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vr.tr.goat · thing-q2934

Let an agent handle goats by breed, use, welfare, health and regulation.

Thing Registry Physical world and living systems PHY.LIV
Bundle → Layer → Finding → QuestionsClassifiersWhat it isWhy it existsDistinguishing featuresWhat robots and AI may and may not doMoral aspectsOwnersLinks to other meta-modelsIdentity and identifiersDirect propertiesRecognitionCapabilities and actionsHazards and failure modesStandards and interfacesContext of useSources

Bundle → Layer → Finding → Questions Filled

4 bundles · 8 layers · 8 findings · 16 questions

Animal Which goat.

Breed

Type.

Breed

Breed.

  1. What breed is it, and for what use? definition
  2. Is it registered with a breed society? provenance

Identity

Tags.

Identity

Identification.

  1. Is it identified and registered as required? provenance
  2. What is its tag number? provenance
Care Welfare.

Husbandry

Housing and feed.

Husbandry

Husbandry.

  1. What housing, feed and company do goats need? action
  2. How is fencing done? action

Health

Vet care.

Health

Health.

  1. What vaccinations and parasite control are needed? action
  2. When should a vet be called? boundary
Products Milk, meat, fibre.

Dairy

Milk.

Dairy

Milk production.

  1. What hygiene rules apply to selling goat milk? boundary
  2. Is raw milk sale allowed? boundary

Fibre

Mohair and cashmere.

Fibre

Fibre.

  1. What fibre does the breed produce? definition
  2. How is it harvested? action
Environment Grazing and feral goats.

Grazing

Conservation grazing.

Grazing

Conservation grazing.

  1. Can goats be used to manage vegetation here? action
  2. With what stocking rate? measurement

Feral

Invasive impact.

Feral

Feral goats.

  1. Are feral goats harming this ecosystem? boundary
  2. What management is used? provenance

Classifiers Filled

Family
Thing Registry
Category
Physical world and living systems
Entry kind
thing
Plane
PHY
Domain
PHY.LIV
Other names and narrower kinds
feral goat, she-goat, male goat, castrated goat, Dutch Pied, Dera Din Panah, Toggenburg, Pinzgau goat, Tokara goat, Grigia Lucana, Ispir, Shiba goat

What it is Filled

The domestic goat (Capra hircus), a ruminant mammal kept for milk, meat, fibre and skins, and for vegetation management; many breeds exist, and feral populations occur.

Why it exists Filled

Let an agent handle goats by breed, use, welfare, health and regulation.

Distinguishing features Filled

  • Domestic ruminant
  • Browsers rather than grazers
  • Many breeds
  • Feral goats damage island ecosystems

What robots and AI may and may not do Filled

Must not

  • Harm, neglect or confine goats in conditions below welfare standards.
  • Give medicines a veterinarian has not prescribed.
  • Move goats without the movement records the law requires.
  • Let goats graze where they are not permitted or can damage protected land.

Only with a human decision

  • Slaughter, culling or sale of goats.
  • Reporting suspected notifiable disease.

May

  • Feed, water and monitor goats on the keeper's instructions.
  • Read ear tags or identifiers and report them to the registered keeper.
  • Report sick, injured or escaped goats.

Moral aspects Filled

  • Goats feel pain and distress; their welfare depends on their keepers.
  • Goat diseases can spread to other animals and people.

Who is affected

  • The goats themselves
  • Their keepers
  • People who eat goat products

Owners Filled

Steward

The registered keeper; livestock registers record holdings and movements.

Master systems

  • Livestock identification and movement registers

Links to other meta-models Filled

parent

  • Q1797813 - registry parent class
  • Q57814795 - registry parent class

related

  • domesticated mammal and livestock - category
  • milk, meat, fibre - products
  • animal health and identification law - rules
  • sheep - relative

What else AI and robots need to interact with it Filled

Identity and identifiers required Filled

  • Vercy registry: vr.tr.goat
  • Wikidata: Q2934 (https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q2934)
  • taxon name: Capra hircus species
  • animal id: ear tag or bolus number livestock traceability

Direct properties required Filled

  • adult mass: 20-140 kg - by breed
  • gestation: about 150 days

Recognition required Filled

  • Ear tags or electronic identification
  • Breed features such as ears or coat
  • Terms: doe or nanny, buck or billy, kid, wether
  • A medium-sized ruminant with horns (often), a beard in many breeds and varied coats.

Capabilities and actions required Filled

  • keep and care for goats
  • register and identify them
  • milk and process products
  • manage vegetation by grazing

Hazards and failure modes required Filled

  • Zoonoses such as Q fever
  • Escape and crop damage
  • Feral populations harming ecosystems

Standards and interfaces required Filled

  • EU Regulation 2016/429 Animal Health Law
  • Sheep and goat identification rules
  • Animal welfare law

Context of use required Filled

  • Milk, meat, fibre (mohair, cashmere), leather, companionship and grazing.
  • dairy breeds
  • meat breeds
  • fibre breeds such as Angora and cashmere
  • dual-purpose and local breeds
  • feral goats

Sources Filled

  1. Wikidata item Q2934: goat - identity and sense of the item
  2. Wikipedia: Goat - general description of the item

Open questions

  • Should breeds be separate entries?
  • How should feral goats be linked?
  • How should product entries be linked?

Machine files

Card as JSON Specification Card backlog vercy.card/1

Provenance

thing registry research (pass 2) · unreviewed

Built from: models/things/publications/thing-q2934/spec.json