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Goat farming near Barwasagar / Barua Sagar Fort, Uttar Pradesh, close to the Madhya Pradesh border in India. Old man pulling down branches with long stick and hook, for his goats. He targets the long pole, with a hook at the end of it, at a suitable branch, and then gives a little tug, leading to the branchlet falling down, to be devoured by his foraging goats. The simplicity of Old world India at its best! A goatherd or goat herder is a person who herds goats as a vocational activity. It is similar to a shepherd who herds sheep. Goatherds are popular in countries where goat populations are significant; for instance, in Africa and South Asia. Goats are typically bred as dairy or meat animals, with some breeds being shorn for wool (see Goats in agriculture). The word capriculturist, which i