparation of body weight between males and females of Saanen breed, from birth to weaning, by Gomes da Silva, I.A., M.P. Brito Ferreira, R.M. Liberal Veras, J.B. Calado Silva, I.A. Pessoa.

A-29 Arterial blood pressure and heart rate in dairy goats, by Olsson, K., E. Hydbring-Sandberg, M. Högberg, K. Dahlborn.

A-30 Assessment of cortisol and thyroid hormones (T3 and T4) in mature and young dairy and meat goats, by Kouakou, B., D.R. Marable, G. Kannan.

A-32 Histological mammary gland evaluation: comparison of three methods, by Suárez-Trujillo, A., A. Morales-delaNuez, L.E. Hernández-Castellano, A. Argüello, N. Castro, J. Capote, J. Morales, M.A. Rivero.

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A-33 Evolution of milk and blood immune parameters in goats and sheep dur-ing late pregnancy, partum and preweaning lactation period, by Hernández-Castellano, L.E., I. Moreno-Indias, A. Morales-delaNuez, A. Torres, D. Sánchez-Macías, D. Martell-Jaizme, N. Castro, A. Argüello.

A-36 Adaptative and hematologic parameters of Canarian goats under winter conditions, by Façanha, D.A.E., W.S.T. Silva, L.A.B. Asensio, M.M. Guilhermino, A.M. Vasconcelos, J. Capote.

A-37 Effect of environment on the hormonal and biochemical responses of goats Canindé in the semiarid Brazilian, by Morais, J.H.G., R. Bozzi, R.M.O. Lucena, W.P. Costa, P.P.L. Escóssia, D.A.E. Façanha.

A-38 Effect of the environment on thermoregulatory and hematological responses in Canindé goats, by Morais, J.H.G., R. Bozzi, R.M.O. Lucena, W.P. Costa, D.A.E. Façanha.

A-41 Effects of oxytocin administration using at different doses on milk par-titioning, by Torres, A., J. Capote, A. Morales-delaNuez, D. Sánchez-Macias, A. Argüello, N. Castro.

A-42 Effects of oxytocin-treatment (endogenous and exogenous) on dairy production, by Torres, A., N. Castro, D. Sánchez-Macias, A. Morales-delaNuez, A. Argüello, J. Capote.

A-43 Effect of milking interval on concentrations of sodium and potassium in blood plasma and milk, by Torres, A., A. Argüello, L.E. Hernández-Castellano, I. Moreno-Indias, N. Castro, J. Capote.

A-45 Effects of Micro-seaweed DHA supplementation on goat kids immune status, by Moreno-Indias, I., A. Morales-delaNuez, J. Capote, L.E. Hernández-Castellano, D. Sánchez-Macías, N. Castro, A. Argüello.

A-46 Self-suckling on goats: teat histological changes, by Martell-Jaizme, D., M.A. Rivero, A. Espinosa de los Monteros, A. Suárez-Bonnet, J. Martinez-delaPu-ente, L.E. Hernandez-Castellano, A. Morales-delaNuez, A. Argüello.

A-47 Histological study of the goat teat, by Martell-Jaizme, D., A. Argüello, A. Espinosa de los Monteros, A. Suárez-Bonnet, G. Cugno, A. Suárez-Trujillo, A. Morales-delaNuez, M.A. Rivero.

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A-48 Morphological comparison between two south Italian goat breeds and two Canary Islands goat breeds, by Cugno, G., A. Morales-delaNuez, V. Sarullo, M. Bognanno, A. Argüello, J. Capote, M.A. Rivero.

A-49 Morphological and biometrical investigation on Aspromonte goat, by Cugno, G., V.Sarullo, M. Bognanno, D. Martell-Jaizme, L.E. Hernandez- Castellano, A. Morales-delaNuez, M.A. Rivero.

A-50 Morphological and biometrical investigation on Rustica of Calabria goat breed, by Cugno, G., V. Sarullo, M. Bognanno, A. Marzullo, L.E. Hernandez- Castellano, A. Morales-delaNuez, D. Martell-Jaizme, M.A. Rivero.

A-51 Immunological characteristics of colostrum and goat milk from partum to early lactation, by Sánchez-Macías, D., I. Moreno-Indias, A. Morales-delaNuez, N. Castro, A. Argüello.

A-54 Shading effects on respiratory rate and rectal temperature in Tunisian local goat kids during summer season, by Hammadi, M., A. Fehem, H. Harrabi, N. Ayeb, T. Khorchani, A.A.K. Salama, R. Casals, X. Such, G. Caja.

Poster Discussion: Pathology12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Hall AChairpersons: Dr. Gutiérrez, Dr. Trujillo.

P-6 Is the FAMACHA© system an appropriate method for anemia detection in goats under poor-resource conditions in Cuba?, by Arece-García, J., N. Aróstica, Y. López, R. González-Garduño, G. Torres-Hernández, R. Rojo-Rubio.

P-7 In vivo anthelmintic activity of Phytolacca icosandra against Haemon-chus contortus in goats, by Hernández-Villegas, M.M., R. Borges-Argáez, R.I. Rodríguez-Vivas, J.F.J. Torres-Acosta, M. Méndez-González, M. Cáceres-Farfán.

P-9 In vitro susceptibility of Mycoplasma agalactiae reveals differences related to epidemiological characteristic, by Amores, J., A. Gómez-Martín, A. Paterna, J.C. Corrales, A. Contreras, C. de la Fe, A. Sánchez.

P-10 Decrease of Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. capri viability in goat colos-trum subjected to pasteurization or SDS treatment, by Paterna, A., A. Gómez-Martín, J. Amores, J.C. Corrales, A. Contreras, C. De la Fe, A. Sánchez.

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P-11 Reduction of gastrointestinal nematode egg output in goats fed tannin rich fodder (Acacia penatulla) or coffee waste (Coffea arabica), by Palo-mo-Couoh J.G, A.J. Aguilar-Caballero, J.F.J. Torres-Acosta, C.A. Sandoval-Castro, C.M. Capetillo-Leal.

P-15 Effects of (-)-Epigallocatechin-3-gallate (EGCG) on viability of Haemon-chus contortus and immune responses in white blood cells of goats in vitro, by Zhong R.Z., Z. Wang, D.W. Zhou, A.L. Goetsch, T. Sahlu.

P-17 Cross-infection between tropical goats and heifers with Haemonchus contortus, by d’Alexis, S., N. Mandonnet, M. Mahieu, F. Jackson, M. Boval.

P-21 Goat–parasite interactions: from knowledge to control - the COST action CAPARA, by Sotiraki, S., H. Hoste.

