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Cheryl Smith
Articles by Cheryl Smith
Plants Poisonous to Goats: Part One
Add to Favorites In this multi-part series, we’ll take an in-depth look at plants poisonous to goats. But there are ways to help prevent goats from eating things they shouldn’t …
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Goat Supplies
Add to Favorites “What basic goat supplies and goat-handling equipment do I need?” is a common question among people planning to get goats. The answer is that it begins with …
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Lungworms in Goats
Add to Favorites Lungworms in goats infest the respiratory tract of the animal host. Find out if your goats are at risk and what to do. If you’ve ever had …
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Goat Podcasts: Learn by Listening
Add to Favorites Starting when I was a tween, I listened to talk radio. I had an old radio in my bedroom that I turned on when I had to …
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Rattlesnake Bites
Add to Favorites Learn the signs of rattlesnake bites, how to treat them, and what not to do if you find your goat suffering from one of these painful bites. …
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Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (CAEV)
Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Virus (CAEV) is probably the most talked-about and contentious disease of goats, if not the most common.
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Liver Flukes in Goats: Parasites With a History
Since the early 1900s, liver flukes in goats have been a problem. Learn how treatments have changed and how we deal with them now.
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Cryptorchidism in Goats
Cryptorchisism (or “ridglings” as they used to be called) is a wether with only one testicle that could be banded.
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Pneumonia In Goats
If you raise goats, sooner or later you will have to deal with pneumonia in goats. It is a common illness in goats, which can occur in both kids and adults.
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Tube Feeding Baby Goats
Feeding baby goats with a tube can save weak or premature kids. Learn how to properly insert the tube, avoid inundating the lungs, to get precious colostrum into their tummies during a critical moment.
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