{"id":8792,"date":"2023-04-18T17:17:25","date_gmt":"2023-04-18T15:17:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.ix-dev.eu\/pratique-delevage-les-lactations-longues-chez-la-chevre\/"},"modified":"2025-02-06T09:26:10","modified_gmt":"2025-02-06T08:26:10","slug":"breeding-practices-extended-lactation-in-goatslongues-chez-la-chevre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/breeding-practices-extended-lactation-in-goatslongues-chez-la-chevre\/","title":{"rendered":"Breeding practices: extended lactation in goats"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8792\" class=\"elementor elementor-8792 elementor-6619\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-595f59d6 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"595f59d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4eb4014 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"4eb4014\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5925dea6 e-con-full elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"5925dea6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3c8fcb88 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3c8fcb88\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6281dd82 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"6281dd82\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-33900\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7843dd48 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"7843dd48\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3b6ea56 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3b6ea56\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have already covered this topic in our Misconception Sheet &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/dairy-cows-spontaneously-produce-milk-all-year-round-true-or-false\/\">Dairy cows spontaneously produce milk all year round, TRUE or FALSE?<\/a>&#8220;: mammals <strong>do not spontaneously produce milk <\/strong>and must give birth <strong>to a young <\/strong>to do so. So in order to make cheese from cow, sheep or goat milk, these must breed periodically.<\/p><p>The Chaire Bien-\u00catre Animal keeps you up to date, focusing on the <strong>practice of extended lactation<\/strong>, which offers a number of advantages. We also gave the floor to <strong>two breeders <\/strong>who practice extended lactation on part of their herds. They <strong>explain their approach and <\/strong>share their observations in the field. These practices look promising, with implications in terms of <strong>animal health and welfare<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2f37168 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"2f37168\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-716734c elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"716734c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"500\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-500x500.jpg\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-33900\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-500x500.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-260x260.jpg 260w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Vignettes-Insta-1080x1080_ENG.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-63682d6 elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"63682d6\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-62bccb5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"62bccb5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep in mind<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-07e0342 elementor-align-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"07e0342\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-utensils\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lactation implies the birth of kids. However, the French do not eat much kid goat meat<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-search-5\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Increasing lactation duration in goats may be useful for reducing the number of kid births while maintaining milk production<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Extended lactation in goats is also possible for other reasons, such as reproduction management, the distribution of milk production throughout the year, breeder work organization, etc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1484481 e-con-full elementor-hidden-desktop e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"1484481\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1843c50 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1843c50\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>We have already covered this topic in our Misconception Sheet &#8220;<a href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/dairy-cows-spontaneously-produce-milk-all-year-round-true-or-false\/\">Dairy cows spontaneously produce milk all year round, TRUE or FALSE?<\/a>&#8220;: mammals <strong>do not spontaneously produce milk <\/strong>and must give birth <strong>to a young <\/strong>to do so. So in order to make cheese from cow, sheep or goat milk, these must breed periodically.<\/p><p>The Chaire Bien-\u00catre Animal keeps you up to date, focusing on the <strong>practice of extended lactation<\/strong>, which offers a number of advantages. We also gave the floor to <strong>two breeders <\/strong>who practice extended lactation on part of their herds. They <strong>explain their approach and <\/strong>share their observations in the field. These practices look promising, with implications in terms of <strong>animal health and welfare<\/strong>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6a99d20 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"6a99d20\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5cbf691 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"5cbf691\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Goat cheese and meat consumption<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b89b9bd elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6b89b9bd\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The French do fancy goat cheese, but they don't eat much kid goat meat...