P-23 Evaluation of digestive strongyles faecal egg count, FAMACHA® score, hematocrit and milk yield in goats. Preliminary results, by Quijada, J., A. Bethen-court, D. Sulbarán, L. Ríos-de Álvarez, P. Salcedo, A. Aguirre, E. López, N. Batista, V. Beajon, I. Vivas.

P-24 Afebrile heartwater in goats, by Leask, R., K.P. Pettey, G.F. Bath.

P-27 Q Fever Report in goats of Torres municipality, Lara State, Venezuela, by Oropeza, M., L. Dickson, J. Maldonado, A. Kowalski.

P-28 Paratuberculosis (Johne’s disease) in the Dutch dairy goat industry, by Lievaart-Peterson, K., S. Luttinkholt, P. Vellema.

P-29 Histopatologic description of a Caprine arthtritis-encephalitis. First communication in Argentine Republic goats, by Bedotti, D.O.

P-30 Humoral immune response in different goat breeds against Rhipicephalus appendiculatus tick infestation, by Gopalraj, J.B.P., F.C. Clarke, E.F. Donkin.

P-31 In vitro anthelmintic effect of Psoralea bituminosa, Ruta graveolens and Ruta pinnata against Haemonchus contortus, by López, A.M., M.C. Muñoz, J.M. Molina, L. Matos, A.C. Guedes, D. Pérez, S. Martín, A. Ruiz.

P-32 Eimeria ninakohlyakimovae infection modulates the transcription of E-selectin gene in caprine endothelia cells, by Pérez, D., M.C. Muñoz, J.M. Molina, C. Hermosilla, A. Taubert, L. Matos, F. Rivero, A.M. López, M.M. Conde, A. Ruiz.

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P-33 Formic acid inactivation of Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis virus in colos-trum, by Morales-delaNuez, A., A. Argüello, P. Plummer, H. Khushboo, L.E. Hernandez-Castellano, N. Castro, P. Nara, J. Trujillo.

P-35 In vitro nematicidal activity of furfural and 2-hydroxybenzaldehyde against lungworms of goats, by Ortu, E., A. Scala, G. Pulina, G. Battacone, P. Caboni.

P-36 The use of molecular biology (PCR-RFLP-Sequencing) for detecting Ana-plasma sp (Ricketsial, Anaplasmataceae) in goat and determine its prevalence in two provinces in the north of Morocco, by Rahali T., S. Zemzami, H. Sahibi, M. Chentouf, A. Sadak, D. Geysen, A. Rhalem.

P-37 Tick infesting goats in Morocco, by Sahibi, H., T. Rahali, M. Chentouf, A. Rhalem.

P-38 Are goats suitable for FAMACHA© training?, by Maia, D., M.M. Bedin, E.C. Lima, V.N. Teixeira, F. Rosalinski-Moraes, C.S. Sotomaior.

P-39 FAMACHA test and accounts fecal of eggs per gram (EPG) in Can-inde goats, by Costa, W.P., G.N.A. Peixoto-Júnior, J.H.G. Morais, W.S.T. Silva, P.P.L. Escóssia, D.A.E. Façanha.

P-40 Correlation analysis between FAMACHA test and body condition score (BCS) in Canindé goats adaptability evaluation, by Costa, W.P., J.H.G. Morais, G.N.A. Peixoto-Júnior, P.P.L. Escóssia, A.K.B. Moura, D.A.E. Façanha.

P-43 Histopathological classification of the different stages of lymph node granulomas from PPD test positive goats, by Quesada-Canales, O., M. Pérez, Y. Paz, P. Herráez, A. Espinosa-delosMonteros, F. Rodríguez, M.C. Pieltain, M. Andrada.

P-44 Prevalence of antibodies anti T. Gondii in goats in the province of Gua-nenta department of Santander, Colombia, by Arcila Quiceno Victor Hernan, Torres Castellanos Vilma, Bedoya Mashuth Julia Teresa, Vargas-Bayona Javier Enrique, Crespo Molina Alejandra, Delgado Ortega Yorbyth Milena, Morales Gustavo Andres, Angar.

P-45 Digestive strongyle infection in dairy goats under an intensive manage-ment system, by Quijada, J., A. Bethencourt, L. Ríos-de Álvarez, A.W. Greer, N. Rosales, I. Vivas, A. Aguirre, A. Salvador.

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P-46 Comparison of pooled vs. individual faecal egg counts to evaluate infec-tions with gastrointestinal nematodes in goats?, by Manolaraki, F., M. Boukary, E. Pardo, A. Pommaret, Y. Le Frileux, H. Hoste.

P-47 Host-feeding pattern of biting midges Culicoides and mosquitoes in Ca-nary Islands, Spain: potential implications for disease transmission, by Martínez-de la Puente, J., A. Argüello, N. Castro, M. Ferraguti, L.E. Hernández-Castellano, J. Martínez, A. Morales-delaNuez, I. Moreno-Indias, S. Ruiz, R. Soriguer, J. Figuerola.

Poster Discussion: Genetic5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Hall AChairpersons: Dr. Amills, Dr. Aboul-Naga, Dr. Kahi.

G-8 Milk yield and lactation length in goats in tropical conditions, by Salvador, A., G. Martinez, M. Hahn, F. Pariacote.

G-16 Growth Modeling of Teddy goat thriving under desert conditions, by Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Tariq, Muhammad Masood Tariq.

G-17 Phenotypic characterization of Mohammad Puri goat breed in Pakistan, by Abdul Waheed, Muhammad Mazher Ayaz, Muhammad Tariq, Mohammad Masood Tariq.

G-18 Molecular cloning and tissue-specific expression of the heart-type fatty acid-binding protein (H-FABP) in goats, by Chengli Zheng, Gangyi Xu, Christo-pher D. Lu, Daihua Wang.

G-19 Molecular cloning and tissue-specific expression of the liver-type fatty acid binding protein (L-FABP) gene in goats, by Chengli Zheng, Boyang Zhao, Gangyi Xu, Christopher D. Lu, Daihua Wang, Haolin Chen.

G-20 Molecular cloning and tissue expression of caprine calpain 1 gene, by Boyang Zhao, Gangyi Xu, Christopher D. Lu, Diyan Li, Chengli Zheng, Yong Gong.

G-21 Cloning, structural analysis and expression of cardiac troponin C1 (TNNC1) gene in goats, by Haolin Chen, Daihua Wang, Gangyi Xu, Christopher D. Lu, Hengli Zheng, Ganghong Xu.

