I don't know anything about Utah ticks, but here in Northern California we have some areas thick with ticks, and they carry Lyme's disease. The worst is walking through the open grassy hills. The ticks are waiting on the tips of the grass to grab on to a passing deer, dog, person, or goat.
So what I do: when I take the goats out of the back of the truck, I give their legs, chest, and belly a quick spray with a dog tick repellent spray. They hate it of course, but it really helps keep the ticks from grabbing on.
Curiously, I've noticed the goats are way better than the dogs at pulling ticks off themselves and eachother. I find very few ticks on them later on, when I'm still finding lots on the dogs. One of my goats, Gyro, actually will guide my hand to where one is biting him but he can't reach it.
So what I do: when I take the goats out of the back of the truck, I give their legs, chest, and belly a quick spray with a dog tick repellent spray. They hate it of course, but it really helps keep the ticks from grabbing on.
Curiously, I've noticed the goats are way better than the dogs at pulling ticks off themselves and eachother. I find very few ticks on them later on, when I'm still finding lots on the dogs. One of my goats, Gyro, actually will guide my hand to where one is biting him but he can't reach it.
