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Farm Security Camera
There are many useful reasons to have a farm security camera – from watching for labor signs to being able to check for predators.
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Showing Dairy Goats: What Judges are Looking For
Whether you acquired dairy goats with plans to show them or not, the characteristics that make for a good show goat often make for a good production goat, too.
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Why Do Goats Flap Their Tongues?
Why do goats flap their tongues and wag their tails? These are some of the courtship rituals goats use to attract mates. Read on for more signs of estrus (goat heat) and readiness for mating.
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Goat Journal September/October 2022
Goat Journal September/October 2022 is in homes August 18th, but digital and All-Access subscribers can read it NOW! Subscribe to Goat Journal for great stories on deep bedding, goat breeding behavior, and external parasites. PLUS: 10 tips for successful goat ultrasounds!
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Blindness in Goats: 3 Common Causes
When it comes to herd health, keeping a watchful eye can prevent common diseases such as listeriosis, polio, and chlamydia from causing blindness in goats.
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How to Make Homemade Sour Cream
How do you make sour cream so it’s the pure, cultured treat it used to be? It’s not hard and it’s very rewarding.
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5 Common Illnesses Within a Goat’s Nose
Many goat illnesses begin with telltale signs in a goat’s nose and nasal passage. A runny nose can escalate quickly.
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What to Do for a Goat Horn Injury
Horns crack, chip, and break. Depending on where in the horn this occurs, a goat horn injury can range from unremarkable to life-threatening.
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Goat Leg Injuries that Sideline Your Caprines
Ask any goat herder. Goats will find a way to get into trouble. Goat leg injuries from climbing, horns hooked on fences, heads stuck in buckets, and the great escapes, goats will keep us on our toes.
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Common Goat Hoof Problems
Goat hoof problems can cause lameness and lead to economic losses due to reduced food intake/weight gain, reduced milk production, and/or lower reproduction rates.
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