The animal welfare and well-being have got less consideration for longer time, resulting research works and information on this segment are in scarce. However, in recent years, scenario has been starting to change due to a gradual diffusion of intensive and extensive systems. The various factors that affect the goats well-being and their state of harmony in extensive/grazing system and intensive systems, have been highlighted by many researchers and scientists. Most important factors relating to extensive system are nutritional stress, water shortage, parasite infestation and climatic extremes. The goats although get shelter in intensive systems but ventilation problems, space requirement, stocking density, disease transmission and noxious gasses are the
crucial factors which reduce well-being and production. The objective of this review is to compile all factors related to goats in extensive and intensive systems in such way that it may provide guidelines to stakeholders, farmers and researchers to plan or design a new strategic management schemes or measures in order to overcome these factors.
Author(s): Farooq MZ, Sumiyya Sattar, Hafiz IA, Yaqoob M, Bhatti JA, Ahmad W, Hayat Z, Farmanullah, Ahmad N, Saleem AH