What Minerals do Goats Require?

What Minerals do Goats Require?  Article courtesy of T.E. Peterson, Florida A&M University Certified Master Goat Program. To achieve maximum production levels, it is necessary to provide a free choice complete goat mineral supplement or a 50:50 mix of trace mineralized salt and dicalcium phosphate. In...

Colostrum Management: What you Need to Know

Colostrum Management: What you Need to Know.  By Dr. John Chalstrom, Ph.D.  Managing a colostrum program is perhaps the most important step in reducing disease in neonatal calves on a farm. This is the message that Stacy Dill, Global Marketing Director for PanTheryx APS La Belle would like to share with...

Care of Does Before Kidding

Care of Does Before Kidding.  Proper Monitoring and Care of Goats during Parturition, or Kidding, is Important for the Overall Health of the Goat Herd. Article courtesy of Alabama A&M and Auburn University Extension.Adult dairy goats are generally less commonly affected than young stock by parasitism or...

Understanding and Managing Metabolic Diseases

Understanding and Managing Metabolic Diseases.  By Jaclyn Krymowski. Despite years of learning and research, along with some good old-fashioned trial and error, metabolic diseases continue to be a crippling issue within the dairy industry There are certainly enough white papers, articles and research on this...

Clostridial Disease in Dairy Calves

Clostridial Disease in Dairy Calves.  By Heather Smith Thomas.  There are many clostridial diseases in cattle, including blackleg, malignant edema, “redwater” etc. The most common type of enterotoxemia (toxic intestinal infection) in young calves is caused by Clostridium perfringens, found in the...

Care of Goats in Severe Winter Weather

 Care of Goats in Severe Winter Weather. By Jodie Pennington. Management of mature goats may change only slightly in colder weather compared to routine management throughout the rest of the year. Nothing takes the place of good, routine observations for changes in feed availability, body condition...

Winter Care for Dairy Calves

 Winter Care for Dairy Calves. By Heather Smith Thomas.Dairy calves need extra care in winter.  Dr. Pete Erickson, Extension Dairy Specialist, University of New Hampshire, says the most important thing for any calf is to get colostrum as soon as possible.Importance Of Colostrum“We mainly think in...

Have You Checked Your Deworming Protocols?

 Have You Checked Your Deworming Protocols?  By Jaclyn Krymowski. Internal parasites are an unseen, silent enemy present on every dairy around the globe. They are a fact of life for every animal exposed to the outdoor elements, but thanks to our human interactions and domestication we’ve been able...