Featured Stories
Patrick and Friends
Lisa at Ruby Slipper Goat Rescue loves helping goats. She has become quite adept at helping goats who need a wheelchair, whether temporarily or permanently. Patrick is only the latest goat sporting wheels.
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Goat Walker
Goat herders are a paradox of sorts. Though they engage in the pastoral task of leading their goats to forage, yet as herders, they are not themselves herded into the conventional practice of confinement as a means of animal husbandry.
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Swollen Joints in Goats and Other Knee-Related Concerns
Caring for swollen joints in goats involves identifying the cause. As jumpers and climbers extraordinaire, goats are heavily reliant on their associated “equipment.” Among the most important and intricate are their joints — the knees and hocks.
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Mini Silky Fainting Goats: Smitten with Silkies
It’s love at first sight when meeting a Mini Silky Fainting goat. The breed, a cross between a long-haired Tennessee Fainter and Nigerian Dwarf goat, was developed by Renee Orr of Sol-Orr Farm of Lignum, Virginia.
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A Story on Patent Urachus
Patent urachus is a syndrome that occurs when this opening does not seal off correctly and urine leaks through the umbilical cord.
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Health Hazards from Broken and Missing Goat Teeth
Dental issues in aging goats are something to be aware of. Broken and worn teeth can cause a host of problems, so the goat owner needs to better understand an animal’s ability to gather, eat, and digest their food.
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Goats in Kuwait
Was it fate or serendipity, on a Sunday drive, when a chance meeting presented itself to an American woman in a foreign country?
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Behooveful
Pastoral goat husbandry is a little-known practice among American farmsteads and production enterprises. Yet the world over, this unrivaled method of raising goats still endures.
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Valençay Cheese and the Role of Ash in Cheesemaking
Valençay is a distinctive, pyramid-shaped French “bloomy rind” goat cheese that is sprinkled with an exterior layer of ash which helps to firm up the rind and aids in ripening.
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Introducing New Goats: How to Minimize Stress
Introducing new goats to the herd or a single goat is stressful, especially for the new goat. Here’s how to make it easier.
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