bolus, 76
bottle jaw, 96
bottle raising, 37, 50, 63–64, 105, 137, 138, 210, 213–221, 237. See also Coco; Pritchard teats and bottles.
breech birth, 204
breeding, 30–31, 173–184. See also infertility.
breeding methods, 30–31, 178–180
breeds, of goats, 11–28
brining, of cheeses, 284–285
brown stomach worm, 97
browsing, 67, 79, 81, 82, 84, 89–90, 123, 156
brucellosis, 40, 136
buck rags, 179
bucklings, 175–178, 181, 211, 224, 233–234, 240, 294–295. See also Bucky; castration; Selleck, Tom.
bucks, 142–143, 184. See also breeding.
Bucky, 46
bulb syringes, for kidding, 193–194, 211
butchering, 293–297, 299
Butter Bar (soap), 312–313
butterfat levels, 13, 15, 16–17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 29, 30, 91, 262, 276, 288
buttermilk, 261–262
butting. See head butting.
caesarean sections, 206
calcium, 141–142, 157–158, 206–207
calcium chloride, in cheese making, 260
Caldwell, Gianaclis, 147
California Mastitis Test (CMT), 147–148
Camembert, 285–287
Canadian Goat Society (CGS), 31
caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE), 38–39, 136–137, 249
Caramel Coffee Creamer, 264
Caramel Sauce, 265
caseous lymphadenitis (CL), 132
cashmere, 26, 28
Casselman, Teresa, 14–15
castrated males. See wethers.
castration, 168, 230–232
cattle panels, 52
caustic paste, 224
caves, for aged cheese, 256–257
CDT vaccine, 139–140, 169, 170, 171
Charlotte, 162
chain link fencing, 48
cheesecake. See pumpkin chèvre cheesecake.
cheesecloth,
for cheese making, 255, 271–272
for milking, 245
cheese journals, 275–276
cheese making, 253–260. See also acid-ripened cheeses; culture-ripened cheeses.
equipment, 254–257
ingredients, 257–260
cheese mats, 256
cheese presses, 256
cheese wax, 256
chemical dewormers, 105, 106–109, 110–116, 124–125
chèvre, 277–278
chlamydia, 131
choke bloat, 135
Cicada, 214
circling disease. See listeriosis.
citric acid, in cheese making, 258, 271. See also mozzarella; paneer.
classifications, by organizations, 31, 33–36
clays, in soap making, 310
clear dewormers. See macrocyclic lactone dewormers.
cleft palates, 163, 210
closed herds, 38, 144
clove oil, and debudding, 224, 226
coat, changes in, 88, 126, 150, 152, 155
coats, for kids, 193
cobalt deficiency, 142, 149–150
coccidia, 101–105, 164, 220, 234
coccidiostats, 59, 220
Coco, 64, 315–316
cold process soap making, 303, 310–312
collars, 66, 67, 162, 193
colostrum, 136, 138, 156, 157, 191, 192, 210, 212, 216, 217–218, 220–221
combination panels. See livestock panels.
commercial butchering, 295–296
commercial dairy, 253
commercial goat feed, 83, 84, 85, 87, 151, 154, 155, 156
conjunctivitis, 159–160
constipation, 137–139
contagious ecthyma. See sore mouth.
cooking, of goat meat, 299. See also Goat Goulash; Indian Goat and Sweet Potatoes.
cooking thermometer, 255, 306
copper, and diet, 85, 86, 155. See also copper deficiency.
copper boluses. See COWP.
copper deficiency, 72, 85, 86, 89, 130, 142, 143, 145, 150–155, 183–184. See also COWP.
copper sulfate, 116, 152
corn, in feed, 85
Costello, Shelene, 55–56
cow milk, for kids, 220
COWP (copper oxide wire particles), 76, 115–116, 153
coyotes, 56, 57, 58, 59
cream separators, 257
cryptosporidiosis, 139
culture-ripened cheeses, 275–291
cultures, in cheese making, 257, 258–259, 261, 262, 271, 272, 276
curd knives, 255–256
cutting curds, 279–282
dairy breeds, 12–13. See also by name.
