AGS - American Goat Society
NDGA - Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association
NPGA - National Pygmy Goat Association
Breeds of Livestock, Goats
Livestock Section of WWW Virtual Livestock Library
Register's Goat Supplies
Cyber Goats
Goat Veterinary/Health Links:
(feel free to contact me if you have any good names to add to our list)
The following two vets I have found to be very knowledgeable about goats:
Dan Kennedy, DVM, Woodinville Veterinary Hospital
425-481-1184
Dan Charleton, DVM, Ellensburg Animal Hospital
509-925-2833
Animal Diseases
Gestation Calculator
Merck Veterinary Manual - "The single most comprehensive electronic reference for animal care information"
Poisonous Plants
Toxic Plants by Degree of Toxicity
Check for these in your field and yard. Goats can die a terrible death from nibbling a very small amount of these toxic plants.
Polioencephalomalacia -Thiamine Deficiency - Watch out for this one, especially post cocci treatment. Most often seen in feedlots, also occurs in pastured animals being fed grain supplements. Watch young, rapidly growing animals with high grain intake.
Pygmy Goats
Management and Veterinary Care
"Reading" the tail ligaments to predict delivery
Mommie Dearest, Maxine Kinne article on kid rejection and tips for helping bond mom and baby.
Washington State University - Update On Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis (CAE) Virus
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"Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) is a retroviral infection of goats which may lead to chronic disease of the joints and on rare occasions encephalitis in goat kids less than six months of age."
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Hoof Trimming Instructions
The Goat Magazine
Goatworld
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