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Episode 51
Zinc deficiency is often suspected when a goat is losing hair, but there are other reasons for hair loss, and that is not the only symptom of zinc de…
5 years, 1 month ago
Sheep vs. Goats
Episode 50
Some people talk about sheep and goats as if they are practically the same species, but nothing could be further from the truth. I've been breeding a…
5 years, 1 month ago
Showing Goats
Episode 49
When my daughters were teenagers, they loved showing our goats. It was a great way for us to learn about goat conformation and to see how our goats c…
5 years, 2 months ago
Common But Unimportant Worms in Goats
Episode 48
Because barber pole worm (haemonchus contortus) causes so many deaths among goats, we don't talk about other worms much. Barber pole is the worm that…
5 years, 2 months ago
Genetic Resistance to Worms in Goats
Episode 47
If you have goats for very long, you may realize that some never need deworming while others need it frequently. There is definitely a genetic compon…
5 years, 3 months ago
Healthy Weeds and Poisonous Plants
Episode 46
If you look online for a list of plants that are poisonous to goats, you might think you need to chop down trees and pull up dozens of weeds to keep …
5 years, 3 months ago
Scrapie in Goats and Sheep
Episode 45
If you ever wanted to sell your goats or sheep to someone in another country, then you are already familiar with the US's problem with scrapie. It's …
5 years, 3 months ago
Agritourism on Ten Apple Farm
Episode 44
Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz first entered our lives in 2004 during their Year of the Goat when they traveled from coast to coast learning about…
5 years, 4 months ago
Avoiding Diseases with a Biosecurity Plan
Episode 43
There is an old veterinary saying that most animal diseases are bought and sold. It can be so tempting to buy every cute goat that you see, but there…
5 years, 4 months ago
Zoonotic Diseases and Agritourism
Episode 42
Most of us love our goats so much and want to share their awesomeness with the world. Unfortunately, that is not a risk-free proposition because ther…
5 years, 4 months ago