breeding goats
Artificial Insemination of Goats
Add to Favorites Artificial insemination in goats can aid in conserving endangered breeds, but it comes with complications and uncertain outcomes. Artificial insemination (AI) has been around for hundreds of …
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Reproductive Success Starts with Good Nutrition
Forage alone doesn’t always supply all the minerals goats need, especially for reproduction. Access to a well-balanced mineral is a must.
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Healthful Herd: Annual Disease Testing
Don’t overlook annual disease testing, even if you have a closed herd, because the reality is that pathogens don’t respect fences.
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Breeding doelings: What Age Is Best?
Add to Favorites When is the best age for breeding doelings? Is it okay to breed them their first fall, or better to wait until they’re yearlings and have had …
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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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Quality Versus Quantity in San Clemente Island Goats
Add to Favorites When raising endangered heritage-breed livestock like San Clemente Island goats, there’s a temptation to breed every animal to gain as many young as possible. However, conservation breeding …
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Goat Glam: May/June 2025
Add to Favorites Goat Glam will feature two goats for assessment each Time. We’ll discuss each doe’s good traits, what could be better, and what to look for in a …
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Goat Registry Q&A with the ADGA
Add to Favorites Registering goats is important for multiple reasons. I spoke with Heidi Vanderloop, the communications and marketing specialist for the American Dairy Goat Association—a dairy goat registry since …
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Carpal Hyperextension in Nigerian Dwarf Goats
Carpal hyperextension (CH) is a debilitating orthopedic disease that afflicts many Nigerian Dwarf goats. No scientific literature has yet addressed this disorder, and goat owners have struggled to find effective preventives or treatments.
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Dam Raising or Bottle Feeding Baby Goats
Add to Favorites There are almost as many ways of raising goat kids as there are goat breeders. Dam raising, bottle feeding, milk-share, lambar-style bucket (nipples at the top), nipple …
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