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Kōrero: Goats and goat farming

Goat herd

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Goat herd

Goats were first domesticated in Asia, where they were herded each day to fresh pasture. The same methods are used today in this mountainous area of Yunnan, China.

Photograph courtesy of Photovoice

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by Sha Guixiang

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Me pēnei te tohu i te whārang

Allan Gillingham, Goats and goat farming – History and overview, Te Ara – the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, https://teara.govt.nz/mi/photograph/16581/goat-herd (accessed 4 June 2026).

He kōrero nā Allan Gillingham, i tāngia i te 1 March 2009.