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    One of the largest goat resources on the web with over 800+ articles. Information and instruction on how to care for all goats including pygmy goats, dairy goats, meat goats and fiber goats. Information on goat health, husbandry and management, goat raising, medication, parasites, breeding, kidding, milking, and goats for sale. Amber Waves has been breeding champions Pygmy goats for over 30 years in Southern California..

About Amber Waves

  • Pygmy Goats
    Amber Waves Pygmy Goats breeding and showing NPGA registered pygmy goats for over 25+ years. Site includes history animals with pedigrees, show results and a sales list. Located in Norco, California.

  • Does
    Pygmy does at Amber Waves Pygmy Goats include top bloodlines Iron Creek, Whirlwind Farms, Fir Meadows and Desert Suns Pygmy Goats. View pedigrees, progency and show records.

  • Bucks
    The Registered Pygmy Bucks at Amber Waves. Amber Waves bucks are available for outside buck service.

    • Pedigree of Amber Waves Da Vinci Code
      Amber Waves Da Vinci Code is the last son of PGCH Amber Waves Cabaret+. Amber Waves Da Vinci Code is a beautiful registered pygmy goat buck standing in Southern California at Amber Waves sired by Fir Meadow Vice Admiral.

    • Pedigree of Desert Willow The Majestic
      Desert Willow The Majestic and outstanding recessive brown buck will be standing at Amber Waves Pygmy Goats in Southern California. Desert Willow The Majestic is sired by Proverbial Pygmies Illusion and out of Desert Willow Premier Attraction.

    • Pedigree of Fir Meadow Waves XGames
      Fir Meadow X Games is sired by PGCH Fir Meadow Tullamore Dew and out of PGCH Fir Meadow Ruffian+. Fir Meadow XGames is a gorgeous true brown agouti pygmy buck that is now available for outside pygmy goat breeding. XGames is standing at Amber Waves Pygmy goats in Southern California.

    • Pedigree of Whirlwind Farms Positively Amazing
      Whirlwind Farms Positively Amazing is sired by PGCH Whirlwind Farms Royal Copy and out of PGCH Whirlwind Farms Amazing Detail. He is a beautiful buck producing that gorgeous Whirlwind head, depth of body, bone and excellent rear angulation.

    • Pedigree of City Lights Kiss Of The Sun
      City Lights Kiss of The Sun and outstanding son of Whirlwind Farms Positively Amazing and out of Highland Games First Kiss. City Lights Kiss of Sun is producing brown agouti pygmy kids and is available to outside does. City Lights Kiss of the Sun is a recessive brown agouti.

    • Amber Waves Buck Service Available
      Amber Waves offers buck service to outside does, including breeders, 4H and FFA. Amber Waves breeding excellence for 25+ years. We have a unique live kid guarantee please email us for details.

  • New Arrivals
    New arrivals of baby pygmy goats born at Amber Waves Pygmy Goats. Some will be for sale along with pictures, pedigrees and information.

  • Up-Coming Kiddings
    Up-coming kiddings at Amber Waves Pygmy Goats. This is a listing of does that are bred at Amber Waves. Some of these kids will be for sale. Please email for availability.

    • Pending Kidding Desert Willow Cinder-rella
      Desert Willow Cinder-rella and Critter Craze Ranch Poly Royal kidding October 7, 2007.

    • Pending Kidding Amber Waves Chasing Liberty
      Pending Kidding Amber Waves Chasing Liberty.Amber Waves Pygmy Goats breeding and showing NPGA champion goats for over 25+ years. Site includes history animals with pedigrees, show results and a sales list. Located in Norco, California.

    • Pending Kidding of Amber Waves Domestic Disturbance
      Pending Kidding Amber Waves Domestic Disturbance.Amber Waves Pygmy Goats breeding and showing NPGA champion goats for over 25+ years. Site includes history animals with pedigrees, show results and a sales list. Located in Norco, California.

