Socioeconomic importance of the semi-feral goat population for smallholders on the island of Socotra

Socioeconomic importance of the semi-feral goat population for smallholders on the island of Socotra | Research Square window.SnipcartSettings = { analytics: { enabled: false } }; (function() { var accessVector = localStorage.getItem('access_vector') || ''; window.dataLayer = window.dataLayer || []; if (accessVector) { window.dataLayer.push({ user: { profile: { profileInfo: { snid: accessVector } } } }); } })(); (function(w,d,s,l,i){w[l]=w[l]||[];w[l].push({'gtm.start':new Date().getTime(),event:'gtm.js'});var f=d.getElementsByTagName(s)[0],j=d.createElement(s),dl=l!='dataLayer'?'&l='+l:'';j.async=true;j.src='https://www.googletagmanager.com/gtm.js?id='+i+dl;f.parentNode.insertBefore(j,f);})(window,document,'script','dataLayer','GTM-K279D39R'); Browse Preprints In Review Journals COVID-19 Preprints AJE Video Bytes Research Tools Research Promotion AJE Professional Editing AJE Rubriq About Preprint Platform In Review Editorial Policies Our Team Advisory Board Help Center Sign In Submit a Preprint Cite Share Download PDF Research Article Socioeconomic importance of the semi-feral goat population for smallholders on the island of Socotra Lucie Maděrová, Jan Šipoš, Petr Maděra, Josef Suchomel This is a preprint; it has not been peer reviewed by a journal. https://doi.org/ 10.21203/rs.3.rs-4275687/v1 This work is licensed under a CC BY 4.0 License Status: Published Journal Publication published 10 Feb, 2025 Read the published version in Tropical Animal Health and Production → Version 1 posted 5 You are reading this latest preprint version Abstract This research paper examined the socioeconomic importance of goat farming on the island of Socotra, which to thebest of the authors’ knowledge. The study comprised 154 participants from various terrains. The data was collected usinga well-structured questionnaire and statistically analysed through the Bayesian approach and Kruskal--Wallis test tooffer robust insights into the subject matter. Data on the importance of goat meaning, herd composition, reproduction,milk production, supplementary feeding and watering, goat slaughter and non-slaughter mortality was collected.This study identified that goats are mainly kept for livelihood purposes (60%), while their social significance is notable aswell, with 18% of respondents citing this as a reason for raising the animals. In terms of herd composition, each family keeps an average of 107goats, of which 59% are does, 32% are infants under six months, and 9% are bucks. Reproduction patternsindicate that the goats breed twice a year, primarily in May and October. As for milk production, goats on Socotra produce an average of 368 ml/day on an annual basis, and the highest production is observed in the mountains. The study also found that the goats are primarily slaughtered for social reasons (55%). According to respondents, the main cause of mortality in goats was disease (40%). The results of this study have far-reaching implications for understanding the management of goat farming on the island and conserving the island’s biodiversity. 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