Analysis of the development status and trend of the dairy goat industry in the world and in China

In recent years, the number of goats raised in the world has continued to increase. According to the statistics of the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO), the number of goats raised in the world has exceeded 1.04 billion in 2018, of which the number of dairy goats has exceeded 216 million, and about 90% of them are dairy goats. He goat’s milk is produced in Asia and Africa. Europe’s milk goat stock and milk production are behind Asia and Africa, but its unit yield is much higher than that of other continents. In the world, the average annual milk production of each goat is more than 100kg. Among the countries, the top ten are all European countries. The dairy goat industry in China is developing rapidly. In 2018, the actual stock of dairy goats in China was about 5.18 million, and the annual output of goat milk was about 1 million tons, accounting for about 3.3% of the national fresh milk production. This article makes a vertical and horizontal ...