GOAT BREEDING: A POSSIBLE SUSTAINABLE WAY TO MANAGE XEROPHYTIC THICKETS IN SOUTHWESTERN MADAGASCAR

Spiny thickets or xerophytic thickets (XTs) are a type of shrubby vegetation found in the far south and southwest of Madagascar, the driest parts of the island.This type of vegetation, which is rich in endemic animal and plant species, is endangered.Extensive local goat breeding (Capra hircus, for meat and milk production) based on XT browsing is a

Atherosclerosis (AS) is one of the leading causes of death among the elderly, and is primarily caused here by foam cell generation and macrophage inflammation.Rutin is an anti-inflammatory, anti-oxidant, anti-allergic, and antiviral flavonoid molecule, known to have anti-atherosclerotic and autophagy-inducing properties, but its biological mechanis