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Breath of Life – Looking after Goats’ Lungs
Add to Favorites By Katherine Drovdahl MH CA CR DipHIr CEIT QTP Looking after goats can be challenging. Of all the conditions that can affect goats, lungs tend to be …
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Pregnant Goat Care
It’s that time of year when many goat owners focus on pregnant goat care, as they’re either preparing to breed or have already bred their does. Spring kidding is one of my favorite times of the year on the farm and there is much to do to prepare yourself and your doe for the new arrivals.
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All About Goat Wattles
By general consensus of those who have attempted to define them, goat wattles are simply hair-covered appendages of flesh hanging from the throat area. hanging from the throat area. There are goat breeders themselves who have interesting theories on how, why, and what goat wattles are for.
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Build Your Own Small-Scale Goat Milking Machine
If you’re raising goats for milk, it pays to build your own goat milking machine.
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What to Do About Mastitis and Uneven Udders
Sometimes mastitis just happens. Even though the barn lot is kept dry and the bedding clean, the prewash and post-milking spray used effectively, sometimes an individual will exhibit signs of mastitis.
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Goat Images Take the Podium
Goats recognize emotion in images of goats’ faces; goats look to humans for help and learn from us; goats’ personality differences affect learning … and many more research findings!
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Kat’s Caprine Corner: Runny Goat Nose and Leaking Does
Kat Drovdahl answers your questions about runny goat noses, kids with diarrhea, leaking does, milk production drops and whether you should let your goat eat frozen clover.
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Icelandic Goat: Conservation Through Farming
Add to Favorites A passionate young woman and her family battle against cultural and legal obstacles to save a unique and endearing rare goat breed, the Icelandic goat. Her animals …
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How to Prevent Foot Rot in Goats
Have you seen your goat limping? While it is not the cause of all limping and soreness, foot rot in goats should be suspected.
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10 Signs of Goat Heat
Knowing the facts about goats and having the ability to recognize goat heat will equip you to take appropriate measures to either get your doe bred or keep her from getting pregnant, whichever is your goal.
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