    • Pending Kidding of Amber Waves What Lies Beneath
      Pending Kidding Amber Waves What Lies Beneath.Amber Waves Pygmy Goats breeding and showing NPGA champion goats for over 25+ years. Site includes history animals with pedigrees, show results and a sales list. Located in Norco, California.

    • Pending Kidding of Critter Craze Ranch Flower
      Pending Kidding Critter Craze Ranch Flower. Amber Waves Pygmy Goats breeding and showing NPGA champion goats for over 25+ years. Site includes history animals with pedigrees, show results and a sales list. Located in Norco, California.

    • Pending Kidding of Hot Valley Dallas
      Pending Kidding of Hot Valley Dallas .Amber Waves Pygmy Goats breeding and showing NPGA champion goats for over 25+ years. Site includes history animals with pedigrees, show results and a sales list. Located in Norco, California.

    • Pending Kidding of Pygmy Tales Lily
      Pending Kidding of Pygmy Tales Lily .Amber Waves Pygmy Goats breeding and showing NPGA champion goats for over 25+ years. Site includes history animals with pedigrees, show results and a sales list. Located in Norco, California.

    • Pending Kidding Fir Meadow Vannetta
      Fir Meadow Vannetta bred to Amber Waves Da Vinci Code is due in March of 2008. Some kids will be for sale by Amber Waves Pygmy Goats.

    • Pending Kidding AW Mona Lisas Smile
      Amber Waves Mona Lisa's Smile bred to Amber Waves Da'Vinci Code due in March 2008. Some pygmy kids will be for sale.

    • Pending Kidding AW Cruel Intentions
      Amber Waves Cruel Intentions is bred to Fir Meadow X-Games for March 2008 kidding. Some of the pygmy kids will be for sale.

    • Pending Kidding AW White Noise
      Pending Kidding of Fir Meadow X-Games and Amber Waves White Noise. Some pygmy kids will be for sale.

  • Champions
    Amber Waves Champion Pygmy Goats. Animals Owned, bred, from does bred to Amber Waves Owned Bucks and/or shown to Championships by Amber Waves. Including NPGA Permanent Grand Champions,

  • Customers
    Amber Waves customers include 26+ state and Canada that we have shipped pygmy goats to. Not all pygmy goats go to show homes some make loving pets that never see a show ring.

For Sale

  • Pygmy Goats For Sale
    Pygmy Goats for sale at Amber Wave include kids available year round ,occasionally adults, updated regularly. Amber Waves Pygmy Goats breeding and showing NPGA registered pygmy goats for over 25+ years. Site includes history animals with pedigrees, show results and a Sales list. Located in Norco, California.

    • Pedigree of Amber Waves Mona Lisa's Smile
      Amber Waves Mona Lisa's Smile a beautiful daughter of PGCH Amber Waves A Civil Action and PGCH Amber Waves Temptress Moon.

    • Pedigree of Pygmy Tales Lily
      We are very pleased to have acquired Pygmy Tales Lily she is sired by Critter Craze Ranch Poly Royal who is a direct son of our champion buck Iron Creek Able and out of The Pygmy Place Peppermint Patty.

    • Amber Waves Shipping Information
      Amber Waves Shipping Information. Complete shipping information. Pygmy Goats for sale at Amber Wave include kids available year round ,occasionally adults, updated regularly. Amber Waves Pygmy Goats breeding and showing NPGA registered pygmy goats for over 25+ years

    • Amber Waves Mona Lisa's Smile For Sale
      Amber Waves Mona Lisa's Smile For Sale. Registered pgymy doe, proven breeding and show. Pygmy Goats for sale at Amber Wave include kids available year round, occasionally adults, updated regularly.

Resources

  • Goat Books
    Goat books and supplies available at very reasonable prices.

