Translations:Effects of climate change on livestock/34/en

Goats and sheep

Sheep are known for tolerating heat better than cattle.

Goats and sheep are often collectively described as small ruminants, and tend to be studied together rather than separately. with goats in particular considered one the most climate-resilient domestic animals, being second only to camels. In Southeastern Ethiopia, some of the cattle pastoralists are already switching to goats and camels.