Abstract
Desert Research Center Ministry of Agriculture, Egypt (DRC) Proceeding workshop on Recent Advances in Goat Production under Arid Condition. Cairo, April 10-13 (2006)/ p.p. 303-308 United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) Goat Production in Libya Ahtash, A.E. Libya is located in middle north of Africa; their area estimation was about 1.6 million km2. Mediterranean climate characterize the coastal region; however, the climate will changed to desert condition as we go to the south. Great variation in climate temperature between winter and summer which ranged from 0 to 40 C°. Libya is considered to be within arid and semi-arid region which characterized by shortage and fluctuation of feed availability that is required to provide the feed requirement for the existence number of livestock. This resulted in low growth performance of animal production in this country. Goat population in Libya ranged between 1.5-2 million heads, 90% of this number represents the local goat breed (Mahali) and were wide spread on the coast region. The rest 10% were concentrated in the south area and called Tebawi, Targi and Kurdi. Libyan goats were distributed in three different regions, 44% in the west region, 21% in the middle region, 33% 33% in the east region and 2% in the south region. arabic 3 English 21