  • Amber Waves Goat Resources
    Amber Waves GOAT RESOURCES. This section is intended to include useful information about all aspects of goat breeding,raising, breeds and caring for goats. Includes Co-Operative Extentions, Email Goat Lists, Goat Assocaitions and Clubs, Goat Breeds, rescues, research, supplies and services directory, and veterinary references.

  • Clipart
    Animal clipart available. Lots of original pygmy goat clipart.

  • Historical Pygmy Goats
    Historical pygmy goats includes hundreds of reference pictures of goats.

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Goat Articles

  • 800 Articles Covering Everything Goat
    Amber Waves Goat Articles one of the largest and most comprehensive repository of goart articles and information on the internet. Covering everything goat and goat related.

    • 4H Goat/ Grange Goats
      Goat resources, articles, free information, supplies, gifts, equipment, specialties, information, breeders, farms, meat goats, ...

    • Goat Biology
      Explore the unique biology of the goat. Learn about anatomy, lactation, reproduction, and digestion.

    • Biosecurity Concerns for Sheep and Goat Herds
      Biosecurity Concerns for Sheep and Goat Herds. A Biosecurity Plan for Small Ruminant Farms.

    • Resource of Working Dogs
      Resource Of Real Working dogs including livestock guardian dogs (LGDs), stock dogs, herding dogs and more. Associations, Breeders and Training ... livestock farms, cattle ranches. ...

    • Do It Yourself Projects
      Do It Yourself will show you how to make your own goat equipment.

    • Goat Emergencies
      Be prepared for goat emergencies from natural disasters to kidding.

    • Facilities For Goats
      Facilities for goats learn about goat fencing, goat housing, goat shelters and much more.

    • Goat Genetics
      Genetics is the study of the genotype or genetic makeup of an animal at the chromosomal level.

    • Goat Breeds -
      Goat breeds is an excellent resource describing breeds of goats ranging from our common dairy, chevon, and fiber breeds to minor and very rare breeds.

      • Fiber Goats
        Fiber goats, health, breeding, associaitons, management, care, spinning and more.

      • Dairy Goats Articles
        Dairy goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history. There are six types of dairy goats that are recognized by the American Dairy Goat Association. They are Nubians, LaManchas, Alpines, Oberhaslis, Togenburgs, and Saanens.

      • Angora Goat Articles
        Angora goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • Boer Goat Articles
        Boer goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history. The Boer Goat was developed in South Africa in the early 1900s for meat production. The name is derived rom the Dutch word "Boer" meaning farmer.

      • Fainting / Mytonic Goat Articles
        Fainting goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • Feral Goat Articles
        Feral goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history. Feral goats are animals which have escaped the control. of people and are living and breeding.

      • Kiko Goat Articles
        Kiko goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.The appropriately named Kiko goat was purpose-bred in New Zealand for meat production – the Maori word “kiko” meaning flesh or meat.

      • Kinder Goat Articles
        Kinder Goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.The Kinder goat, as it has evolved, is a joy to milk and an ideal small homestead milk producer.

      • Markhor Goat Articles
        Makhor goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.The markhor is a member of the goat family which may weigh up to 110 kg (240 lb). It has unusual spiraling horns which may be straight or flare outward, depending on the subspecies.

      • Nigerian Dwarf Goat
        The Nigerian Dwarf goat is a miniature dairy goat breed of West African ancestry.Nigerian Dwarf goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • Pygmy Goats Articles
        Pygmy goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.The Pygmy goat is a small breed of domestic goat; females weigh about 23 to 34 kg (35 to 50 lbs) and males about 27 to 39 kg (40 to 60 lb). Pygmy goats originated in the Cameroon Valley of West Africa.

      • Pygora Goats
        Pygora Goat is a cross between the Pygmy Goat and the Angora Goat that produces three distinct kinds of fleece and has the smaller size of the Pygmy. Pygora goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • Meat Goats
        Meat Goats everything you need to know about meat goats.