Dairy Herd Improvement (DHI), 13, 33, 146–147
dam raising, 105, 213–217, 233, 237, 242
Davis, Hunter, 70
dehydration, 96, 102
dewormers, 39, 106–115. See also alternative dewormers; and by name.
and birthing, 124–125
common practices with, 75, 94–95, 99, 100, 101, 103–104, 105
myths about, 111–113, 115
resistance to, 107–109, 109–111
diarrhea, 72, 94, 96, 97, 101–102, 139, 140, 141, 161, 168, 188, 218, 220, 233. See also scours.
diatomaceous earth (DE), 118–120
diet, 79–91. See also mineral deficiencies.
digestion, 72. See also stomachs.
digital scales, in soap making, 306
dilation, at birth, 206
disbudding, 223–227
disbudding irons, 224
discharge, and heat, 178, 180
disease prevention, and bottle raising, 215–216
Diseases of the Goat, 164
disqualifying defects, 31–32, 36, 210
does, 28–30. See also breeding.
dogs, as livestock guardians, 55–57, 99
donkeys, as livestock guardians, 59
Dorsey, Ellen F., 18, 218
drenching, 74, 76, 77, 96, 134–135, 142, 163, 207
drying mats. See cheese mats.
dry lots, 123
dual-purpose breeds, 23–24, 26
Duddingtonia flagrans, 120
ear tags, 232–233
electric fencing, 48–51
ELISA (enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay) test, 137
emasculation, 231
enterotoxemia, 139–140, 170, 171
environmental controls, and infection prevention, 120–126
essential oils, 147, 148, 226, 309
estrus, signs of, 138, 178. See also heat.
evaluations, of goats, 34. See also pedigrees.
experimental goats, 13, 23, 26
external parasites, 126–128
extra-label drug use, 108
eye infections. See conjunctivitis.
eyelids, 72, 95
Facial Soap for Oily Skin, 313
factory-farmed animals, 5, 6, 213, 316
false heat, 182
false pregnancy, 186–187
Fannie, 199
fecal exams, 93–95, 124
feces, 72, 96, 97, 221. See also diarrhea.
feed additives, 76
feeders, 65
feeding tubes, 195
feed pans, 65
fenbendazole, 106
fencing, 45–54
Fergason, Melanie, 22
fermented dairy products, 261–263
fertility, 88, 149, 154. See also flushing; infertility.
feta, 283–285
fevers, 131. See also body temperature; hypocalcemia.
fiber breeds, 26–28
filters, for milking, 245
first aid supplies, 74–75
first fresheners, 28, 178, 179, 182, 190, 216, 225, 241
fleas, 127
flocculation, 249, 279–281
floppy kid syndrome, 140–141
flushing, 183–184
Food and Drug Administration (FDA), 106, 108
, 258
Food Animal Residue Avoidance Databank (FARAD), 108
foot rot, 141
fragrance oils, for making soap, 309
freezer paper, in soap making, 307
French Alpines. See Alpines.
frostbite, on kids, 192–193
frozen milk, for making soap, 307–308, 311
garden insecticides, 127
garlic tea, 147
gauze pads, 74
general health, 69–72
genetics. See pedigrees.
gestation, 185
Gherri, 199
Giselle, 176, 177
gjetost, 269–270
gloves, for handling, 130, 139, 167, 194, 207
goat breeders, 13, 19, 21, 23, 24, 25, 29, 30–31, 34, 36–37, 85, 189
goat cheese. See chèvre.
Goat Goulash, 301
Goodwin, Juliana, 6
Gorrell, Julie, 296–297
grade goats, 13, 23
grading systems, 35. See also pedigrees.
grain, in diet, 84–85, 90, 184, 188, 221
grass, as feed, 79, 81, 83, 84, 122
grass hay, 81, 82, 85, 158
grass hay pellets, 83, 85, 90, 158, 184
grooming, 72–73
Guernseys, 14–15
hair. See coat.
hand breeding, 178, 179–180
hanging weight, 296
hard cheeses, 287. See also Antiquity
Oaks Heritage Cheddar; Traditional Cheddar.
