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Back to SearchNew Guidelines for Using Dewormers in Goats
Episode 68
Since parasite research in goats is always evolving, I was excited to see that the American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control has revise…
4 years, 3 months ago
Fainting Goats (aka Myotonic Goats): History, Myths, and Facts
Episode 67
It's probably safe to say that everyone has heard of fainting goats, which are more correctly called myotonic goats, and they don't actually faint.
To…
4 years, 3 months ago
Hypocalcemia in Goats
Episode 66
Hypocalcemia in goats, sometimes called milk fever, is one of the most misunderstood maladies in the goat world. This confusion stems from research d…
4 years, 4 months ago
Pregnancy Toxemia in Goats
Episode 65
During kidding season, lots of goat owners start to worry about ketosis and pregnancy toxemia in their does.
In today's episode, Dr. Robert VanSaun, …
4 years, 4 months ago
Goat Birthing: How Much Should You Help?
Episode 64
Practices with birthing goats vary tremendously from one breeder to another. Some people are very hands-on while others want to stay away as much as …
4 years, 4 months ago
Can Goats be Raised Naturally?
Episode 63
It's not uncommon for someone to contact me about a goat problem that they have, and to resist doing anything "unnatural," such as providing a commer…
4 years, 5 months ago
Experimental Goats
Episode 62
If a herd has more than one breed of goat, odds are good that they also have some experimental goats, which are crosses of other purebred standard-si…
4 years, 6 months ago
Toggenburg Goats
Episode 61
If you are interested in a medium-sized goat for milking, you should consider the Toggenburg, which is always a shade of brown, somewhere between tan…
4 years, 6 months ago
Sable Goats
Episode 60
If you are looking for a larger dairy goat that produces a lot of milk and has fairly low butterfat, then the Sable goat might be the one for you, es…
4 years, 6 months ago
Nubian Goats and Cheesemaking
Episode 59
Today's episode started as a discussion of Nubian goats with Joanne Danielson who has been raising them for 40 years. However, because of Jo's experi…
4 years, 7 months ago