      • ANGLO NUBIAN
        Anglo Nubian goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • Pack Goat Articles
        Pack Goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • British Alpine Goats
        British Alpines goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • Cashmere Goat Articles
        Cashmere goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • Fiber Goat Articles
        Fiber goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history. Fiber Goats, spinning, cashmere, angora, pygora and more.

      • Milking Goat Articles
        Milking goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • San Clemente Goats
        San Clemente Goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • Saanen Goats
        Saanen goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • Mini-Nubian Goat Articles
        Mini-Nubian goat articles learn about health, breeds, breeding, care and history.

      • Mytonic Goats
        Mytonic Goat Articles Fainting goats , myotonic goats, stiff legged goats, wooden legged goats, myotonic, goats,

      • Toggenburg Goat Articles
        Toggenburg articles learn about health, breeding, care and history.

    • Goat Diseases
      Goat diseases covers a-z on different goat diseases, symptoms and treatments.

      • Goat Abscesses
        Goat abscesses, their causes, symptoms, and treatments.

      • Anthrax
        Anthrax is an infection caused by the bacterium Bacillus anthracis that primarily affects livestock but that can occasionally spread to humans, affecting either the skin, intestines, or lungs. In humans, the infection can often be treated, but it is almost always fatal in animals.

      • Brucellosis In Goats
        Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by the bacteria of the genus Brucella. These bacteria are primarily passed among animals, and they cause disease in many different vertebrates. Various Brucella species affect sheep, goats, cattle, deer, elk, pigs, dogs, and several other animals.

      • Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE)
        Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) is a retroviral infection of goats which may lead to chronic disease of the joints and on rare occasions encephalitis in goat kids less than six months of age.

      • Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL)
        Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL) is a chronic contagious disease affecting mainly sheep and goats This disease is also called pseudotuberculosis or often "abscesses," and has been referred to as the curse of the goat industry throughout the world.

      • Chlamydia In Goats
        Chlamydia in Goats. Chlamydiae are bacteria which differ from most other bacteria in that they can multiply only in living cells. Each species has many strains and one of these strains causes abortion in sheep and goats. The disease is characterized by abortion, usually towards the end of pregnancy, stillbirths and the birth of weak lambs or kids.

      • Overeating disease also know as Enterotoxemia
        Overeating disease also known as "Enterotoxemia" or "pulpy kidney" disease. It is a highly significant and costly disease in the goat industry. This disease is a major killer of lambs and kids from shortly after birth throughout the entire feeding period.

      • Coccidiosis In Goats
        Coccidiosis is a condition that is caused by a parasitic protozoan and is most often characterized in young kids by an onset of ill health and diarrhea that does not respond to usual treatments. Coccidiosis, often referred to as cocci, is species specific which means each species of animal has its own strain.

      • Cyclopia In Goats
        Cyclopia in goats If pregnant does eat western false hellebore on the 14th day after breeding, the young may have congenital deformities of the head. These offspring, commonly called monkey-faced lambs or kids, may have a protruding lower jaw, underdeveloped upper jaw, proboscislike nose, and a variety of deformities of the eyes as well as related deformities.

      • Diarrheal Diseases In Goats
        Diarrheal Diseases in goats there are four major causative agents of diarrhea in goats: bacteria, viruses, parasites, and management practices (overcrowding, poor sanitation, or nutritionally-induced problems).

      • Floppy Kid Syndrome
        Floppy Kid Syndrome, also known by the acronym of FKS, is a condition that occurs within 3 to 10 days after birth to young kids and is characterized by profound muscle weakness and a kid that is reluctant to nurse. FKS can often be fatal if not detected and treated early.

      • Foot and Mouth Disease
        Foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) is a severe, highly communicable viral disease of cattle and swine. It also affects sheep, goats, deer, and other cloven-hooved ruminants. FMD is not recognized as a zoonotic disease.

      • Founder In Goats
        Found in Goats the term "founder" derives from the sinking of the bones in the hoof.

