Forage for Milking Dairy Goats

Forage for Milking Dairy Goats. By Fred M. Hall, Iowa State University Extension Dairy Field Specialist; Dr. Gail Carpenter, Assistant Proffesor and Iowa State University Extension Dairy Specialist. For many producers their goat’s forage is gleaned from pasture the bulk of the year. Goats harvest the...

Tips for Winterizing your Calf Care

Tips for Winterizing your Calf Care. By Jaclyn Krymowski. Winter can be an especially stressful time for both the herd and farm employees. Perhaps the worst of this is felt when it comes to keeping the most vulnerable assets to your herd, youngstock, healthy during the frigid temperatures.Not only is the...

How to Prevent Scours in Dairy Calves

How to Prevent Scours in Dairy Calves. By Haley B. Reichenbach and Donna Amaral-Phillips, Ph.D. - UK College of Agriculture. The term “scours” refers to an all-encompassing word for diarrhea in many different species of animals. Scours is specifically cited as “a case of diarrhea that...

Mycoplasma Bovis: A Challenging Pathogen

Mycoplasma Bovis: A Challenging Pathogen. By Heather Smith Thomas. Mycoplasma bovis is a devastating and often overlooked pathogen that affects cattle and bison.  In cattle, it can cause many diseases, including mastitis in dairy cows, arthritis in cows and calves, pneumonia in calves, and infections...

Dairy Goat Nutrition – The Fundamental Nutrients

Dairy Goat Nutrition – The Fundamental Nutrients. By Jennifer A Bentley - Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. When raising dairy goats, nutrition lays the groundwork for good health and in reaching their full genetic potential. Nutrition also has a large effect on reproduction, lactation, and...

Supplemental Needs During Winter

Supplemental Needs During Winter. By Maura Keller. Winter is a challenging time for farmers and ranchers for a myriad of reasons. Not only do temperatures plummet and equipment malfunctions in the cold, but also forages lose nutritional value for animals to consume. Because of this, producers turn their...

Johne’s Disease in Cattle

Johne’s Disease in Cattle. By Heather Smith Thomas. Johne’s is a sneaky disease you won’t notice until it is already established.  It doesn’t show up (weight loss and diarrhea) until an animal has been infected a long time.The DiseaseFirst described by Heinrich Albert Johne in...

Recordkeeping is more than just Writing a Note on the Wall

Recordkeeping is more than just Writing a Note on the Wall.  By Fred Hall- Iowa State University Extension and Outreach. There are things to record to manage a dairy goat operation efficiently. For many smaller operations, keeping track of basic information in a pocket calendar works well. A three-ring...