Pastoralism

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Table 6 Seasonal features of goat management

From: Nomadic pastoralism in southern Iran

	Dec	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov
Mating ¹	**	**							*******	*******
Pregnancy	*******	*******	**	**	**	**	**			*******	*******	*******
Kidding		*******	*******			**	**
Lactating	*******	*******	*******	*******	*******	*******	**	**
Shearing					*******					**
Grazing	*	*	**	*******	*******	*******	*******	*******	*******	*******	*******	*
Stubble feeding	*******	*******	*******									*******
Concentrate feeding	**	*	*					**				**
Antiparasite treatment					*******					*******
Main seasons	Winter, wet and frosts			Spring, warm and dry			Summer, hot and dry			Autumn, cool and wet

*- Less frequent.
**- Middle frequent.
***- Most frequent.
1- Bucks and does run together year round.

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