      • Goat Polio or Listeriosis
        Goat Polio (Polioencephalomalacia) is a metabolic disease with symptoms that often mimic or overlap those of the brain-stem disease Listeriosis (Listeria monocytogenes). In most cases, both of these diseases are seen in goats raised under intensive management conditions. Improper feeding, particularly feeding too much grain and too little roughage (hay and forage) is a significant factor in both diseases.

      • Johne's Disease in Goats
        Johne's disease, or paratuberculosis, is caused by Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis, an acid-fast bacterium recently renamed because DNA studies have shown it to be very similar to M. avium. Mycobacterium paratuberculosis is capable of causing disease (Johne's disease) in all ruminants, and paratuberculosis has been described in several wild and captive exotic species

      • Mastitis In Goats
        Mastitis in goats the organisms infecting the udder of goats are similar to those in cows. Coagulase-negative staphylococci are generally the most prevalent and can cause persistent infections that result in increased cell counts and low-grade mastitis with some recurring clinical episodes.

      • Milk Fever In Goats
        Milk Fever, also called Hypocalcemia, is not really a fever at all. In reality, Milk Fever is quite the opposite and is characterized by a doe that has kidded, that is very lethargic, has poor muscle control, difficulty standing and enlarged pupils.

      • Pasteurellosis
        Pasteurellosis is caused by 2 bacteria, namely Pasteurella multocida and Pasteurella haemolytica. These bacteria occur in the respiratory tract of normal sheep, but under abnormal conditions such as cold weather, malnutrition during droughts or other stress factors, the bacteria may multiply and produce pneumonia. It may also spread to other organs and cause a fatal infection. Special care must be taken if animals from a different area are introduced into an infected area.

      • Photo Sensitization in Goats
        Photo sensitization in goats is caused either by diet (ingestion of toxic plants) or liver malfunction.

      • Pinkeye In Goats
        Pinkeye (keratoconjunctivitis) is the inflammation of the inside of the eyelid. In goats, pinkeye is primarily caused by the microorganisms Mycoplasma conjunctivae and Chlamydia.

      • Pneumonia in Goats
        Pneumonia is one of the most common respiratory problems in small ruminants throughout the world. In goat herds, pneumonia increases production costs associated with expensive treatments. Although pneumonia often occurs in kids, illness and deaths also occur in adult animals.

      • Q-Fever in Goats
        Q-fever is caused by the microorganism Coxiella burnetii and is a disease that affects many animals and humans. Ruminants can contract Q fever when grazing contaminated pastures and from tick bites.

      • Rabies In Goats
        Rabies risk to sheep and goats is usually minimal, rabies vacciantions may be considered if the flock is located in a rabies-infected area and livestock have access to wooded areas or areas frequented by raccoons, skunks, foxes, or other known carriers of rabies.

      • Scrapies in Goats
        Scrapies the disesease has been recognized for more than 250 years. The unusual name was coined from sheep trying to relieve the intense itching which results in "scraping" off the wool. In 1947, scrapie was introduced into a Michigan flock through sheep imported from Britain. Scrapie has spread throughout the U.S. since that time.

      • Skin Diseases in Goats
        Skin diseases in goats can be classified into four general categories: fungal, parasitic, viral, and bacterial. Heavy rains and high humidity often bring about skin diseases in goats. Most skin diseases in goats are treatable.

      • Sore Mouth in Goats
        Contagious ecthyma, commonly called sore mouth, is a contagious, viral disease of goats and sheep known by several alternative names, including orf, scabby mouth and contagious pustular dermatitis.

      • Tetanus in Goats
        Tetanus is a common, highly fatal disease in sheep and goats caused by a widespread bacterium. Infection can be effectively and cheaply prevented through vaccination and good hygiene.

      • Toxoplasmosis in Goats
        Toxoplasmosis is a disease that causes abortions, weak kids, stillbirths, birth defects, and mummification of fetuses in pregnant does. Toxoplasmosis-caused abortions usually (but not always) occur during the first half of gestation.

