Hiking with Pack Goats T-shirt
Our new Hiking with Pack Goats T-Shirt is here! A portion of all these sales will be going to research for the Urinary Calculi issue that all our boys face. Buy a shirt and help the cause.
A Note on Urinary Calculi
Davis recently did a study on the effects of alfalfa on wethered goats and urinary calculi. Here is a link to that study. http://www.ansc.purdue.edu/SP/MG/Documents/SLIDES/Urinary%20calculi.pdf
The study actually found that alfalfa helped to prevent stones in wethers. NOTE: Just because alfalfa might be the best thing to feed your goats, doesn’t mean you will be able to. Keep in mind that the protein levels in alfalfa can range anywhere from 12% to as high as 30%! With the norm being 16%-20%. High protein hay can in rare cases lead to sheath scalding. This is where the sheath over the pizzle (tip of the penis) becomes inflamed and often infected. It doesn’t happen often but can. So just ad a quick inspection of that area to your typical daily inspections.
With your purchase of our hiking with pack goats T-shirt, we can help a little with the research by donating a portion of the sales. For more information on what to feed your goats to help avoid the urinary calculi issue, check out our article on Pack Goat Nutrition.
We offer a complete course in raising and training your pack goat from baby to adult in our Pack Goats 101 Course which we highly recommend.
Cheers,
Marc