<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-457ef98 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"457ef98\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-41e9bd7 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"41e9bd7\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0716279 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0716279\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>The French love goat cheese: <strong>France is the world&#8217;s leading producer of goat cheese<\/strong>, with over <strong>130,000 tonnes <\/strong>of cheese produced annually \u2013 <strong>80% of which <\/strong>is consumed locally<sup id=\"1'\"><a href=\"#1\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#1\">[1]<\/a><\/sup>. According to the National Federation of Goat Farmers (FNEC), French households consumed an average <strong>2.6 kg of goat cheese in 2020<\/strong><sup id=\"2'\"><a href=\"#2\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#2\">[2]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fb3f9f9 e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"fb3f9f9\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-ec57619 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"ec57619\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"452\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Fromage-chevre.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-6625\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Fromage-chevre.png 840w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Fromage-chevre-500x283.png 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Fromage-chevre-768x434.png 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5c80fda8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"5c80fda8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In France, goats are mainly <strong>raised for their milk<\/strong>, much less for their meat \u2013 which is difficult to promote, knowing that <strong>only kid goat meat<\/strong> is consumed in France. In 2017, out of <strong>1,160,000 kid goats<\/strong> that were born and reached the age of <strong>two months<\/strong><sup id=\"3'\"><a href=\"#3\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup>, <strong>300,000 females <\/strong>were used to renew the herds and <strong>550,000 males were slaughtered <\/strong>to supply the meat industry. Only <strong>8,000 live goats <\/strong>were exported, mainly kids for breeding. Note that <strong>55% <\/strong>of French kid goat meat production is exported, mainly to Portugal and Italy<sup id=\"4'\"><a href=\"#4\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#4\">[4]<\/a><\/sup>. Finally, <strong>300,000 kids <\/strong>were neither kept for breeding nor slaughtered after fattening: this may be due to the overestimation of birth numbers, a share of self-consumption, early mortalities, etc.<sup id=\"5'\"><a href=\"#5\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#5\">[5]<\/a><\/sup><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-24f3de2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"24f3de2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"371\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Que-faire-des-chevreaux_ENG-1280x594.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33934\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Que-faire-des-chevreaux_ENG-1280x594.jpg 1280w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Que-faire-des-chevreaux_ENG-500x232.jpg 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Que-faire-des-chevreaux_ENG-768x356.jpg 768w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Que-faire-des-chevreaux_ENG-1536x713.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Que-faire-des-chevreaux_ENG.jpg 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9a5deaa elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"9a5deaa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d45a8e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"d45a8e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The fate of kid goats<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1cd5d6cc elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"1cd5d6cc\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">\u2026 which can create challenges for marketing kid goats<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8413f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"8413f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>According to a 2021 report from the General Council for Food, Agriculture and Rural Areas (CGAAER )<sup id=\"6'\"><a href=\"#6\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#6\">[6]<\/a><\/sup>,the Covid crisis revealed <strong>and exacerbated structural difficulties <\/strong>in the goat industry.<\/p><p>First, kid goat meat has<strong> low economic value <\/strong>and is in decline: the average purchase price from breeders is currently <strong>less than 4 euros per kid, <\/strong>against <strong>7 euros in 2019. <\/strong>Also, outlets for kids are shrinking with a <strong>decrease in meat consumption <\/strong>in France and <strong>increasing competition <\/strong>from exporting countries (such as the Netherlands, Greece, Spain or Romania). Finally, the market is very <strong>seasonal, with consumption peaks <\/strong>at Easter, Christmas or other religious holidays, while births are concentrated <strong>at the beginning of the year <\/strong>(72% of births). This requires <strong>freezing and storing <\/strong>a large portion of total kid meat until consumption. In France under Covid, slaughterhouses were <strong>no longer able to store <\/strong>frozen kid goat meat<sup id=\"7'\"><a href=\"#7\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#7\">[7]<\/a><\/sup> and therefore to <strong>slaughter <\/strong>new kids.