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Healthful Herd: Annual Disease Testing
September 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Don’t overlook annual disease testing, even if you have a closed herd, because the reality is that pathogens don’t respect fences.

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Just for Fun: Reader Photos – September/October 2025
August 31, 2025 · · Kids' Corner

Add to Favorites Just for Fun is where readers get to show off and share their own adorable and beautiful goats. As the newsletters progress through a two-month period, this …

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Goat News: September/October 2025
August 31, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites In “Goat News” we share goat stories of the current, odd, fun, and important. If there are stories that you’d like us to cover or want to …

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From This Side of the Ring: Showing at the County Fair
August 31, 2025 · · Ownership

Add to Favorites Many of my readers are drawn to my articles because they want to learn about the competitive side of showing dairy goats. Some just want to go …

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Trail Class: The Obstacle Course
August 31, 2025 · · Kids' Corner, Ownership

Add to Favorites All of us who own goats know how intelligent, athletic, and sure-footed they are. We also know how nervous, opinionated, and downright stubborn they can be! Combine …

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Do Goats Get West Nile Virus?
August 31, 2025 · · Health, Members Only

Add to Favorites It was recently reported that a goat in Massachusetts was identified with West Nile virus. While this made headline news, it should not be panic-inducing. While the …

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Poison Plants: Cyanide Poisoning in Goats
August 31, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites Cyanide poisoning (previously called prussic acid poisoning) in goats is caused when they eat plants that contain cyanogenic glycosides. The glycosides contained in the cells of plants …

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Reader Letters July/August 2025
August 14, 2025 · · Ownership

Add to Favorites In response to William Windsor the Royal Goat. Aww, I love this story about William! Thank you for sharing it with us!  — Cynthia Mascolo Best Minerals …

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Life With Goats: The Goat Show
August 14, 2025 · · Members Only, Ownership

Add to Favorites I had a lovely dairy goatAnd took her to a show,The finest lady dairy goatThat I did ever know!The judge, he felt her ribsAnd checked for dairyness.He …

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Breeding doelings: What Age Is Best?
August 14, 2025 · · Health, Members Only, Ownership

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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