Visual aspect of the goat: Emaciated and weak animal. The backbone is highly visible and forms a continuous ridge. The flank is hollow. Ribs are clearly visible. There is no fat cover and fingers easily penetrate into intercostal spaces (between ribs).
The spinous processes of the …
Visual aspect of the goat: The backbone and ribs are not visible. The side of the animal is sleek in appearance.
It is impossible to grasp the spinous processes of the lumbar vertebrae, which are wrapped in a thick layer …
Sometimes it is necessary to bottle feed young kids due to death of the mother or the mother’s refusing to take them. Milk feeding of commercial meat goats is usually not economical. It may be avoided by cross-fostering kids onto another doe as described under the goat management section. If a bottle raised kid is with other kids and does, it may learn to steal sufficient milk to raise itself. Kids can be raised on cow …
Visual aspect of the goat: Slightly raw-boned. The backbone is still visible with a continuous ridge. Some ribs can be seen and there is a small amount of fat cover. Ribs can still be felt. Intercostal spaces are smooth but can still be penetrated. …
Myotonic goats, which have roots in Tennessee, are often referred to as wooden leg, stiff leg or Tennessee fainting goats. These goats have a recessive gene that makes their skeletal muscles lock up when the animal is startled, causing them to fall over briefly. It is one of the few breeds indigenous to the United States. The Myotonic goat is …
This breed is thought to have descended from Spanish goats brought by early settlers to California.
The LaMancha dairy goat is born with its unique small ears. In fact, that is the distinguishing feature of this breed. The breed has excellent dairy temperament and is an all-around sturdy animal that can withstand a great deal of hardship and still …
Exposure to males after a period of isolation — at least three weeks and one mile away — can be used for induction and synchronization of estrus during the breeding and non-breeding season without additional treatments in goats. The physiological basis for this response is due in part to smell and sight, with neither stimulus completely accounting for the response. It is not effective if the males and females are together …
Progestagens are reproductive hormones like ones that are used in birth control for women. Progestagens are a form of the natural progesterone produced in the body. Various forms of progestagens with different routes of administration have been used for estrus (heat) synchronization. It can be used to extend the lifespan of the corpus luteum during the breeding season when goats are already cycling and it is required for getting goats to show estrus and breed in the non-breeding …
Angora goats originated in Turkey and are raised primarily for their luxurious mohair fiber.The Angora dates back prior to early biblical history.Mohair became a valuable product in commerce early in the nineteenth century. In order to increase the supply of mohair available for export to the European countries, the Turks crossed the Angora goat with common stock to increase the poundage of saleable hair. The most …
The female reproductive tract is made up of the ovaries, oviduct (fallopian tube), uterus, cervix, vagina and vulva. The ovaries produces the eggs and the female hormones, estrogen and progesterone. At birth, the female is born with all of the eggs she will ever have in life. At ovulation, the egg is released from the follicle (fluid-filled “blister”) on the ovary into the fallopian tube (oviduct). Once the egg is released from the …
