Sustainable Goat Production in the Changing Climate

Section I: Climate Change and Goat welfare<br>1. Heat stress associated welfare indicators based on behavioural, physiological, endocrine, and biochemical response<br>2. Transportation of goats during summer season<br><br>Section II: Impact of Climate Change on Goat Production<br>3. Heat stress impact on growth performance in goats<br>4. Heat stress impact on reproductive performance in goats<br>5. Heat stress impact on meat characteristics and quality in goats<br>6. Climate change impact on products quality in goats<br>7. Heat stress impact on immune response in goats<br>8. Climate change associated nutritional stress on goat performance<br>9. Walking stress impact on goat production<br>10. Climate change associated water stress impact on goat production<br>11. Climate change associated disease occurrences in goats<br><br>Section III: Molecular mechanisms governing Goat Adaptation to climate change<br>12. Role of molecular chaperons governing heat stress response in goats<br>13. Heat stress mediated changes in the rumen microbiota in goats<br>14. Heat stress associated changes in the whole transcriptomics profile in goats<br>15. Epigenetic changes associated with goat adaptation<br><br>Section IV: Strategies to sustain goat production in the changing climate scenario<br>16. Enteric methane emission and strategies for mitigation in goats<br>17. Management strategies to sustain goat production<br>18. Challenges associated with controlling internal parasites in goats<br>19. Nutritional interventions to augment goat production<br>20. Biotechnological tools and genetic approaches to optimize goat production in changing climate scenario<br>21. Climate resistant technologies for goat production<br>22. Extension strategies in adaptation to climate change with a special reference to goat farming<br>23. Strengthening Climatic research-Extension-Farmers linkages to promote climate resilience goat production system<br>24. Climate change associated economic implications of goat farming and role of women in mitigating the effects<br>25. Adaptation of livestock services delivery system to mitigate the effects of climate change on goat farming<br>26. Policies upscaling for future goat production<br><br>Section V: Conclusion and Future Projections<br>27. Concluding remarks and future researchable priorities