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E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research Goat research is conducted by the E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research at Langston University under the Agricultural Research and Extension Program. The primary research thrust is dairy goat nutrition. The scope of the research includes Angora, meat and cashmere goats. Nutrition studies are primarily oriented toward determining the nutrient requirements of goats with a special emphasis on the high-producing dairy goat. Basic scientific studies are being conducted on the amino-acid requirements of Angora goats for fiber production. Animal selection studies for cashmere production have been completed. Methods to manipulate cashmere production have also been investigated. Pasture research investigating the use of cool-season perennial grasses and low-input forage systems for goats is underway. Facilities at the Institute include an 150-goat dairy, a creamery, lab/office buildings and a field demonstration building where the Oklahoma Angora Buck evaluation is conducted each year. In addition to general laboratory facilities, there are special laboratories for milk analysis, fiber analysis and stable isotope analysis. The milk analysis laboratory also provides analysis for the goat Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI) program. Our laboratory is the only DHI laboratory that calibrates instruments with goat milk standards. Our DHI program services goat milk producers throughout the United States. We are also conducting research in the area of mammary gland health and mastitis in dairy goats. Research from the Institute is incorporated into fact sheets which are distributed by our goat extension program. Data are often summarized in articles in the quarterly newsletter. In addition, research results are published in appropriate journals for goat research, including The Journal of Animal Science, Small Ruminant Research, Journal of Dairy Science, Canadian Journal of Animal Science, Sheep and Goat Research Journal and Animal Feed Science and Technology.
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