G-22 Environmental and genetic variation sources of dairy traits of Polish goats, by Bagnicka, E., H. Hamann, M. Łukaszewicz, O. Distl.

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G-26 Identification of differentially expressed genes in anagen and telogen of Inner Mongolian Cashmere Goat, by Rui Su, Wenguang Zhang, Yanjun Zhang, Ruijun Wang, Yanhong Zhao, Zhihong Liu, Jinquan Li.

G-27 Characterization of Hoxc9 gene expression in hair follicle of embryonic Inner Mongolia Cashmere goat (Capra hircus), by Yanjun Zhang, Jinquan Li, Aiqin Gao, Wenguang Zhang, Rui Su, Ruijun Wang, Zhihong Liu, Yanhong Zhao.

G-28 The influence of inbreeding depression on economic traits in Inner Mon-golia cashmere goats, by Wang, R.J., J.Q. Li, Y.J. Zhang, R. Su, Z.Y. Wang.

G-32 Preliminary report on the Ibicenca or Pitiüsa goats breed growth, by Nogales, S., A. Pons, M. Miró-Arias, T.M. Lupi, Y. Méndez, F.J. Navas, J.V. Delgado, M.E. Camacho.

G-33 Characterization of the Grey Goat of Lanzo Valleys (Fiurinà), a new Italian dairy population, by Cornale, P., M. Renna, C. Lussiana, D. Bigi, S. Chessa, A. Mimosi.

G-34 Effect of Short-chain Fatty Acids on GPR41 and GPR43 expression in Goat Mammary Epithelial Cells, by Luo, Jun, Yuting, Sun, Jiangjiang Zhu, Huifeng Xu, Wei Wang, Kang Yu.

G-37 Y-chromosome haplotype diversity in domestic goats, by Vidal O., M. Amills, B. Badaoui, J. Capote, C. Pla, A. M. Martínez, J. V. Delgado, V. Landi, J. Jordana, A. Ferrando, E.C. Pimenta-Filho, P. Sponenberg, A. Stemmer, A. Manunza.

G-39 Rosiglitazone regulating the activation of PPARγ in Goat Mammary Epi-thelial cells, by Luo, Jun, Hengbo Shi, Wei Wang, Huifen Xu, Jun Li, Jiangjiang Zhu.

G-42 Further evaluation of the interest of resilience traits in the genetic improvement of Creole goat, by Tesfamicael K., M. Gunia, G. Alexandre, N. Mandonnet.

G-43 Gene expression profile of a Moxoto male prostate gland, by Rocha, C.R.C., D. Brito, R. Maranguape, C. Rocha, D. Lourenço, H. Yamuri, A.X. Eloy, H. Castelletti, J.L. Lima Filho.

G-44 Genetic diversity and differentiation in Iberian goat breeds, by Gama, L.T., A.M. Martínez, V. Landi, M.N. Ribeiro, J.V. Delgado, the BioGoat Consortium.

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G-45 Demographic study and population structure of the Moxotó goat breed of Brazil, by Da Silva, A.M., R. Maria Norma, R. Laura Leandro, A.H.S.O. Lima.

G-46 Demographic study and population structure of the Canindé goat breed of Brazil, by Da Silva, A. M., R. Maria Norma, R. Laura Leandro, A.H.S.O. Lima.

G-47 Genetic polymorphisms and diversity analysis in Indian goat breeds with respect to CAPN1 gene, by Singh, L.V., Rekha Sharma, A.K. Pandey, V. Tripa, A. Maitra, B.P. Mishra.

G-49 Estimates of non-genetic effects of linear traits in Murciano-Granadina goats, by Gómez, M., J.M. León, J. Pleguezuelos, M.E. Camacho, J.V. Delgado.

G-50 Characterization of the Creole goat population of Guadeloupe (FWI) by pedigree data analysis, morphological measures and microsatellite markers, by Naves, M., R. Arquet, J.M. Babilliot, G. Alexandre, N. Mandonnet.

G-51 The phylogenetic relationship and ecological regionalization of Chinese domestic goats by large-scale mitochondrial DNA analysis, by Yongju Zhao, Erhu Zhao, Zhongquan Zhao, Jiahua Zhang.

G-52 Morphological characterization and goat production system of Canindé Breed in northeastern Brazil, by Ribeiro, M.N., J.K.G. Arandas, R.B. Nascimento, N.M. Silva, E.C. Pimenta Filho.

G-53 Local knowledge applied to characterization of Moxotó Brazilian goat breed, by Ribeiro, M.N., R.B. Nascimento, A.G.C. Alves, J.C.V. Oliveira, N.M.V. Silva.

G-54 Demography and population structure of the Murciano Granadina goat breed based on pedigree analysis, by Ribeiro, M.N., R.R. Oliveira, J.M. León, J. Plegezuelos, J.V. Delgado, L.H.A. Brasil.

G-55 Genetic diversity and relationships among the new world Creole goats assessed by microsatelites markers, by Ribeiro, M.N., A.M. Martínez, V. Landi, L.T. Gama, J.V. Delgado, the BioGoat Consortium.

G-56 Breeding targets for dairy goats suitable for poverty alleviation in Uganda, by Dowdy, D.R.

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G-57 Italian Goat Consortium: 50K BeadChip analyses in autochthonous goat breeds, by Nicoloso, L., B. Coizet, R. Negrini, R. Mazza, S. Chessa, B. Castiglio-ni, G. Pagnacco, D. Marletta, P. Ajmone-Marsan, N. Bacciu , A. Carta, T. Sechi, S. Murru, A. Valentini, M. D’Andrea, F. Pilla, P. Crepaldi.

G-58 Aardi goat performance and adaptation in Saudi Arabia, by Dr. Saeid Basmaeil.

G-59 Lactation Curve Parameters in Teddy Goats Using Wood’s Model, by Waheed, A., M.S. Khan, M. Tariq

G-60 The effect of age and body condition score on milk production and repro-duction of Saanen goats, by Kocsisné Gráff, M., A. Jávor, S. Kukovics.

G-61 Racial characteristics and morphometric measurements of the Pampeana red goat (Cabra colorada pampeana), by Bedotti, D.O., A. Meder, J.M. Lux, M.O. Sanchez, M. Moralejo, H.J. Petruzzi, I. Kotani.

G-62 Genetic variability of the casein gene cluster in Sarda goat, by Dettori, M.L., M. Pazzola, G. Piras, F. Manca, V. Carcangiu, G.M. Vacca.

G-63 Non-genetic factors of variation of litter size and weights at birth, one month of age and weaning in a multi-breed goat population in northern Mexico, by Meza-Herrera, C.A., A. Menéndez-Buxadera, J.M. Serradilla.

