Featured Stories
Jersey Mini Goat Breed
Add to Favorites In an effort to help others, Robin Bruins decided to start breeding the Jersey Mini goat, a new breed of goat in the making. Robin Bruins grew …
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Gut Microbiome and Goat Health
Add to Favorites Anyone who’s kept goats for any length of time has learned the importance of understanding the basics of gut health. As ruminants with a four-chambered stomach that …
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The Livestock Conservancy Microgrants: Fencing to Natural Disaster Relief
Add to Favorites There are many grant opportunities through the government, non-governmental organizations, and private individuals. However, some applications can feel daunting. The Livestock Conservancy offers microgrants to help farmers …
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Surfing Goats Ride the Waves in California
Add to Favorites This is a continuing story about Dana Joseph McGregor, a man who helps people get over their fear of the water with his lovable goats on surfboards. …
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Healthful Herd: Hydration and Water Quality for Goats
Add to Favorites Water quality for goats is an important factor to consider. Water is perhaps the most basic nutrient that goats need at all stages of life and production. …
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Hands-Free Goat Herding Part 2: Structural Strategies
Add to Favorites When it comes to movement, goats are guided by distinct natural preferences. Evolutionary survival mechanisms shape these tendencies. As prey animals, they instinctively move from dark to …
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Tails from the Trails: A Hot Summer Hike
Add to Favorites It’s sweltering out, entirely too hot for 9:00 in the morning, as I lead my goats over a loose section of scree that is our makeshift trail. …
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Plant Poisoning in Goats: Cardiac Glycosides
Add to Favorites Cardiac glycosides — a source of plant poisoning in goats — are a class of organic compounds that increase the output of the heart. Plants containing these …
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Goat Glam July/August 2025
Add to Favorites Goat Glam will feature two goats for conformation assessment each Time. We’ll discuss each doe’s good traits, what could be better, and what to look for in …
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Just for Fun: Reader Photos – July/August 2025
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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