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Sherri Talbot

Articles by Sherri Talbot

Heat Stress in Goats
April 2, 2024 · · Health

Like many new farmers, goat owners often worry about their goats too much in the wintertime and not enough in hot weather. Heat and humidity can be as detrimental for goats as it can be for humans.

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Meningeal Worms and Goats
September 14, 2022 · · Health

Meningeal worms are a parasite that primarily lives in the digestive system of white-tailed deer; however, brain worms can transmit to less-resistant hosts, including; moose, caribou, and domestic livestock. In other animals, meningeal worms cause behavioral changes, weakness, and death in infected animals.

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Where’s the Goat?
November 18, 2021 · · Ownership

Where’s the goat? We take a look at how popular they were on ships of the era and then try to discover why there were none on the Mayflower.

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What Makes a Good Buck Goat?
August 5, 2021 · · Ownership

Just because he’s cute doesn’t mean he’s good for your herd. What traits make a buck goat worthy enough to be a herd sire?

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San Clemente Island Bucks: Boys Will Be Boys
February 24, 2021 · · Goat Breeds

New owners have a vision of their bucks becoming violent, smelly, and crazed during the rutting season and a useless nuisance that hangs out in a corner throughout the rest of the year. Dispelling some of these myths can be an important part of raising San Clemente Island bucks.

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