G-64 Genetic relations between litter size and weights at birth and at one month of age in a multi-breed goat population in northern México, by Meza-Herrera, C., J.M. Serradilla, A. Menéndez-Buxadera.

G-65 Direct and maternal components of genetic variation for weights at birth, one month of age and weaning in a multi-breed goat population in northern Mexico, by Meza-Herrera, C.A., A. Menéndez-Buxadera, J.M. Serradilla.

G-67 Phenotypic characteristics of indigenous goats in two biogeographic regions of the north of Morocco, by Hilal, B., M. Ibnelbachyr, B. Benjelloun, M. Ben Bati, I. Boujenane, M. Chentouf.

G-68 Bayesian inference of geographic expansion of domestic goats, by Ben-jelloun, B., F. Pompanon, M. Benbati, C. Magdolena, M. Chentouf, D. Rioux, P. Taberlet.

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G-69 Investigation of pituitary factor 1 (Pit1), growth hormone (GH) and pro-lactin (PRL) genes polymorphism in Carpathian goat breed, by Carsai, T.C., V.A. Balteanu, A. Vlaic, V. Miresan.

G-70 How to estimate additive and non-additive genetic effects in crossbreed herds by (CO) variance, by Fidel A. Pariacote.

G-71 Western Maryland pasture-based meat goat performance test: a five year summary, by Schoenian, S.G., J.W. Semler, D.L. Gordon, W.D. Lantz, M.B. Bennett, E.N. Escobar, D.J. O’Brien.

G-73 Effect of αS1-casein (CSN1S1) genotypes on milk composition and cheese yield in Carpathian goat breed, by Balteanu, V.A., J. M. Serradilla, A. Vlaic, T.C. Carsai, M. Amills, V. Miresan.

G-74 Using the Lactocorder for milk recording in Murciano-Granadina Goats. First result, by Blasco, E., I. Pérez-Baena, A. Sánchez-Quinche, B. Martínez- Navalón, E.A. Gómez, C. Peris.

G-75 Future prospects of goats as a source of milk and meat, to decrease the milk and meat gap in Egypt, by Soryal, K.

G-76 Development of breeding schemes in overseas regions: the case of goats for meat production in the Reunion Island, by Fontaine, O.

G-79 QTL detection for milk production traits, fatty acids, udder morphology and milking speed in Alpine and Saanen goats, by Palhiere, I., C. Maroteau, H. Larroque, V. Clément, G. Tosser-Klopp, R. Rupp.

M-58 Performance, carcass characteristics and meat quality of intact and cas-trated Ardhi goat kids fed high energy diet, by Al-Owaimer, A.N., A.M. El-Waziry, C.M. Suliman, E.S. Hussein, M.A. Abou heif.

Round Table II: The management of animal health in goat farming. By Dr. Mandonnet.5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Hall C

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WEDNESDAY 26TH SEPTEMBERSession 13: Anatomy, Physiology, Welfare, Milking-3Chairperson: Dr. Caja and Dr. Façanha. Hall A8:00 am - 10:00 am

8:00 am - 9:00 am Heat stress, by Dr. Salama (Universidad Autónoma de Barcelona, Spain). Invited9:00 am - 9:15 am Characterization of acid-base balance in desert goats (Capra aegagrus hircus) subjected to stressful conditions, by Samara, E.M., R.S. Aljumaah, M. Ayadi, M.A. Alshaikh, A.A. Al-Haidary. A-259:15 am - 9:30 am Hemogasometric parameters of Brazilian Native Goats under thermal stress conditions, by Façanha, D. A. F., M.G.C., Oliveira, M.G. Guilhermino, W.P. Costa, V.V. Paula. A-359:30 am - 9:45 am Physiological responses of Swedish lactating goats to prolonged heat exposure, by Hartmann, E., M. Högberg, E. Svedberg, K. Dahlborn. A-409:45 am - 10:00 am Prediction of heat production in Boer goats using heart rate, by Puchala, R., A.L. Goetsch, A. Manley. T. Gipson, T. Sahlu. A-14

Session 14: Genetic, Selection, Breeds, Genome-2Chairperson: Dr. Ajmone and Dr. Ribeiro. Hall B8:00 am - 10:00 am

8:00 am - 9:00 am Strategies to maintain endangered breeds, by Dr. Hoffmann (Food and Agriculture Organization, Italy). Invited9:00 am - 09:15 am Study on the variability of the caprine CCR5 gene, by Colussi, S., M.G. Maniaci, M.V. Riina, S. Peletto, P. Modesto, A. Quasso, P. Sacchi, L. Bertolotti, S. Rosati, P.L. Acutis. G-79:15 am - 9:30 am Present status of the Spanish dairy goats breeding pro-grams, by Delgado, J.V., J.M. Serradilla, M. Serrano, G. Fernández, J.M. León, E. Muñoz, M. Gómez, P. Díez de Tejada. G-129:30 am - 09:45 am Reference gene selection for qRT-PCR normalization: Application for influence of yeast supplementation of milk goat diet on an-timicrobial peptides gene expression in milk somatic cells, by Bagnicka E., J. Jarczak, P. Lisowski, E. Kościuczuk, N. Strzałkowska, A. Jóźwik, J. Horbańczuk, J. Krzyżewski, K. Horbańczuk, D. Słoniewska, L. Zwierzchowski. G-239:45 am - 10:00 am Effect of calcium sensitive casein genotype on milk yield, composition and renneting properties of Sarda goat, by Pazzola, M., M.L. Dettori, F. Balia, E. Pira, A. Noce, V. Carcangiu, G.M. Vacca. G-66

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Session 15: Product, Milk, Meat, Hair, Others-2Chairperson: Dr. Teixeira and Dr. Osman. Hall C8:00 am - 10:00 am

8:00 am - 9:00 am Advances on goat meat, by Dr. Kannan (Fort Valley State University, USA). Invited9:00 am - 9:15 am Shelf life of smoked goat chorizo prepared with “variety meat”, by Madruga, M.S., F.A.P. Silva, D.S. Amaral, N.M.O. Arcanjo, I.C.D. Guerra, T.K.A. Bezerra, P.S. Dalmás, M. Magnani. M-419:15 am - 9:30 am Effects of hot season and electrical stimulation on meat quality characteristics of goat longissimus dorsi muscle, by Kadim, I.T., O. Mahgoub, W. Al-Marzooqi, S. Khalaf. M-459:30 am - 9:45 am Predicting goat kids carcass fatness by an image analysis system, by Mendizábal, J.A., A. Ciprés, A. Purroy. M-619:45 am - 10:00 am Meeting defined carcass weight and supply chain delivery schedules for cross bred meat goats in southern Victoria, by McGregor, B.A., B.J. Foard. M-50

