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 ...

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 ...
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 ...
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.
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, ...
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 ...
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Farmers harvest money from rare, foreign-bred goats

Livestock rearing has long been a way of life for thousands of families across Kano State. For generations, cattle dominated the landscape of livestock breeding and the economy of rural households, ...