Capris Genetic Resources

The Ultimate Choice or an Old Song with the New Drum?

Categories Adaptation, Agricultural Development, camel milk, Capris Genetic Resources, Climate change, Cradle of Domestication, Culture and Heritage, Desert and Desertification, Natural Health, Peoples' agriculture, Policymakers, Rural development, The Camel Domestication, The Camel Genetic Resource (CGnR), The Cholistan Desert, The Food We Eat, Traditional Knowledge Tk, Uncategorized4 Comments on The Ultimate Choice or an Old Song with the New Drum?

I hereby to start a discussion about the selection of genetic resource for livelihood in the difficult ecosystems of the world. In my view, a true and durable sustainability of food production can be achieved with the tool of the local/native genetic resources embodied with the traditional knowledge.  The best milk yielder in the deserted…

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Plants that are Liked such as Icecream by the Camels. Part 2

Categories 22 June World Camel Day, Adaptation, camel milk, Capris Genetic Resources, Climate change, Cradle of Domestication, Culture and Heritage, Defaunation and Biodiversity, Desert and Desertification, Natural Health, Peoples' agriculture, Policymakers, Rural development, The Camel Domestication, The Camel Genetic Resource (CGnR), The Cholistan Desert, The Food We Eat, Traditional Knowledge Tk, Treeography, Uncategorized7 Comments on Plants that are Liked such as Icecream by the Camels. Part 2

Camel and goats like the salty and spiny species of plants. Such plants are also called ice cream species for camel and goats. In part 1, we discussed the fodder trees which are very much liked by the camels and goats. Here the bushes species will be briefly discussed along with the pictures.The Ice Cream…

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National Goat Show in Pakistan, The Story of Makhi Cheni Betal Breed

Categories Adaptation, Agricultural Development, Capris Genetic Resources, Climate change, Defaunation and Biodiversity, Desert and Desertification, Farm Diversification, Farmers, Natural Health, Peoples' agriculture, Policymakers, Rural development, The Cholistan Desert, The Food We Eat, Uncategorized23 Comments on National Goat Show in Pakistan, The Story of Makhi Cheni Betal Breed

Organized and reported by Dr. Sajjad Khan Dr. Sajjad Khan is a well-known scientist and currently working as Prf. and Dean faculty of Animal Husbandry, University of Agriculture Faisalabad, Faisalabad Pakistan. National goat show concluded here at Faisalabad (Pakistan) last evening on 21st October. It was very well attended the show as 663 animals competed for…

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Morak Goat Breed of the Chaghai Kharan Desert

Categories Adaptation, Agricultural Development, Capris Genetic Resources, Chaghai Kharan Desert (CKD), Climate change, Cradle of Domestication, Culture and Heritage, Defaunation and Biodiversity, Desert and Desertification, Farm Diversification, Ice cream species of plants for camels, Natural Health, Peoples' agriculture, Policymakers, Rural development, The Food We Eat, Traditional Knowledge Tk, Treeography, UncategorizedLeave a Comment on Morak Goat Breed of the Chaghai Kharan Desert

Habitat: Chaghai Kharan desert especially Raskoh mountains of the region is the home track of the breed. The breed is very close to its wild ancestors. There are many tribes, rearing this breed of goat, which are Badeni, Muhammad Hasani, Maingul, Jamaldini, Sasoli, Sanjrai, Nothezi, Nausherwani, Malangzai, Siafad, Faqirzai, Hajizai,. Phenotypic characteristics: The goat has…

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Occupy Gene Banks and Ensure Livelihood and Biodiversity

Categories Adaptation, Agricultural Development, Capris Genetic Resources, Climate change, Cradle of Domestication, Culture and Heritage, Defaunation and Biodiversity, Desert and Desertification, Farm Diversification, Farmers, Natural Health, Peoples' agriculture, Policymakers, Rural development, The Camel Domestication, The Camel Genetic Resource (CGnR), The Cholistan Desert, The Food We Eat, Traditional Knowledge Tk, Uncategorized4 Comments on Occupy Gene Banks and Ensure Livelihood and Biodiversity

The Southern hemisphere of the planet earth is the cradle of animal domestication and almost all the livestock species for food and agriculture traveled from South to North. During the last 100 years, gene flows from South to North have been dwarfed by flows in the opposite direction, from North to South. Large numbers of animals, semen, embryos, and eggs are shipped to developing countries, and Northern breeds (particularly of pigs, poultry, and dairy cattle) have become firmly established in various countries. This development led to the erosion of livestock biodiversity in the South