Goats are mammals you’ve probably encountered more times than you can count. You can study so many features and attributes about these incredible mammals, but our focus will be one prominent feature – their horns. A goat and its horn are like a package deal;… Read More »Goat Horns
Contents1 What are they?1.1 Quality udder structure2 But what if my goat’s udder is being abnormal?2.1 During Pregnancy2.2 Uneven udder2.3 Congested udder2.4 The horror of mastitis2.4.1 Signs2.4.2 Causes2.4.3 Treatment2.4.4 During treatment What are they? The udder, or mammary system is a very valuable part of… Read More »Goat udders – Everything You Need To Know
Most goat owners prefer to castrate all young males which are not going to be kept for breeding purposes. We will talk about the advantages and disadvantages of doing this and take a look at the two most popular methods of doing so. We will… Read More »Castrating Goats And The Art Of Banding
Contents1 Etiology2 Symptoms3 Treatment4 Prevention Etiology In goats, dandruff on the back may indicate a fat deficiency in the diet. Symptoms Dandruff technically means the accumulation of scaly cells from the horny layer of the skin. It looks the same on goats as it does… Read More »Dandruff In Goats
We don’t recommend this procedure for any mature goat. One of our colleagues had such an operation performed after her daughter lost her temper with a doe that was following her, slapped the animal and (entirely by her own fault) impaled her hand on one… Read More »Dehorning Mature Goats
I do believe one of the biggest challenges I face every spring is picking goat names for all those baby goats. It seems almost silly for a grown man to spend so much of his time and brainpower trying to pick just the right name… Read More »Goat Names