Category: Goats

Very cold and/or wet weather when kidding: Kids lose body energy very rapidly when in cold […]

A single rat is capable of consuming up to 10% of its body weight in […]

Farmers mark their livestock for many reasons, including to show or prove that they own […]

Ruminants are animals that have a four-part stomach and can digest the fibre (mainly cellulose) […]

Reproductive failure can be defined as either sterility or infertility. Sterility occurs when there is […]

Pregnancy indicates a potential increase in the stock of farm animals. This, in most cases, […]

Barber’s pole worms (Haemonchus contortus) have been the cause of a lot of goat ill-health, […]

These are a series of activities like spraying, de-worming, disbudding, castration, hoof trimming, proper milking […]

Feeding may be one of the  largest expense of any goat operation. Goats raised for meat […]

Diarrhoea in goat kids is also known as scouring. It is one of two main […]