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Cathleen Vought | Jul 16th 2014Push, pull or drag isn't
always a trade in event
at your local car
dealership; sometimes
it's the novice class at
the local goat show,
often involving children
as small as three years
old, in Montana Feyd's
case. At a rec ...
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Cathleen Vought | Jul 11th 2014Though today's Spanish
Goat breed represents a
meat goat of particular
hardiness, the original
Spanish goats brought to
the colonies were an
average, multi-purpose
breed brought for the
diverse purposes they
could serve t ...
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By:
Cathleen Vought | Jun 27th 2014If you're tired of the
sale barn and having your
goat prices driven by the
commodity market, there
are other options
available! Today we're
going to discuss
marketing to ethnic and
immigrant communities.In
other parts of ...
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Cathleen Vought | Jun 20th 2014You'll never forget the
first glance you have of
an Arapawa, a feral breed
of goats originating from
Arapawa Island off the
coast of New Zealand.
With horns that grow out
instead of up, there is a
strong resemblance to
lo ...
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Cathleen Vought | Jun 13th 2014Goatskin is among the
premium leathers
available in the world.
With a thin skin, it
works up quickly into a
soft and supple leather.
The term "handling
with kid gloves"
refers to using kid
leather to make fine, ...
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Cathleen Vought | Jun 06th 2014Though there are many
opinions on when it is or
is not appropriate to
disbud or dehorn a goat,
knowing the basics are
important to any
producer. In this
article, we'll discuss
both techniques, when the
proper time is to d ...
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Cathleen Vought | May 30th 2014With a veterinary name of
infectious
keratoconjuctivitis, it's
no wonder this condition
is called pinkeye!
Defined by as a combined
inflammation of the
cornea and conjunctiva,
this is a condition that
causes redness and
...
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Tyler Woods | May 28th 2014In the never ending
battle to keep the furry
kids fed, happy and
healthy, we looked at
fodder. Why fodder?
Fodder is sprouted seed
used for livestock feed.
Animals designed to eat
vegetation will always
fair better with f ...
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Cathleen Vought | May 19th 2014A protozoa, Coccidia is a
species specific internal
parasite that often
causes serious damage to
your goat's system while
appearing with no to mild
symptoms, acting as a
silent killer in your
herd. It cannot be passed
bet ...
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Cathleen Vought | May 15th 2014It can happen at almost
anytime. You go out to do
your twice-daily milking
and one of the does shies
away from you who is
normally quite friendly.
You think nothing of it
until you get her on the
stanchion, work on
cleani ...
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