hardware disease, 141
Harris, Heather, 222–223
Hart, Steve, 95
hay, in diet, 79, 81, 83–84, 221. See also grass hay.
hay belly, 133, 134
hay feeders, 65, 170
haylage, 83, 84
head butting, 20, 29, 56, 64–67, 180, 184, 190, 222
heads, presentation at birthing, 205–206
health certificates, 40
health problems, 37, 38–40, 83. See also by name.
heat, 17, 38, 143, 151. See also breeding; fertility; infertility; Muse.
heat lamps, for kidding, 193
herbal dewormers, 117–118
herbs, for making soap, 309
Hercules, 293–294
herd behavior, 29, 63–65, 191. See also personality; social order.
herding dogs, 57
hermaphrodites, 129, 143, 227–229
heterozygous polled goats, 227–229
hog panels, 51
home butchering, 296–299
homozygous polled goats, 227, 228
hooves,
and birthing, 176, 199, 203, 205, 210
care of, 73, 141
horns, 222–230
hot process soap making, 304
Houlahan, Heather, 20
housing, 41–44
human interaction, 46, 63, 65, 213–214, 239
hybrid goats, 12–13, 24, 29–30, 174
hydrogen peroxide, 74–75
hydrometra. See false pregnancy.
hypocalcemia, 141–142, 145
hypothermia, 41, 64, 102, 159, 175, 189, 192, 211–212
Igenity, 64
IM (intramuscular) injections, 75, 76–77
imidazothiazole dewormers, 107
Indian Goat and Sweet Potatoes, 300
infertility, 142–144, 153. See also Muse.
inhalation pneumonia, 163
injections, 75, 76–77, 132, 154
Inkster, Carol, 223
internal parasites, 93–126, 139
intersex goats, 143
intervention, in fights, 66–68
iodine deficiency, 130, 133
iodine, as disinfectant, 194, 207, 208, 227, 244
iron, and diet, 151
ivermectin, 75, 106–107
Jarvis, Julie, 150
Johne’s disease, 38, 144–145, 249
junket rennet, 259
Kempf, Brendia, 17
ketone tests, 145
ketosis, 145
Ketostix, 70
kid coats, 193
kidding. See birthing.
kidding pens, 43, 190–191
kidding supplies, 191–195
kids. See also birthing; twin kids.
complications with, 211–212
and milking of does, 233, 237–239
and parasites, 103–104, 116, 139, 164
raising of, 213–235
separating from does, 233–234, 240
Kinders, 23–24, 30, 174
labor, and birthing, 195–201, 202, 207
lactation period, 28
lactose intolerance, 7
LaManchas, 15, 174
Langley, Margaret, 297
laundry detergents, and bloat, 135–136
lead, in water, 161
leather, 298
legume hay, 81
levamisole, 107, 131
lice, 126
linear appraisal (LA), 33–34, 36
lipase, in cheese making, 260, 283
listeriosis, 100, 102, 103, 146
liver flukes, 98–99
livestock, and grazing, 81
livestock guardians, 55–59
livestock panels, 46, 52, 80
llamas, as guardians, 57–59
lungworms, 99
lye, in soap making, 304–305, 308, 311
macrocyclic lactone dewormers, 106–107
malpresentations, in birthing, 202–204, 207
Malta fever, 131, 136
mastitis, 146–149
Matthews, John, 164
McGaugh, Vicki, 19, 82, 191
McKenzie, Wendy, 21
McLaughlin, Christine, 27
meat breeds, 5, 11–12, 16, 23, 24–26, 30, 84–85, 156, 178, 229, 293–299. See also wethers.
meat quality, 234, 294–295
medications, administration, 75–78. See also by name.
meningeal worms, 99–101, 103
mesophilic cultures, 259, 261, 276
milk allergy, 7
milk buckets, 244, 245
milk fever. See hypocalcemia.
milk filtering, 245, 249
milking, 237–249. See also nursing, by kids.
experience with, 1–2, 241, 243
by hand, 245–247
and training does, 239, 241–242
milking equipment, 243–245
milking machines. 245, 247–248
milking parlors, 42–43
milk production, 28–30, 153, 178, 185–186, 240. See also dam raising; mastitis; milking; milk records.
