Editing Goatherd

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[[Image:Goat herds in the Apennines (1864), by William Linnell.jpg|thumb|Herding goats in the [[Apennine Mountains]]]]

A '''goatherd''' or '''goatherder''' is a person who [[herding|herds]] [[goat]]s as a vocational activity. It is similar to a [[shepherd]] who herds sheep. Goatherds are most commonly found in regions where goat populations are significant; for instance, in [[Africa]] and [[South Asia]]. Goats are typically bred as dairy or meat animals, with some breeds being [[shorn]] for wool. The top six goat industry groups in the United States include: meat (includes show), dairy (includes show, pygmy and Nigerian dwarf), fiber or hair (angora, cashmere), 4-H, industrial (weed control, hiking/pack), and biotech (see [[Goat#Agriculture|Goats in agriculture]]).<ref>{{Cite web|title = Breeds of Livestock - Goat Breeds — Breeds of Livestock, Department of Animal Science|url = http://www.ansi.okstate.edu/breeds/goats/|website = www.ansi.okstate.edu|access-date = 2015-10-18}}</ref>

Companies using goats to control and eradicate [[Euphorbia virgata|leafy spurge]], [[knapweed]], and other toxic weeds have sprouted across the [[American West]].<ref>{{cite news|url=http://www.brownalumnimagazine.com/content/view/3251/40/|title=American Pastoral|date=Sep–Oct 2012|publisher=Brown Alumni Monthly}}</ref>

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[[Category:Goatherds|*]]
[[Category:Animal husbandry occupations]]
[[Category:Dairy farming]]
[[Category:Pastoralists]]
[[Category:Herding]]

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