Pack Goat Nutrition Cradle To Grave: Questions
Questions
Does not pregnant, do they get the same hay alfalfa grass hay mix?
- Yes, same feeding program as the rest of the does
- Learn a does feeding program watch milk production
Instructing employees to know feeding programs seasonally
- Wethers hungry till feed is gone, UNLESS it’s winter never let goats go to bed hungry: keeps them full and warm
The downside to feed pellets long term
- No, short-term only
RV-style softener system
- Phosphorus balance/ watch the water intake
- Involve chemist: Ward Laboratories
Feeding program
- Know your feed /water ratio
- Play the science
- The comprehension guide: grass ratios
Offset Ketosis
- Give them tums
- Sugar intake- sugar water
- Good nutrition to avoid hyperglycemic
Birthing Course
- Get better with live births
- A great resource for many situations
Draw blood from goats
- Goat Club how-to video and wethers and does examples
- Test 2 times a year
- Sage Labs: supplies and instructions on how to mail and collect properly
- Diseases
- Know the right time to test: age, breeding, and testing
Most Nutritional Milk
- Moms milk yes
- Feed whole cow’s milk 3 to 4 times a day
Best place to give baby goats a shot: CD&T
- In front of the shoulder
- The goat industry says behind the shoulder
Sore Mouth
- Chickenpox for goats
- Transfers to humans: wear protective gear
- Carried in dirt
- Don’t wear boots to other farms
- Virkon squirt off boots
- Isolate babies: don’t share needles, water, or pens
If an infected goat with CAE, where to be put down
- Take to another location off property
Ticks
- Not susceptible in Idaho
- Only a few were found in between the horns
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