Langston University Goat Research

LU GOAT RESEARCH PODCAST

For more than thirty years, Langston University has been a goat performance and development catalyst for goat producers all over the world. Its E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research is recognized as a leader in goat production technologies. The university’s goat research center manages four farms. The farm areas house a variety of goat breeds: Alpine, Spanish, Boer, Boer crossbred, and Angora.

The research conducted yields information about dairy analysis and goat Dairy Herd Improvement. Dr. Steve Zeng is the chair of the School of Agriculture and Applied Sciences at Langston University. He is an educator who involves his students in a number of notable research opportunities like the U.S Department of Homeland Security Summer Research Program.

The Institute’s goat extension leader, Dr. Terry Gipson manages the feeding and nutrition for the goats. In the United States goat meat and dairy products are not in high demand but in other countries goat products are preferred over the meat and dairy products from cattle.

Goat milk is easier to digest than milk from a cow. Most infant milk formula producers use powdered goat milk. The demand for goat products is increasing in the United States as more immigrants travel here and the global goat milk market is also showing increases mainly because of awareness and digital marketing. Revenues of the global goat milk market are estimated to reach about 15 billion dollars by 2024.