Session 16: Genetic, Selection, Breeds, Genome-3Chairperson: Dr. Hoffman and Dr. Galal. Hall A3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Goat breeding program in low input conditions and in arid conditions, by Dr. Kahi (Egerton University, Kenya). Invited4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Evaluation of different goat breeding plans, by Pera Herold, Henning Hamann, Anne Valle Zárate. G-114:15 pm - 4:30 pm Enhancement of goat meat production in Guadeloupe through setting up of a breeding scheme for the indigeneous breed: from theory to facts , by Gunia, M., R. Arquet, R. Alexandre, M. Madassamy, R. Manicom, M. Naves, N. Mandonnet. G-384:30 pm - 4:45 pm Response to a divergent selection based on somatic cell counts in Alpine dairy goats, by Rupp, R., H. Caillat, F. Bouvier, E. Guéry, P. Martin, P. Rainard. G-784:45 pm - 5:00 pm Milk quality breeding value prediction based on FTIR spectra , by Ådnøy, T., T.M.E. Meuwissen, B. Dagnachew. G-40

Session 17: Economy, Sociology, System of production, Housing-2Chairperson: Dr. Dubeuf and Dr. Koluman. Hall B3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

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3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Evaluation of goat production systems regarding Millennium Development Goals, by Dr. Puillet (Institut National de la Recherché Agronomique, France). Invited4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Causes and consequences of inefficient planning of goat grazing in natural protected areas. The Palmera breed case in Canary Islands, by Mata, J., L. de Nascimento, A. Camacho, L.A. Bermejo. E-54:15 pm - 4:30 pm Goat ownership in the humid regions of Guinea-Bissau, by Almeida, A.M., L.A. Cardoso. E-64:30 pm - 4:45 pm Good Farming Practices (G.F.P.) for Colombian goats live-stock systems: models, application and scope, by Vega-Pérez, C., O. Ospina, H. Grajales-Lombana. E-434:45 pm - 5:00 pm Constraints to goat production in semi-arid south-western Zimbabwe , by Allan Sebata. E-16

Session 18: Product, Milk, Meat, Hair, Others-3Chairperson: Dr. Visser. Hall C3:00 pm - 5:00 pm

3:00 pm - 4:00 pm Goat fiber, by Dr. Visser (University of Pretoria, South Africa). Invited4:00 pm - 4:15 pm Quality characteristics of hairy and Cashmere goat skin and Leather, by Salehi M., E. Kadim, O. Mahgoub, S. Negahdari. M-434:15 pm - 4:30 pm Indices for cashmere fleece competitions, by Butler, K.L., B.A. McGregor. M-494:30 pm - 4:45 pm Some fleece characteristics of native goats of Lorestan, by Farahvash, T., M. Salehi, A. Lavvaf. E-14:45 pm - 5:00 pm Developing organic supply chains for mohair and cashmere markets, by McGregor, B.A. E-38

Poster Session: Products and Economy10:30 am - 12:00 pm Hall DPoster Discussion: Products12:00 am - 1:30 pm HAll AChairpersons: Dr. Berruga, Dr. Kannan, Dr. Sepe.

M-4 Effects of time road transport, carcass weight and ageing time on instru-mental and sensory meat parameters in Negra Serrana suckling kids, by Álvarez, R., J.L. Pérez-Almero, C. Porras, C. Casas, M.J. Alcalde.

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M-5 Effect of diets with different carotenoid profiles on the Vitamin A content of goat’s milk, by Álvarez, R., C. Stinco, A.J. Meléndez, I.M. Vicario, M.J. Alcalde.

M-6 Effect of green maize supplementation on conjugated linoleic acid and n-3 fatty acids composition of Alpine goat milk: preliminary results, by Pajor, F., O. Galló, P. Póti.

M-7 Bioactive compounds and antioxidant activity in goats’ whey in two feeding systems, by Puga, D.C., B.S. Montaño, P.S. López, R.F. Pérez-Gil.

M-9 Comparison of 20 macro and trace mineral concentrations between commercial goat milk yogurt and cow milk counterpart, by Park, Y.W., K. Hernandez, J. Oglesby.

M-10 Effects of castration, fattening method and period on meat fatty acid profile of Fars native he-goat kids, by Eilami, B., M.R. Hashemi, M. Hashemi, K. Enayati.

M-11 Effect of lupin on carcass characteristics and meat quality of growing and fattening goats, by El Otmani, S., M. Ayadi, M. Chentouf.

M-13 Bulk milk antibiotic residue occurrence, somatic cell count and total bac-terial count in dairy goat flocks, by Gonzalo, C., M.L. de Garnica, M.C. García-Jimeno, J.A. Asensio.

M-14 Effects of intra-mammary bacterial infection and stage of lactation on goats milk quality for cheese making, by Leitner, G., N. Silanikove, U. Merin.

M-16 Meat production and carcass characteristics of the Cyprus Damascus goat, by Papachristoforou, C., A. Koumas, G. Hadjipavlou.

M-18 Quality characteristics of restructured chevon jerky as influenced by addition of sodium nitrite, by Alford, L., J.H. Lee, G. Kannan, B. Kouakou.

M-19 Goat yogurt decreases blood pressure in hypertensive men and women, by Alvarado-Carrasco, C., L. Silva, M. Guerra.

M-20 Characterization of goat cheese in the north of Morocco, by Zantar, S., L.B. Farahat, A. Toukour, M. Chentouf, A. Laglaoui.

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M-21 Effect of pre-partum nutritional supplementation strategies on milk production and offspring body weight in goats managed under grazing condi-tions, by Contreras-Villarreal, V., F.G. Veliz, O. Angel-Garcia, J.M. Guillen-Muñoz, L. Gaytan-Aleman, G. Arellano-Rodriguez, R. Rodriguez.

M-22 Physicochemical properties and texture of Coalho cheese prepared with cow’s milk and goat’s milk during storage, by Queiroga, R.C.R.E., B.M.S. Nasci-mento, A.M.P. Gomes, E.L. Souza, C.J.D. Pereira, M.E. Pintado.

M-26 Why has goat milk been left behind? A preliminary study of consump-tion habits and acceptance of goat milk products by Portuguese consumers, by Guerra, M.M., C. Viegas, C. Marcos, E. Lamy, A. Almeida, O. Pires.

