raising goats
Life with Goats: A-Milking We Shall Go!
Add to Favorites by Roberta E Molaron – In the 1980s, the Bloomsburg Fair in Pennsylvania held a milking contest that had always been considered a competition for dairy cow …
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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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Prevent Heat Stress in Goats
Add to Favorites With summer temperatures just around the corner, it’s time to consider ways to keep your goat herd cool and prevent heat stress in your goats. What is …
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Coffee Can Goat
Add to Favorites In 25 years with goats, I’ve come across some strange things. I never would’ve believed I’d come across a goat in the middle of the road with …
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Q&A With the Program Director for the Livestock Conservancy
Add to Favorites In part II of our Q&A on goat registry, we speak with Alison Martin, Ph.D., program director of The Livestock Conservancy. Alison has a PhD in genetics …
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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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Growing and Cutting Hay
With the rising expense of hay, if you have the space and equipment, growing and cutting hay for yourself could be a way to reduce costs. Even those with smaller spaces can supplement their hay in summer.
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Sick Goat: Trouble Shooting for Treatment
Add to Favorites Dealing with a sick goat is never a pleasant thing. It can be intimidating, especially for new goat owners, who may panic with the tasks that come …
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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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Poisonous Plants to Goats: Alkaloids
Add to Favorites Poisonous plants to goats can cause anything from an upset stomach to death. Find out if your fields are harboring dangerous plants. As the weather warms, people …
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