Impact of Nutrition on Reproduction in Goats

This chapter discusses the importance of nutritional and reproductive management, which are the main pillars of herd efficiency. Reproductive management depends on the season, the breed, and latitude. Nutrition is the major cost for farmers and its quality significantly affects the health of animals. High-yielding goats require a high dietary intake with nutrient-fortified feed and sophisticated nutritional management to reflect the strong correlations among nutrition, farm management, immunity, health, reproduction, and housing. The reproductive pattern may be assisted by out-of-season breeding, advanced reproductive technologies, and genetic improvement schemes. In high-producing animals, nutrition and genetic factors have a complex interrelationship.