M-27 Ultimate pH, and color of meat and adipose tissue in goat kids as in-fluenced by breed and feeding system, by Brassard, M.E., L. Tessier, R. Gervais, E. Pouliot, C. Gariepy, G.F. Tremblay, R. Berthiaume, P.Y. Chouinard, D. Cinq-Mars.

M-32 Carcass characteristics of Creole goats genetically indexed for faecal egg count, by Cei W., J.C. Bambou, N. Mandonnet, G. Alexandre.

M-33 Meat quality of goat and sheep sausages, by Teixeira, A., E. Pereira, S. Rodrigues.

M-34 Production and milk composition of dairy goats fed with cane sugar in replacement of corn silage, by Cabral, A.M.D., F.F.R. Carvalho, A.M.V. Batista, G.R. Santos, E.J. Gomes, G.S. Belo Júnior.

M-35 Effect of genotype at CSN1S1 per diet interaction on milk fatty acid pro-file in Derivata di Siria lactating goats, by Di Trana, A., P. Di Gregorio, G. Maggio, M.A. Di Napoli, S. Claps, D. Giorgio.

M-36 Physicochemical and sensorial characteristics of milk from goats sup-plemented with different vegetable oils, by Queiroga, R.C.R.E., M.A. Sabedot, A.N. Medeiros, M.A.D. Bomfim, D.L. Souza, M.S. Madruga.

M-38 Relative growth of carcass cuts and tissues of goats from five racial groups finished on pasture or feedlot, by Gonçalves, H.C., R.V. Lourençon, L. Rodrigues, R.O. Marques, A.C. Chávari, G.I.L. Cañizares.

M-39 Racial group, sex and slaughter weight in muscle fiber area, collagen and fatty acid profile of kid meat, by Gonçalves, H.C., A.C.T. Chávari, G.I.L Cañizares, R.V. Lourençon, R.O. Marques.

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M-47 Milk production and composition of Toggenburg and Toggenburg-Anglo Nubiana crossbred goats in Southeastern Brazil, by Ferreira, M.I.C., J.F. Fonseca, J.H. Bruschi (in memoriam), O. Facó, L.C. Mendonça.

M-48 Goat milk composition and rennet coagulation properties - Effect of grazing season, diet and genotype, by Inglingstad, R.A., B. Dagnachew, T.G. Devold, A. Criscione, B. Valenti, S. Skeie, H. Steinshamn, G. Vegarud.

M-51 Contribution of objective and subjective attributes in predicting carcass weight and eye muscle area of grazing Angora goats, by McGregor, B.A.

M-52 Total protease activity in goat milk and relationship with casein expre-ssion, by Caroli, A.M., O. Bulgari, S. Chessa, G. Pagnacco, C. Gigliotti.

M-53 Effect of fresh and dry forage of two grasses and two legumes species on fatty acid profile and nutritional index of milk and cheese, by Di Napoli, M.A., A. Di Trana, A.R. Caputo, L. Sepe, S. Claps.

M-54 Effects of level and length of supplementation on leather characteris-tics of yearling Boer and Spanish wethers, by Merkel, R., C.K. Liu, N. Latona, A. El A’mma, A. Goetsch.

M-56 Determination of the volatile free fatty acids content in canary goat cheeses by headspace solid-phase microextraction and gas-chromatography, by Rincón A.A., V. Pino, S. Álvarez, A. M. Afonso, M. Fresno.

M-57 Utilization of a novel multiple headspace solid-phase microextraction ap-proach to determine volatile free fatty acids in canary goat cheeses, by Rincón, A.A., M.J Trujillo-Rodríguez, V. Pino, S. Álvarez, A.M Afonso, M Fresno.

M-60 Instrumental texture and colour of raw goat’s milk cheeses made with ar-tisan kid rennet paste, vegetable rennet (Cynara cardunculus) and a mix of both, by Fresno, M., S. Álvarez, Y. Hernández, N. López, H. Briggs, M. de Renobales.

M-62 Prediction of carcass tissue composition of goat kids from different ra-cial groups from meat cuts, by Gonçalves, H.C., M.S. Emerson, L. Rodrigues, R.O. Marques, R.V. Lourençon, P.R.L. Meirelles.

M-63 Goat milk and dairy products of Hungarian producers, by Kukovics, S., T. Németh.

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M-64 Fatty acid profile of milk and “coalho” type cheese from dairy goats fed vegetable oils in the Brazilian semiarid, by Madruga, M.S, E.J.L. Medeiros, R.C.R.E. Queiroga, A.N. Medeiros, M.A.D. Bonfim.

M-65 Evaluation of milk composition of crossbred goats in different times of year in the municipality of Mossoró-RN/Brazil, by de Lucena, J.A., R.S. de Moura, I.S.A. da S. Maia, M.M.F. Pinto, J.B. da Silva, J.I.M. Alves, J.P.S. Lopes.

M-66 Production and quality of milk of crossbred goats in small production units in the Mossoró-RN/Brazil, by de Lucena, J.A., R.S. de Moura, I.S.A. da S. Maia, P.H. Fonseca, R.R. de C. Menezes, H.A. Carvalho, T.C. dos Santos.

M-67 Somatic cell count of goat milk produced in production units in the municipality of Mossoró-RN/Brasil, by de Lucena, J.A., R.S. de Moura, I.S.A. da S. Maia, P. de O. Lima, M.V.F.G. de Miranda, H.M. de S. Leite, A.P.P. de Assis.

M-68 Production and composition of goat milk produced in the municipality of crossbred Mossoró-RN/Brazil, by Lima, P. de O., J.A. de Lucena, R.S. de Moura, M.M.F. Pinto, I.S.A. da S. Maia, M.V. da S. Lima, P.S.F. Linhares, A.B. Chaves.

M-69 Milk composition and individual cheese yield from milked and/or suckled Swedish dairy goats, by Högberg M., A, Andrén, K. Dahlborn.

M-70 Carcass characteristics of pasture vs. pen-fed goats: a preliminary study, by Schoenian, S.G., J.W. Semler, D.L. Gordon, M.B. Bennett, D.J. O’Brien, H.N. Zerby.

M-71 Comparative study between two systems of milk partitioning in three dairy goat breeds at two milking frequencies, by Torres, A., N. Castro, L.E. Hernández-Castellano, A. Argüello, J. Capote.

M-72 The effect of diet and DHA addition on the sensory quality of goat kid meat, by Moreno-Indias, I., D. Sánchez-Macías, J. Martínez-delaPuente, A. Morales-delaNuez, L.E. Hernández-Castellano, N. Castro, A. Argüello.