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b7cd0be elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"b7cd0be\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-699aabc6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"699aabc6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Hence a paradox<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2bee819 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"2bee819\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>In order to <strong>meet consumer demand <\/strong>for goat milk and cheese, it is necessary to <strong>breed kids <\/strong>to maintain lactation and ensure herd renewal. However, only <strong>20 to 30% of births <\/strong>are needed for this purpose<sup id=\"8'\"><a href=\"#8\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#8\">[8]<\/a><\/sup> and the remaining kids\u2019 market value is <strong>weak<\/strong>. What is more, the entire goat industry feels concerned by a <strong>very strong risk linked to animal welfare<\/strong>: kid goats generate emotion and empathy, and their slaughter is sometimes <strong>badly received <\/strong>by society<sup id=\"9'\"><a href=\"#9\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#9\">[9]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f756fdf elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f756fdf\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-40becd0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"40becd0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">An answer to several breeding objectives<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7d0d3383 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"7d0d3383\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Extended lactation can meet several breeding objectives<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0109e09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"0109e09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If the promotion of kid goat <strong>meat <\/strong>seems <strong>essential<\/strong>, CGAAER recommends <strong>reducing <\/strong>kid goat <strong>production <\/strong>to a certain extent<sup id=\"10'\"><a href=\"#10\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#10\">[10]<\/a><\/sup>. Among the tools it put forward in a September 2021 note, <strong>extended lactation <\/strong>may be useful: &#8220;<em>To reduce the number of kids quickly, the development of extended lactation in dairy goat farms may be the easiest means available&#8221; <\/em><sup id=\"11'\"><a href=\"#11\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#11\">[11]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p><p>Certainly, extended lactation is implemented <strong>for various reasons and objectives <\/strong>dealing with reproduction management, distribution of milk production throughout the year, organization of the breeder&#8217;s work, etc.<sup id=\"12'\"><a href=\"#12\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#12\">[12]<\/a><\/sup> But it can also be interesting <strong>for reducing the number of births <\/strong>while maintaining milk production, and therefore cheese production, <strong>all year round<\/strong>.<\/p><p>In France, this has been a <strong>fairly widespread practice <\/strong>since the 1990s. In 2020, it was estimated that around <strong>20% <\/strong>of goats were concerned by extended lactation<sup id=\"13'\"><a href=\"#13\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#13\">[13]<\/a><\/sup>, knowing that goats can experience <strong>one<\/strong><sup id=\"14'\"><a href=\"#14\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#14\">[14]<\/a><\/sup> <strong>or several extended lactation periods in their career, <\/strong>at different times in their lives: <strong>30% <\/strong>of extended lactation periods occur during first lactation, <strong>20% <\/strong>in mid-career and approximately <strong>20% <\/strong>at the end of career<sup id=\"15'\"><a href=\"#15\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#15\">[15]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-19f27f2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"19f27f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6d8778b1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"6d8778b1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">How does it actually work?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71f391f elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"71f391f\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN\">Extended lactation comes in <strong>many forms<\/strong>. Usually, in normal lactation, the goat&#8217;s milk production cycle is as follows:<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7cf7dba elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"7cf7dba\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"458\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schema-chevre_EN-1280x733.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-33940\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schema-chevre_EN-1280x733.png 1280w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schema-chevre_EN-500x286.png 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schema-chevre_EN-768x440.png 768w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schema-chevre_EN-1536x879.png 1536w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Schema-chevre_EN.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-89732e8 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"89732e8\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN\">The lactation period lasts approximately <strong>10 months<\/strong>, followed by a drying off period of <strong>2 months <\/strong>before the next birth. Extended lactation consists <em><b>of continuing to milk the goat without putting it to the billy every year<\/b><\/em>.