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The Performance of Pack Goats
Everyone in the goat packing world has slightly different preferences for their goats, but a few specifications remain consistent.
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Pack Goats: Packing Quite a Kick!
The surefooted abilities of these pack goat breeds and their friendly natures are just a couple reasons they are gaining in popularity.
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Training Pack Goats to Carry a Pack
Training pack goats should start young with animals that have been carefully selected for traits that make them well suited to the trail.
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10 Ways to Identify Goat Pregnancy
If you absolutely must know whether or not your bred goats are pregnant, you can always opt to spend money on blood tests, X-rays, or ultrasounds. But all pregnant goats show some visible signs.
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The Best Goat Gestation Calculator
What is the goat gestation period? Did you know that Boer goat gestation period differs from Nigerian dwarf gestation? To use this goat gestation calculator, select from miniature or full-sized goats then enter the exposure date.
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False Pregnancy in Goats
A doe goes into heat. Maybe she was bred, maybe she wasn’t. Maybe she conceived but the embryo didn’t survive long. Either way, she failed to “reset.” So her body keeps acting like it’s pregnant, but with no kid(s).
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The Importance of Exercise for a Pregnant Doe
Exercise improves pregnant does’ muscular, cardiovascular, and respiratory fitness. It gives her the strength and mobility to comfortably carry the growing fetuses, as well as endurance during labor and delivery.
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Pregnant Goat Care
It’s the 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.
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Can Goats Swim? Dealing with Goats in The Water
Can goats swim? What should you do if you find your goat stuck in a stock tank? And what health issues should you watch for?
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Goat Care During Fire Season
When raising goats, prepare for many seasons: breeding season, kidding season, show season, winter — and for many in the western states, FIRE season.
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