M-73 Meat quality of goat kids fed whole cow’s milk and an exogenous source of DHA, by Moreno-Indias, I., L.E. Hernández-Castellano, A. Morales-delaNuez, D. Sánchez-Macías, J. Capote, N. Castro, A. Argüello.

M-74 Effects of micro-seaweed DHA supplementation on growth, carcass and meat qualities of Goat Kids, by Moreno-Indias, I., L.E. Hernández-Castellano, A. Morales-delaNuez, D. Sánchez-Macías, N. Castro, A. Argüello.

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M-75 Milk quality in Aspromonte and Rustica goat breeds, by Cugno, G., V. Sarullo, M. Bognanno, L.E. Hernández-Castellano, D. Martell-Jaizme, A. Morales-delaNuez, M.A. Rivero.

M-76 Region effects on Camosciata Alpina and Saanen milk quality reared in Sicily, Italy, by Cugno, G., A.R. di Rosa, V. Sarullo, A. Suárez-Trujillo, L.E. Hernan-dez-Castellano, D. Martell-Jaizme, D. Sànchez-Macías, A. Zumbo.

M-78 Musulupu, cheese-relic of the graecanic area of Calabria. Manufacturing and chemical composition, by Sarullo, V., G. Cugno, N. Castro, M. Bognanno.

M-79 Physical characteristics and chemical composition of Murciano-Gra-nadina goat’s colostrum, by Romero, T., M.C. Beltrán, A. Martí-De Olives, M. Rodríguez, M.P. Molina.

M-80 Ethanol stability of Murciano-Granadina goats’ milk, by Beltrán M.C., T. Romero, M. Borràs, C. Peris, M.P. Molina.

M-81 Antibiotics detection capability (CCβ) of microbial screening tests in goat milk, by Beltrán M.C., R.L. Althaus, A. Molina, I. Berruga, M.P. Molina.

M-82 Determination of IgG in goat bulk milk from different regions of Greece, by Massouras Theofilos, Kamoutsa Konstantina.

M-83 Light backscatter evaluation of milk coagulation properties in dairy goats supplemented with soybean oil under heat stress conditions, by Abdel-Gawad, A.R., S. Hamzaoui, A.A.K. Salama, G. Caja, B. Guamis, M. Castillo.

M-85 Intake, digestibility and milk production of goats fed with cactus pear (Opuntia ficus-indica l. miller) in substitution to corn meal, by Costa, R.G., E.M. Beltrão Filho, A.N. de Medeiros, R.C.R.E. Queiroga, C.J.B. de Oliveira.

M-86 Production and quality of Alpine goat milk by using urea in place of soy-bean meal, by Costa, R.G., J.G. Barbosa, R.C.R.E. Queiroga, A.N. Medeiros, M.G.X. Carvalho, E.M. Beltrão Filho, A.R.P. Schuller.

M-87 Goat cheese whey: immunoglobulins quality and chitotriosidase activ-ity during 90 days after partum, by Sánchez-Macías, D., A. Morales-delaNuez, I. Moreno-Indias, N. Castro, A. Argüello.

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M-88 Somatic cells: a potential tool to accelerate the low-fat goat cheese pro-teolysis, by Sánchez-Macías, D., L.E. Hernández-Castellano, D. Martel-Jaizme, A. Morales-delaNuez, A. Argüello, N. Castro.

M-89 Somatic cells effect on low-fat goat cheese lipolysis, by Sánchez-Macías, D., D. Martel-Jaizme, A. Morales-delaNuez, L.E. Hernández-Castellano, N. Castro, A. Argüello.

M-90 Goat milk characteristics as an important source of milk compared to other milks in the nutrition of inhabitants in Egypt, by Soryal, K., A. Hagrass, A. Metwally, A. Ibrahim.

Poster Discussion: Economy5:30 pm - 7:00 pm Hall BChairpersons: Dr. Mena, Dr, Koluman, Dr. Puillet.

E-2 Some skin characteristics of native goats of Lorestan, by Farahvash, T., M. Salehi, A. Lavvaf.

E-3 Effect of environmental factors on the performance of Khorasan native goats, by Lavvaf, A., M. Salehi, T. Farahvash.

E-4 Evaluation of fleece of native goats of East Azerbijan from different ages and sexes, by Lavvaf, A., M. Salehi, T. Farahvash.

E-7 Goat production by small-scale farmers in Egypt, by Helmy Rashad Mohamed Metawi.

E-9 Fifteen years monitoring goat grazing impact in Natural Protected Are-as. Essential points and main conclusions, by Mata, J., L. de Nascimento, M.A. Camacho, L.A. Bermejo.

E-10 Nature and use of labour in goat farms: An analysis of the herds in moun-tainous areas of the Spanish Betic Massif, by Calatrava, J., S. Sayadi.

E-11 Marketing products by the goat breeders: An analysis of factors related to sales strategies in herds of mountain areas of south-eastern Spain, by Sayadi, S., J. Calatrava.

E-12 Livelihood security and economy of Changthangi goat based transhumance production system in Western Himalaya, by Wani, S.A.

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E-13 Role of Income-Generating Activities (AGR) in the Development of Rural Families, Ouarzazate Region, Morocco, by Hassania Kanoubi; Presidente of Rosa Association.

E-15 Design and development of an expert system for knowledge manage-ment in systems of goat-sheep production in Colombia. sesigetec, by Ospina, O., H. Grajales.

E-19 Agroforestry for sustainable goat farming: shade, shelter, fodder, and environmental benefits of trees, by Marwan El Hassan, John Field.

E-20 Application of knowledge theory in characterization and modelling dinamics systems of goat production in Colombia, by Moreno, D., H. Grajales.

E-23 Causes of losses of breeding goats in dairy herds, by Sánchez-Rodríguez, M., M. Morantes, V. Rodríguez-Estévez, C. Arce, R. Jiménez-Granado, M.D. López-Fariña.

E-24 Nonlinear model for analysis of growth curve of goats in Colombia, by Ospina, O., H. Grajales.

E-25 Patuchev: an experimental device to assess low input goat breeding sys-tems, using local resources and complying with agro-environmental sustain-ability goals, by Caillat, H., A. Bonnes, P. Guillouet.

E-29 Development of goat kid rearing systems using alternative milk sources and post weaning feeds, by Van Niekerk, L., E. F. Donkin, A. Hassen.

E-30 Dairy goat farming in Greece, by Gelasakis A.I., S. Pinopoulos, G.E. Valergakis, R. Giannakou, G. Arsenos.