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN\">Extended lactation, when everything goes well, therefore consists in having the goat produce milk over <strong>a period of more than 16 months <\/strong>and on average more than <strong>700 days <\/strong>without births. This has the advantage <strong>of maintaining milk production throughout the year<\/strong>, while <strong>reducing the number of kids<\/strong>. In terms of livestock management, this also allows <strong>to organize work differently <\/strong>during the birthing season: fewer births means <strong>less work <\/strong>around kidding and raising the kids, which means <strong>more care for the animals<\/strong>. Milk production spread over the year also allows <strong>milk to be sold and\/or cheese to be produced all year round, <\/strong>smoothing out cash flow.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN\">It should be noted that extended lactation <strong>is not always possible or successful for<\/strong> all goats: it depends on their characteristics and capacities (level and persistence of milk production, state of health, etc.), as well as the context. Some goats do not maintain enough milk to ensure extended lactation. Also, extended lactation <strong>isn not necessarily chosen, <\/strong>or part of a breeding strategy: it is <strong>sometimes endured,<\/strong> resulting from reproductive failures typically.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-edfc1f9 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"edfc1f9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76931c3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"76931c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Impacts on milk production, health and mortality?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2e5e6a1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2e5e6a1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">What are the impacts on milk production, health and mortality?<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4fae5c1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4fae5c1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>If extended lactation seems promising in order to <strong>reduce births<\/strong>, what about its impact on milk production, health, and the longevity of goats?<\/p><p>As far as milk production is concerned, extended lactation over 700 days has no significant impact on the amount of milk produced over a goat&#8217;s career. But it is accompanied by higher fat and protein content in the milk compared with conventional lactation, which increases cheese yield without altering milk taste<sup id=\"16'\"><a href=\"#16\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#16\">[16]<\/a><\/sup>. However, these observations need to be <strong>consolidated by other scientific studies <\/strong>and adapted to the French context in particular. To ensure extended lactation is successful and avoid natural drying off, it is recommended to favor goats that have a <strong>good level of <\/strong>milk production\u00a0<sup id=\"17'\"><a href=\"#17\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#17\">[17]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p><p>Regarding goat health, it seems that the frequency of clinical mastitis is <strong>not increased <\/strong>in extended lactation<sup id=\"18'\"><a href=\"#18\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#18\">[18]<\/a><\/sup>. However, during extended lactation, a deterioration of milk cell concentrations is observed<sup id=\"19'\"><a href=\"#19\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#19\">[19]<\/a><\/sup>, reflecting <strong>subclinical mastitis<\/strong>. However, this does not affect all goats<sup id=\"20'\"><a href=\"#20\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#20\">[20]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p><p>One major recommendations is to choose goats with <strong>good udder health<\/strong>. Those with persistent infections may need to be dried off (and therefore put out of extended lactation).<\/p><p>As for the mortality rate of goats, <strong>lower mortality rates are observed <\/strong>in herds with extended lactation, which can probably be explained by the <strong>reduction of risks <\/strong>associated with parturition<sup id=\"21'\"><a href=\"#21\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#21\">[21]<\/a><\/sup>.<\/p><p><span lang=\"EN\">Finally, it should be noted that it remains necessary to breed goats that have the <strong>best genetic potential <\/strong>in order to ensure herd renewal. That being said, goats that have good characteristics for maintaining extended lactation are generally also those with the best potential. It is therefore necessary to find <strong>a good balance <\/strong>between reproduction and extended lactation.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-57ebde0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"57ebde0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"500\" height=\"444\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Repro-ou-lactation_ENG-500x444.png\" class=\"attachment-medium size-medium wp-image-33945\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Repro-ou-lactation_ENG-500x444.png 500w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Repro-ou-lactation_ENG-1154x1024.png 1154w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Repro-ou-lactation_ENG-768x682.png 768w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Repro-ou-lactation_ENG-1536x1363.png 1536w, https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/04\/Repro-ou-lactation_ENG.png 2001w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-dad9ab6 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"dad9ab6\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-71bc8c0 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"71bc8c0\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Any feedback from the field?<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-915dd5b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"915dd5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span lang=\"EN\">We have collected <strong>testimonies of breeders who use extended lactation <\/strong>on part of their herds, for different reasons and in different breeding contexts: <strong>Vanessa Boisdet <\/strong>and <strong>Wilfried Facoltet <\/strong>on the one hand, <strong>Aline de Bast <\/strong>on the other.