Natural livestock production is an emerging alternative to the intensive conventional livestock production systems, which is based on the development of harmonious relationship among soil, plants, animals and humans. This system enhances the sustainability of agricultural production systems; produce healthy animals and quality livestock products while ensuring animal welfare and animal health. In India most of the goat reared under natural system of grazing. Though goat production is mostly related with local consumption of products, it also has a good potential of export due to its organic or natural in nature.  Utilization and branding of Goat Husbandry as natural practices will further boost the export potential of goat products.

This book contains about 20 chapters contributed by the eminent goat and expert scientists of related field. All the aspect of natural goat farming practices in India and different states; meat, milk, product quality assurance has been well covered. The information included in this book would be extremely valuable to Natural goat owner, goat businessman, policy makers, researchers and different stakeholder in this area. Book will help in strategies policy formulation for enhancing export of natural goat products to international market.    

1. Goat Production Under Natural Management System: Present  Status and Way Forward - A.K. Dixit and Ravindra Kumar

2. Organic Livestock Rearing: Opportunity for Export & Domestic Market - Mahesh Chander

3. Organic Goat Meat Production and Processing - Yogesh Gadekar, P Baswa Reddy and S.B. Barbuddhe

4. Traditional Designer Goat Milk and Meat Products: Processing and Quality Assurance - Manish Kumar Chatli and Tarun Pal Singh

5. Role of Livestock in Food Security in India: With Special Reference to Goat Farming - Maya Kant Awasthi

6. Traditional Veterinary Medicine and Technologies for  Natural Animal Farming - Ashok Kumar, Anu Rahal, Ravindra Kumar, Nitika Sharma  K Gururaj, A K Mishra, RVS Pawaiya

7. Organic Livestock Production: Standards and Certification Procedures in India - P Baswa Reddy

8. Goat Milk Products: Market Potential in India and Abroad - Arpita Nag

9. Organic Goat Produce: Opportunities and Challenges - Vikas Pathak, Meena Goswami and Sanjay Kumar Bharti

10. Natural Goat Farming Practices in Uttrakhand: Opportunities and Challenges - J.P. Dhuliya

11. Natural Resource Based Feeding for Goats - Ravindra Kumar, Mohd. Arif and Shilpi Gupta

12. Role of ICT and Extension Services in three Phase Goat Production System - R.P. Dwivedi, Priyanka Singh, Asharam, A.K. Handa, Sushil Kumar and A. Arunachalam

13. Natural Goat Milk - Satyendra Pal Singh

14. Small Ruminant Natural Farming and Export Potential - Anil K. Dixit, Anirudh K.C. , Biswajit Sen and Anupam K. Dixit

15. Natural Goat Husbandry Practices in Tripura: Opportunities and Challenges - Asit Chakrabarti and Vinay Singh

16. Indigenous Technical Knowledge (ITKS) on Natural Goat Farming - Nitika Sharma, Ashish Srivastava, Ashok Kumar Anil Kumar Mishra and A.K. Dixit

17. Present Scenario and Opportunities in Goat Farming in Madhya Pradesh - S.C. Srivastava, J.S. Rajput and Raj Singh Kushwah

18. Natural Goat Production in Gujarat: Economic Analysis - Narendra Singh and A.K. Dixit

19. Natural Goat Farming in Karnataka - C. Shivakumara, B.S. Reddy, A.K. Dixit and S. Kiran

20. Nutritional Management in Natural Goat Production - Shalini Vaswani and Vinod Kumar