Goatherd

A goatherd (IPAEng|ˈgoʊtˌhɜrd) or a goatherder is a person who herds goats for a living. Similar to a shepherd who tends sheep for a living, the drover here herds goats. Goatherds are popular in countries where goat populations are natively high; for instance, in Africa and South Asia.Fact|date=February 2007 Herding a goat is much more difficult than herding sheep as, unlike sheep, goats do not have a herding instinct and each goat will tend to stray farther in search of better foliage and grass. It is for this reason that, in these areas, goats are costlier than sheep.Or|date=September 2007

Fictional goatherds include Peter from Johanna Spyri's "Heidi", and the song "The Lonely Goatherd" from "The Sound of Music".

The word capriculturist, which is derived from Latin, began to appear with more frequency in the late 1940s.Fact|date=February 2007