Featured Stories
The Smelly Truth About Goat Reproduction
From the smelly, drama-filled courting to birthing, there are a few things you should know about goat reproduction.
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10 Signs of Goats in Heat
Knowing the facts about goats and having the ability to recognize goats in heat will help you achieve your breeding goals.
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Tips for Flushing and Other Strategic Weight Gain
At different points in a goat’s life, you may find that you will need to alter their diets to increase their weight (flushing).
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A Crash Course for Goat Breeding Season
Call it procreation, replication, or proliferation; goats do it too and they do it well. It’s goat breeding season.
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10 Tips for a Successful Goat Ultrasound
For easier and more accurate results, have the goat fast 12 hours from food and 4 hours from water prior to the ultrasound.
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Back From the Vet: Pink Eye in Goats
One of the common conditions that flies can exacerbate is pink eye or infectious keratoconjunctivitis.
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Secret Life of Goats: Precious the Naked Goat
Precious was born hairless. She wasn’t premature, as is usually the case with hairless babies, but simply completely bald. Unfortunately, Precious’s mother does not subscribe to the belief that “bald is beautiful” and immediately rejected her hairless offspring. Because of this, Precious moved into the house to be bottle-raised.
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The Benefits of Co-grazing Goats and Cattle
Co-grazing goats and cattle means maximizing space, weight gain for animals, but also improved land health.
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Breed Profile: Rove Goat
Rove goats are the most distinctive ruminants of southern France and possibly one of the oldest landraces. They excel in a pastoral system, leading flocks, providing cheese, and clearing brush.
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Lights! Camera! Action!
Animals are bound to melt your heart and tickle your funny bone. There’s just something endearing about furry and feathered critters promoting products in front of the camera.
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