Goat Info

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ADGA Tattoo Letter for 2009 is: "Z"

A HEALTHY GOAT Irvine Mesa Charros 4-H Club..........Irvine California Goat statistics Body temperature: 102.5 - 104 Pulse/heart rate: 60 to 80 beats per minute Respiration rate: 15 to 30 breaths per minute Puberty: 4 to 12 months Estrus: (heat cycle) 18 to 23 days Length of each "heat" 12 to 36 hours Gestation (length of pregnancy): Approximately 150 days Breeding season: Pygmy goats may be bred any time of the year. Dairy goats usually go into heat between August and January in the Northern Hemisphere. Weight: An adult pygmy goat weighs between 50 and 75 pounds. An adult dairy goat doe weighs between 125 and 200 pounds. An adult dairy goat buck weighs between 200 and 300 pounds.

Vaccination Program for Goats Recommended by Mary Blankenvoort, D.V.M. Clostridium perfingens C&D/Tetanus Toxoid 2CC Kids: 1st dose 6 - 8 weeks of age 2nd dose 10 - 12 weeks of age 3rd dose 14 - 16 weeks of age Does: Booster annually, 30 - 60 days before kidding Bucks: Booster annually Kids who have not received colostrums, or whose status is questionable, should start their series earlier: in the first week of life, with boosters every 4 weeks. ** Where adults are pushed heavily on feed, or in vaccinated herd where acute or chronic overeating disease has been a problem, adults should receive more frequent boosters: twice or three times a year. Vitamin E Selenium Kids: 2 1/2 cc BoSe 1 month of age 2 1/2 cc BoSe/100# 3 - 6 months of age Does: 2 1/2 cc BoSe/100# Pre-breeding 2 1/2 cc/100# 30 -60 days pre-kidding Bucks: 2 1/2 cc/BoSe/100# Pre-Breeding, more frequently if necessary

Fun Facts about Goats! Male goats are called "Bucks" - Female goats are called "Does" Baby goats are called "Kids" Goats are great swimmers If bottle raised, goats will become bonded to their caregivers Goats were domesticated around 7000 BC and are found worldwide Each breed of dairy goat gives a different tasting milk. Oberhasli goats give milk that tastes closest to cow's milk. Anything you can make with cow's milk can be made with goat's milk. Goats discovered coffee beans. Goats are browsers, not grazers and very picky about what they eat. Goats DON'T eat tin cans! The fat molecules in goats milk are 5 times smaller than the fat molecules in cow's milk. Goat milk is briken down in the stomach in 20 minutes; it takes an hour to break down cow's milk.

If you would like to become a member of the Northern Lights Goat Association, just send $12.00 per year for the dues and if you would like to be listed in the Breeder's Directory, add $3.00 more for a total of $15.00 per year. Send your check to: Margie Vogel - W11047 Enterprise Lake Rd., Elcho, WI 54478 Make your check out to NLGA...You will receive your first newsletter the following month. Include with your check, your Name, Address, City, State, Zip, Phone, E-Mail address, Farm Name, and include goat breeds you have and any info you would like listed in the breeder's directory. If you need more information, please get in touch with anyone in the breeder's directory. Thank you....Looking forward to having you in our club.