milking goats
Harvesting Goat Milk
High-quality goat’s milk comes only from healthy, well-nourished, and unstressed goats. The task of milking must also be done properly in order to preserve the quality of the milk.
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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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Dairy Goat Production
Add to Favorites Whether deciding sales, goals, management, breeding, or monitoring health, collecting data helps keep dairy goat production up in your herd. Collecting data is an objective way to …
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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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Assessing Nigerian Dwarf Goat Milk Production
Basing Nigerian Dwarf goat milk production on milk-to-body-weight ratios instead of milk poundage will encourage efficient milking does.
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Goat Udder Problems: Injuries and Infection
A delicate and complex organ, the udder can easily sustain lasting damage that can either destroy or greatly impair milk output. Proper responses to goat udder problems such as injuries and infections are tools every doe owner should have.
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Natural DIY Goat Teat Wash Recipe
With milking goats comes the need to have a good goat teat wash on hand. Preferably one which does not contain bleach or any other harsh chemicals.
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Back From the Vet: Common Conditions of the Udder
Katie Estill, DVM discusses precocious udder, udder edema, and mastitis in goats.
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