milk records, 29, 33, 34, 36
milk replacers, 220, 222, 240
milk stands, 239, 241, 243–244, 246
milk stars, 31, 33–34, 35, 36
milk withdrawal, 75, 107, 108
Miller, Jennifer, 24–26, 84–85
mineral deficiencies, 86–89, 91, 130, 141–142, 143, 145. See also by name.
mineral supplements, 86–89, 91
miniature dairy goats, 12–13, 29–30, 67, 174, 216, 241
mites, 126
mohair, 27
mold, in cheese making, 260
molds, 256, 307
molybdenum, 86, 151, 152
monepantel, 106, 110
morantel tartrate, 107
moxidectin, 106–107, 127
mozzarella, 272–274
mucus, and birthing, 197–198
mugwort, 117
multiple births, 24, 70, 179, 190, 202, 208, 210, 216, 221. See also twin kids.
Muse, 154–155
necropsies, 39, 95, 103, 131, 152, 154–155, 159, 166
needles, 75. See also injections.
neonatal mortality, 159
neurologic symptoms, 99–100, 102–103, 165
newborn exam, 210–211
newborns, and complications, 202–209
Nigerian Dwarves, 16–17, 18, 29, 30, 31, 173–174, 183, 216, 218, 240, 295. See also Giselle.
Nigoras, 26, 28
nipples, on baby bottles,
219
nonresponsive kids, 211, 212
Nubians, 17, 18, 19, 30, 216
nursing, by kids, 64, 137, 140, 148–149, 167, 189, 190, 210, 215–217, 225, 237–239, 241. See also weaning.
nutritional deficiencies, 85, 86, 87–89, 130, 141–142, 149–159. See also mineral deficiencies; and by name.
oatmeal, in soap making, 310
Oberhaslis, 19–20
oils, in soap making, 308–309, 310
Oldfather, Penny, 55
1-day milk records, 36
online forums, 3, 138, 203
oral medications, 74, 75, 76, 78, 107, 127, 134, 142, 147, 155
organic standards, 5
orthopedic problems, 150
ovarian cysts, 143
overeating disease. See enterotoxemia.
oxytocin, 242
Paneer, 271–272
parasite controls, 80–81, 93. See also by name.
parasite resistance, and breeding, 123–124
parasites, 37, 80–81, 91–128. See also Selleck, Tom; and by name.
paste supplements, 77
pasteurized milk,
for consumption, 248–249, 258, 263, 277, 283, 285
for kids, 136, 137, 191, 216, 220
pasture rotation, 80–81, 115, 121, 122, 131
PCR (polymerase chain reaction) test, 137
pedigrees, 33–36
pen breeding, 178–179, 181
peppermint oil, 147, 148
peri-anal squamous cell carcinoma, 166–167
permanent electric fencing, 48–49, 50
personal identification. See tattoos.
personality, 7, 11, 18, 20, 21, 31, 64, 197, 293
pill guns, 76
pinkeye. See conjunctivitis.
placentas, 130, 153, 159, 204, 208–209
pneumonia, 162–163
polio, 160–161
polled goats, 227–230
post-birth feeding, of does, 209–210
pots, for cheese making, 254–255
pour-on medications, 75, 77–78, 105, 106–107, 110
predators, 49, 55, 56, 59, 222. See also coyotes.
pregnancy, 185–188. See also abortion; breeding; hypocalcemia; infertility; ketosis.
pregnancy toxemia, 70. See also ketosis.
Pritchard teats and bottles, 194, 212, 240. See also baby bottles.
probiotics, 74, 77
production averages, 13
protein, in milk, 7, 13, 17, 18, 33, 222, 234, 269
Pumpkin Chèvre Cheesecake, 278–279
purchasing, of goats, 36–40
pushing times, 199–201
Pygmies, 13,
quarantine, 37–38
Queso Blanco, 267–268
raw milk,
for human consumption, 248, 249, 258, 263
for kids, 220
recorded grades, 13, 23
reculturing, 262, 263
refrigerators, for aged cheese, 257, 284
registration, by organizations, 31–33
rennet, 257, 259, 279–280
reproductive problems, 151. See also infertility.
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