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN\">For 10 years, Vanessa Boisdet and Wilfried Facoltet have owned the Ferme de Bray, located in Martizay in Indre. With one employee, they manage <strong>130 Alpine goats<\/strong>, <strong>40 kids<\/strong> <strong>for herd renewal and<\/strong> <strong>10 billy goats<\/strong>. They produce <strong>80,000 liters of milk per year<\/strong>, which they transform entirely into AOP Pouligny Saint Pierre and Sainte Maure de Tourraine farmhouse cheeses.<\/span><\/p><p><span lang=\"EN\">Aline de Bast is a goat breeder in Barjon, C\u00f4te d&#8217;Or: she created the Ferme du Cul de Sac in 2014, after professional retraining, and currently leads a herd of <strong>18 alpine goats<\/strong>. She produces <strong>9000 liters of milk per year<\/strong>. See their testimonies <a href=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/pratique-delevage-les-lactations-longues-chez-la-chevre\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">in French<\/a>.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-5b1df62 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image-gallery\" data-id=\"5b1df62\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image-gallery.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-image-gallery\">\n\t\t\t<div id='gallery-1' class='gallery galleryid-8792 gallery-columns-2 gallery-size-thumbnail'><figure class='gallery-item'>\n\t\t\t<div class='gallery-icon portrait'>\n\t\t\t\t<a data-elementor-open-lightbox=\"yes\" data-elementor-lightbox-slideshow=\"5b1df62\" data-elementor-lightbox-title=\"photo franck aline ne\u0301ne\u0301-01\" 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class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f85bd7d elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"f85bd7d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f040f2d elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"f040f2d\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f6d8855 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"f6d8855\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Article written by the Chaire Bien-\u00catre Animal, in collaboration with <strong>Bertrand Bluet<\/strong>, \u201cLivestock Techniques and Environment\u201d department of the Livestock Institute and <strong>Ren\u00e9e de Cr\u00e9moux <\/strong>, \u201cProduct Quality, Welfare and Health\u201d department of the Livestock Institute. For more information: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.idele.fr\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">www.idele.fr<\/a><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-443c1c3 elementor-widget-divider--view-line elementor-widget elementor-widget-divider\" data-id=\"443c1c3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"divider.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-divider\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-divider-separator\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-93e6853 elementor-invisible elementor-widget elementor-widget-accordion\" data-id=\"93e6853\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-settings=\"{&quot;_animation&quot;:&quot;fadeIn&quot;}\" data-widget_type=\"accordion.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-accordion-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-title-1551\" class=\"elementor-tab-title\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"button\" aria-controls=\"elementor-tab-content-1551\" aria-expanded=\"false\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon elementor-accordion-icon-left\" aria-hidden=\"true\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-closed\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-down\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-accordion-icon-opened\"><i class=\"fas fa-caret-up\"><\/i><\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-accordion-title\" tabindex=\"0\">Reference<\/a>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<div id=\"elementor-tab-content-1551\" class=\"elementor-tab-content elementor-clearfix\" data-tab=\"1\" role=\"region\" aria-labelledby=\"elementor-tab-title-1551\"><p><sup id=\"1\"><a href=\"#1'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#1'\">[1]<\/a><\/sup> F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Nationale des Eleveurs de Ch\u00e8vres, Chiffres cl\u00e9s de la fili\u00e8re caprine 2021<\/p><p><sup id=\"2\"><a href=\"#2'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#2'\">[2]<\/a><\/sup> F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Nationale des Eleveurs de Ch\u00e8vres, Chiffres cl\u00e9s de la fili\u00e8re caprine 2021<\/p><p><sup><a href=\"#3'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#3'\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><span lang=\"EN\">The mortality rate of kids between zero and two months is approximately 15%.<\/span><\/p><p><sup id=\"4\"><a href=\"#4'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#4'\">[4]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gouv.fr\/la-filiere-viande-de-chevreau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CGAAER Rapport de mission de conseil n\u00b0 21026, septembre 2021<\/a>. In the end, in 2017, nearly 300,000 kids were neither kept for herd renewal, nor slaughtered after fattening, which, according to the report, raises the question of their fate (self-consumption, uncontrolled slaughtering, informal sales channels, unreported early mortality, animals &#8220;retired&#8221; at birth).<\/p><p><sup id=\"5\"><a href=\"#5'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#5'\">[5]<\/a><\/sup> F\u00e9d\u00e9ration Nationale des Eleveurs de Ch\u00e8vres, Chiffres cl\u00e9s de la fili\u00e8re caprine 2021.<\/p><p><sup id=\"6\"><a href=\"#6'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#6'\">[6]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gouv.fr\/la-filiere-viande-de-chevreau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">CGAAER Rapport de mission de conseil n\u00b0 21026, septembre 2021<\/a><\/p><p><sup id=\"7\"><a href=\"#7'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#7'\">[7]<\/a><\/sup> Due to reduced outlets while maintaining production level.