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Karen Kopf
Articles by Karen Kopf
Humane Certification for Goat Ranchers: Is It Attainable?
Add to Favorites The word “humane” carries weight with consumers, but without certification, it can be misleading. Goat ranchers face unique challenges in meeting humane standards, and while certification is …
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Witnessing an En Caul Birth
Add to Favorites En caul refers to the birth of a fetus entirely encased in an unruptured amniotic sac. It’s not an emergency, it’s normal in animals. In that moment, …
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Herding: Leash Training Goats and Other Hands-On Techniques
Leash training goats and horn training with humane handling practices strengthens our bond with the herd and benefits everyone involved.
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Breeding doelings: What Age Is Best?
Add to Favorites When is the best age for breeding doelings? Is it okay to breed them their first fall, or better to wait until they’re yearlings and have had …
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Hands-Free Goat Herding Part 2: Structural Strategies
Add to Favorites When it comes to movement, goats are guided by distinct natural preferences. Evolutionary survival mechanisms shape these tendencies. As prey animals, they instinctively move from dark to …
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Fire Season: The Goat Fire
Add to Favorites Fire season is one of the seasons on our goat calendar. There is no preventing it, only preparing. Some fires are accidents, caused by harvesting equipment or …
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Herding Goats Hands-Free: Positional Strategies
Add to Favorites Herding goats requires a deep understanding of their nature and behavior and a careful balance of the different methods. Moving a large herd of goats from one …
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Goat Ear Tags and Other Types of Goat ID
Add to Favorites Many goat ear tags say, “UNLAWFUL TO REMOVE,” yet people remove them. Is it really against the law to remove an ear tag? Yes, in fact, it …
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What to Look for in a Breeding Buck
A breeding buck is the fastest way to improve — or ruin — a herd of goats. Buck selection is a careful consideration of overall soundness.
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Goat Meat: The Responsible Side Effect of Breeding
Add to Favorites How could anyone eat goat meat or sell such an endearing animal as meat? If you’d met us 15 years ago, we were there, too. Our farm …
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