E-31 Evaluating goat grazing effects on vegetation in Rural Parks of the Canary Islands: what changes with grazing exclusion on the long-term?, by De Nasci-mento, L., S. Fernández-Lugo, I. Saro, J. Mata, J.R. Arévalo, L.A. Bermejo.

E-33 New Utilization of Goats in Japan, by Professor Kobayashi, Shinichi.

E-34 Evaluation of vegetation responses to different goat grazing regimes in semi-natural ecosystems: a case study in Tenerife (Canary Islands), by Fernán-dez-Lugo, S., J.R. Arévalo, L. de Nascimento, J. Mata, L.A. Bermejo.

E-35 Adoption of goat management practices through Farmers Field School, by Kushwaha, P., K. Sah, S. Acharya, S. Rimal, T.R. Regmi, S.N. Mahato.

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E-39 Importance of body weight in goat production, husbandry and welfare, by McGregor, B.A.

E-40 Factors affecting behavior of goats in pens with electric strand additions to cattle barb wire fence, by Tsukahara, Y., T.A. Gipson, G.D. Detweiler, T. Sahlu, A.L. Goetsch.

E-41 Spatial-temporal movements of grazing goats, by Gipson, T.A., A.L. Goetsch.

E-42 Questioning the resilience of goat production in the Tropics at differ-ent levels from the animal to the whole farming system, by Alexandre G., N. Mandonnet.

E-44 Responses of plant functional groups to goat grazing. Does goat grazing really affect ecosystem?, by Bermejo, L.A., L. de Nascimento, J. Mata, S. Fernán-dez-Lugo, A. Camacho, J.R. Arévalo, M. Mellado.

E-45 Using local resources to improve food self-sufficiency in livestock, by Méndez, P., H. Briggs, S. Álvarez.

E-47 Overview of the Chinese Goat Industry, by Zhang, Z.J., C.H. Ren, X.F. Guo, J.C .Luo, X. Cheng, J.H. Chen, Y.F. Huang, Z.Y. Luo.

E-48 Validation of participatory methods to identify sustainable indicators subjected to an improvement program in the goat production systems in Lara State, Venezuela, by Delgado, A., R. D’Aubeterre, W. Armas.

E-49 Technical and economical records in the Capra hircus-Aloe vera produc-tion systems in the community of Cauderales, Urdaneta Municipality, Lara State, Venezuela, by Delgado, A., R. D’Aubeterre, W. Armas, M. Jiménez, V. Marchan.

E-50 Introducing Canarian goats in Senegal to improve goat milk production, by Álvarez, S., P. Méndez, M. Fresno, M. Reig, J. Saavedra, J. Capote.

E-51 Tolerance to abiotic stresses in Egyptian desert sheep and goats raised un-der hot-dry conditions: Response to natural and acute heat stresses, by Elbelt-agy, A.R., A.M. Aboul-Naga, T.M.M. Abdel Khalek, M.H. Elshafie, B. Rischkowsk.

E-52 Working with goat producers with participative methodologies: Expe-riences at Lara state, Venezuela, by Armas W.J., R. D’Aubeterre, Y. Rosabal, L. Salazar.

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E-53 Goat (Capra hircus) cheese price fluctations at San José de los Ranchos zone, Torres municipality, Lara state, Venezuela, by Armas, W., C. Araque, A. Delgado, R. D’Aubeterre, A. Albornoz, M. Rueda, L. Baron.

E-57 Dairy goat grazing management: analysis of its profitability, by Gutierrez, R., Y. Mena, J.M. Castel, F.A. Ruiz, M. Delgado-Pertiñez.

E-58 Weed control, soil nutrient change and goat metabolic condition with goat grazing, by Hayashi, Y., K. Nakamura, S. Ishikawa.

E-59 Six years of targeted selective treatment against gastrointestinal nema-todes in a mixed sheep and goat herd in the tropics, by Torres-Acosta, J.F.J., N. Soto-Barrientos, M. Pérez-Cruz, H.L. Canul-Ku, R. Cámara-Sarmiento, A. Aguilar-Caballero.

E-60 Participatory rural appraisal (PRA) with goat farmers at North Natural Park in Boavista Island (Cape Verde), by Rodríguez, R., A. Ruano, M.R. Ventura, A. Pires, M.S. Ramos, J. Da Graca, M.P. Flores.

E-61 Monitoring controlled goat grazing effects on landscape structural properties, by Glasser, T.A., L. Hadar, Y. Navon, A. Perevolotsky.

E-63 El Hierro Island, sustainable management, by Mendoza-Grimón V., M.P. Palacios-Díaz, J.R. Fernández-Vera, J.M. Hernández-Moreno, T. Morant de Diego, M. Martin Betancor, F. Echavarria.

E-64 Balance of five years of a plan of development of production and marketing in short- circuits of fresh and processed meat goat in region Poitou-Charentes (France), by Garconnet-Sillon Mathilde, Jénot Frantz.

E-66 Adaptability of Saanen goats raised in semi-arid northeast of Brazil, by Landim, A. V., F.C. Carvalho, A.M. Vasconcelos, E.R. Leite, A.S.M. Batista, J.J. Osterno, A.P. Costa, P.T.R. Mouta.

E-67 Constraints to production, transformation and marketing of goat produc-tion systems and products in Lara and Falcon states - Venezuela, by Iñiguez, L., R. D’Aubeterre, R. Tellería, R. Rangel, D. Escobar.

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Round Table III: Training on goat farming: methods, organization, main topics and challenges. Dr. García-Dory. 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Hall C

Round Table IV: What innovations for suitable goat and small ruminant farming systems?. Dr. Luginbuhl. 5:30 am - 7:00 pm Hall C

Workshop on cheese sensory evaluation:5:00 pm - 7:00 pm Hall ADr. Fresno

This workshop will be focused on cheese sensory evaluation in the following items:

- A short description of cheese quality definition: health quality, nutritional quality and sensory quality.

- Reflections on cheese sensory evaluation: the importance of sight, touch, sound, odour, flavour and taste. Sensory analysis in labelled products, sensory cheese profile in research, expert panels vs. consumer panels.

- Sensory analysis of cheese from around the world: status and importance of cheese sensory evaluation in different regions.

- Tasting our cheeses: Sensory profile exercise with Canarian PDO cheeses: Queso Majorero, Queso Palmero and Queso de Flor de Guía.

- Discussion on cheese sensory evaluation.

Workshop Round Table: Dr. Park, Dr. Aboul-Naga, Dr. Kukovics, Dr. Queiroga and Dr. Koluman.

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