<\/p><p><sup id=\"8\"><a href=\"#8'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#8'\">[8]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gouv.fr\/la-filiere-viande-de-chevreau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CGAAER Rapport de mission de conseil n\u00b0 21026, septembre 2021<\/a><\/p><p><sup id=\"9\"><a href=\"#9'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#9'\">[9]<\/a><\/sup>The sporadic calls for the adoption of kids going to the slaughterhouse bear witness to this (200 kids up for adoption \u2013 France Bleue Armorique \u2013 March 2021). <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gouv.fr\/la-filiere-viande-de-chevreau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CGAAER Rapport de mission de conseil n\u00b0 21026, septembre 2021<\/a><\/p><p><sup id=\"10\"><a href=\"#10'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#10'\">[10]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gouv.fr\/la-filiere-viande-de-chevreau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CGAAER Rapport de mission de conseil n\u00b0 21026, septembre 2021<\/a>, page 32<\/p><p><sup id=\"11\"><a href=\"#11'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#11'\">[11]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gouv.fr\/la-filiere-viande-de-chevreau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CGAAER Rapport de mission de conseil n\u00b0 21026, septembre 2021<\/a><\/p><p><sup id=\"12\"><a href=\"#12'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#12'\">[12]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fnec.fr\/IMG\/pdf\/Collection_Fiche_technique_lactations_longues.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">http:\/\/www.fnec.fr\/IMG\/pdf\/Collection_Fiche_technique_lactations_longues.pdf<\/a><\/p><p><sup id=\"13\"><a href=\"#13'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#13'\">[13]<\/a><\/sup> <a href=\"https:\/\/agriculture.gouv.fr\/la-filiere-viande-de-chevreau\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer nofollow\">CGAAER Rapport de mission de conseil n\u00b0 21026, septembre 2021<\/a><\/p><p><sup id=\"14\"><a href=\"#14'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#14'\">[14]<\/a><\/sup> In the majority of cases (90%), this involves extended lactation during the goat&#8217;s life.<\/p><p><sup id=\"15\"><a href=\"#15'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#15'\">[15]<\/a><\/sup> J.M. Astruc, C. de Boissieu, D. Buisson, V. Cl\u00e9ment, R. de Cr\u00e9moux, M. Doucet, H.Larroque, I. Palhi\u00e8re, R. Rupp, M. Arnal, N. Bossis, S. Coppin, J.M. Gautier, V. Gousseau, C. Jousseins, G. Lagriffoul, M. Legris, V. Loywyck, P. Martin, E. Morin, C. Robert-Grani\u00e9, R. Rostellato, F. Tortereau \u00ab <em>RUSTIC \u2013 Vers une approche int\u00e9gr\u00e9e de la robustesse des petits ruminants \u00bb, <\/em>Innovations agronomiques 82, 2021<\/p><p><sup id=\"16\"><a href=\"#16'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#16'\">[16]<\/a><\/sup> Y. Y. Suranindyah, Rochijan, B. P. Widyobroto and S. Dwi Astuti \u00ab <em>Impact of Extended Lactation on Fatty Acid Profile and Milk Composition of Dual Purpose Tropical Goat<\/em> \u00bb, Pakistan Journal of Biological Sciences, Janvier 2020 ; A. A. K. Salama, G. Caja, X. Such, R. Casals, and E. Albanell \u00ab <em>Effect of Pregnancy and Extended Lactation on Milk Production in Dairy Goats Milked Once Daily<\/em> \u00bb Journal of Dairy Science, D\u00e9cembre 2005<\/p><p><sup id=\"17\"><a href=\"#17'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#17'\">[17]<\/a><\/sup> P. Hassoun, Y. Lefrileux, N. Bossis et R. de Cr\u00e9moux \u00ab <em>Nouveaut\u00e9s dans les pratiques de traite des ovins et caprins : monotraite et lactations longues<\/em> \u00bb, Bulletin des GTV, Juillet-Ao\u00fbt 2016<\/p><p><sup id=\"18\"><a href=\"#18'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#18'\">[18]<\/a><\/sup> P. Hassoun, Y. Lefrileux, N. Bossis et R. de Cr\u00e9moux \u00ab <em>Nouveaut\u00e9s dans les pratiques de traite des ovins et caprins : monotraite et lactations longues<\/em> \u00bb, Bulletin des GTV, Juillet-Ao\u00fbt 2016<\/p><p><sup id=\"19\"><a href=\"#19'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#19'\">[19]<\/a><\/sup> Milk somatic cell count is<strong>\u00a0<\/strong>an indicator of health quality. The higher the number of somatic cells in the milk, the greater the probability of udder contamination (and therefore infection).<\/p><p><sup id=\"20\"><a href=\"#20'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#20'\">[20]<\/a><\/sup> R. De Cr\u00e9moux, N. Bossis, V. Cl\u00e9ment, D. Ribaud \u00ab <em>Conduite des ch\u00e8vres en lactation longue : diversit\u00e9 des pratiques et incidence sur les concentrations cellulaires des laits<\/em> \u00bb, JNGTV Nantes, mai 2016<\/p><p><sup id=\"21\"><a href=\"#21'\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#21'\">[21]<\/a><\/sup> P. Hassoun, Y. Lefrileux, N. Bossis et R. de Cr\u00e9moux \u00ab <em>Nouveaut\u00e9s dans les pratiques de traite des ovins et caprins : monotraite et lactations longues<\/em> \u00bb, Bulletin des GTV, Juillet-Ao\u00fbt 2016<\/p><\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-10d552 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"10d552\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e3c61fd e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"e3c61fd\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-295e6ae4 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"295e6ae4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2fce0420 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"2fce0420\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Keep in mind<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-780fe0e elementor-align-start elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-icon-list--layout-traditional elementor-list-item-link-full_width elementor-widget elementor-widget-icon-list\" data-id=\"780fe0e\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"icon-list.