Worldwide interestin small ruminants has increased in recent years in both, the productive andscientific aspects. In Brazil, the same trend has been observed, however, amongall small ruminants, goats and sheep can be highlighted. Thus, this review aimedto discuss scientific progress in goat and sheep in the last decade. Data werecollected in different databases, such as Institute for Scientific Information(ISI), Scientific Electronic Library Online - SciELO, Coordenaçãode Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior - CAPES, InstitutoBrasileiro de Geografia e Estatística - IBGE and Food and AgricultureOrganization of the United Nations - FAO. In the last decade, goat and sheephave received particular attention from researchers, which can be proved bythe number of publications involving these species, which increased 41% worldwide,and nationwide increase was even more expressive, 219%. Methodological aspectsapplied in researches have also improved, emphasizing multidisciplinary approach.Much of the scientific progress was due to increasing financial support throughthematic calls demanded by society and by the productive chain of meat and milk.In these calls is noticeable the concern with product quality, competitivenessand sustainability.
