Smithsonian Magazine

These Majestic Goats Have Been Traipsing Around Ireland for at Least 3,000 Years, Research Suggests

Goat bones dating to between 1100 B.C.E. and 900 B.C.E. were a close genetic match for modern Old Irish goats, a historic breed with declining numbers ...
Greek Reporter

Ancient DNA Reveals Old Irish Goat Breed Dates Back to Bronze Age

Ancient DNA shows an old Irish goat breed dates back to the Bronze Age, linking modern goats to animals raised in Ireland ...
Discover Magazine

Old Irish Goats Are Ireland’s Only Indigenous Goat Breed and Trace Back 3,000 Years

Learn more about the Old Irish Goat, Ireland’s only indigenous breed that traces its roots back to the Late Bronze Age.

From the Late Bronze Age to today, the old Irish goat carries 3,000 years of Irish history

New research has revealed that the old Irish goat shares a 3,000-year genetic link with goats living in Ireland during the ...
Science Daily

Ireland’s Old Irish Goat has survived 3,000 years

The Old Irish Goat isn’t just part of folklore — it’s genetically linked to goats that lived in Ireland 3,000 years ago. Scientists analyzed ancient remains and discovered that today’s rare breed ...
National Academies of Sciences%2c Engineering%2c and Medicine

Ruminants: Cattle, Sheep, and Goats: Guidelines for the Breeding, Care, and Management of Laboratory Animals

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Ireland’s native goats date back to Bronze Age

For this new study, researchers analyzed goat remains dating back to about 1100-900 BCE from a Bronze Age hillfort called ...
Business Day

Million-naira goats reshape Kano’s livestock economy

For decades, goats were the underdogs of livestock farming, mostly raised for home consumption or modest income. Today, ...