breeding goats
Dam Raising or Bottle Feeding Baby Goats
There are many ways to feed goat kids: dam raising, bottle feeding, milk-share, lambar-style bucket, etc., and many argue over which is best.
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From This Side of the Ring: Goat Conformation
Add to Favorites Learn to understand the ADGA scorecard so you can better understand goat conformation, what the different terms are, and what to breed for. When the days get …
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Toxoplasmosis in Goats
Add to Favorites Toxoplasmosis in goats isn’t a disease that will cause severe production losses. However, its zoonotic risk makes it an important disease. Most people are instructed not to …
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What to Look for in a Breeding Buck
A breeding buck is the fastest way to improve — or ruin — a herd of goats. Buck selection is a careful consideration of overall soundness.
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Goat Meat: The Responsible Side Effect of Breeding
Add to Favorites How could anyone eat goat meat or sell such an endearing animal as meat? If you’d met us 15 years ago, we were there, too. Our farm …
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From This Side of the Ring: Choosing a Buck Goat
What’s a good buck goat? One that has data behind him from ADGA performance programs or productive daughters.
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Goat Glam – Summer 2024
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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Living With a Large Goat Herd
Add to Favorites On a picturesque rim in Troy, Idaho, with 320 degrees of canyon view, Karen and Dale Kopf, owners of Kopf Canyon Ranch, raise a large goat herd. …
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Meat Goat Performance
Selecting for high performance makes raising goats more sustainable. By identifying high-producers, we can reduced our management burden.
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Problems With the Polled Goat
The genetics in polling can be complicated. Understanding the potential problems with a polled goat can save time, money, and even heartache.
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