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul class=\"elementor-icon-list-items\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"fas fa-utensils\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Lactation implies the birth of kids. However, the French do not eat much kid goat meat.<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"icon icon-search-5\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Increasing lactation duration in goats may be useful for reducing the number of kid births while maintaining milk production<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"elementor-icon-list-item\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-icon\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<i aria-hidden=\"true\" class=\"far fa-thumbs-up\"><\/i>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-icon-list-text\">Extended lactation in goats is also possible for other reasons, such as reproduction management, the distribution of milk production throughout the year, breeder work organization, etc<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-186e5f5b elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"186e5f5b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4658028c elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"4658028c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h3 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">Key Figure<\/h3>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-124fdf5c elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"124fdf5c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">+1M<\/span>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4d736397 elementor-hidden-tablet elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"4d736397\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>goat kids were born and reached the age of <strong>two months <\/strong><sup id=\"3'\"><a href=\"#3\" data-type=\"internal\" data-id=\"#3\">[3]<\/a><\/sup><strong> in 2017<br \/><\/strong><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3dc9ed4 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-hidden-tablet e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-child\" data-id=\"3dc9ed4\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;background_background&quot;:&quot;classic&quot;,&quot;ekit_has_onepagescroll_dot&quot;:&quot;yes&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-0631905 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"0631905\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"150\" height=\"127\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guillements-vert-debut.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5923\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6b0d3f2 elementor-hidden-mobile elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6b0d3f2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><em><span lang=\"EN\">There are several benefits: first of all, there are <\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN\">fewer births<\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN\"><em>,<\/em> so for me, fewer kids to manage. Fewer births also mean <\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN\">less stress <\/span><\/strong><span lang=\"EN\">for me and the animals, and <\/span><strong><span lang=\"EN\">lower veterinary costs.<\/span><\/strong><\/em><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-be18896 elementor-widget__width-initial elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"be18896\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"100\" height=\"84\" src=\"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/guillements-vert-fin.png\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-5925\" alt=\"\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-61bd813 elementor-widget elementor-widget-spacer\" data-id=\"61bd813\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"spacer.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-spacer-inner\"><\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-6c12257 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"6c12257\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>FERME DU CUL DE SAC<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Nous vous en disons plus sur la pratique de la lactation longue chez la ch\u00e8vre et son impact sur l&#8217;\u00e9leveur et le bien-\u00eatre animal <\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":33900,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[248],"tags":[281],"themes":[282,283,284],"especes":[285],"media":[341,316],"class_list":["post-8792","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-eleveurs-en","themes-farm-animals","themes-farming-101","themes-one-welfare-en","especes-goats","media-articles-en","media-interviews-ecrites"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8792","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/13"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8792"}],"version-history":[{"count":10,"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8792\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":34092,"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8792\/revisions\/34092"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/33900"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8792"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8792"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8792"},{"taxonomy":"themes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/themes?post=8792"},{"taxonomy":"especes","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/especes?post=8792"},{"taxonomy":"media","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/chaire-bea.vetagro-sup.fr\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?post=8792"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}