      • Urinary Calculi in Goats
        Urinary calculi or water belly is a common metabolic disease of male sheep and goats. Urinary calculi may form anywhere along the urinary tract. Urinary calculi have been around for centuries.

      • White Muscle Disease in Goats
        White Muscle disease is usually an acute disease that manifests itself in fast growing lambs at three to eight weeks of age. There are Selenium deficient areas within the country, predominately in the states of Wisconsin, Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio in the north central region of the United States.

    • Goat History
      Domestic goats (Capra hircus) were among the first domesticated animals, adapted from the wild version Capra aegargus. Beginning about 10,000-11,000 years ago,

    • Goat Milk
      Seventy-two percent of the milk used throughout the world is from goats. Goats milk is also used for making cheese and soap.

      • Goat Cheese
        Goat cheese = goat's milk cheese Notes: Goat's milk lends cheese a tangy, earthy, and sometimes barnyard flavor. Varieties include chèvre, Montrachet, Mizithra, Chaubier, Humboldt Fog, Chabichou, Banon, and Bucheron.

      • Goat Soap
        Goat milk soap recipes, how to make it, history, and much more.

      • Goat Lotions
        Goat Lotion are natural body products,made from goat milk.

      • Goat Milk
        Delicious with a slightly sweet and sometimes salty undertone, goat's milk is the milk of choice in most of the world. It can be used to make many natural products including goat cheese, goat lotion and goat soaps.

      • Goat Butter

      • Goat Yogurt

    • Goat Registries and Associations
      Find goat registries and associations here.

    • Goats 101 Beginners Guide
      A Beginner's Guide to Raising Goats everything one needs to know before and after getting a goat or goats. Before you buy your goat you need a shelter and pen for it. Take time to visit other goat farms in your area to see what sort of goat housing works best for them.

    • Goats In The News
      Goats In The News. Current news articles on goats from around the world.

    • Livestock Guardians
      Livestock guardians for goats can include livestock dogs, donkeys and llamas. Learn about the different breeds and animals used for livestock protection.

      • Akbash Dog
        Akbash Dog comes from the Turkish word for “white head,” and Karabash (another name for Kangal Dog) from the word for black head.

      • Anatolian Dog
        The Anatolian Shepherd Dog is a breed of dog from Anatolia (central Turkey) and bred for guarding flocks of sheep from wolves, bears, jackals, and even cheetahs in Namibia.

      • Kangal Dog
        The Kangal Dog in Turkey is the subject of a government program to preserve this type as a separate breed from the Anatolian and the Akbash.

      • Great Pyrenees
        Great Pyrenees was developed on the French side of the Pyrenees Mountains, the Pyr guarded sheep against wolves and bears. His calm, royal bearing, and fierce courage won him a spot in court in medieval France as a guardian of palaces and nobility.

      • Komondor Dog
        The Komondor Dog is the King of the Hungarian guarding dogs. The Komondor is a heavy-coated white dog descended from a Russian dog of the steppes called Aftscharka. Today's Komondor is “characterized by imposing strength, courageous demeanor, and pleasing conformation” according to the breed standard — the same traits that made him a herd guardian without equal in his native land.

      • Kuvasz
        Kuvasz, a breed probably dating back to Turkey and Tibet but with its modern origin in Hungary. His name is derived from the Turkish for “armed guard of the nobility,” a job he performed with great skill. In the last half of the 15th Century, the Kuvasz was also used as a hunting dog by kings and aristocrats, and puppies were given as gifts to visiting noblemen and dignitaries.

      • Tibetan Mastiff
        Some historians credit this breed with being the progenitor of all the mastiff breeds, making him the granddaddy of the livestock guardians and of such breeds as the English Mastiff, the Bullmastiff, the Dogue de Bordeaux, and the Neapolitan Mastiff. A native of the mysterious east in the region of the Himalayan Mountains, this is another loyal and powerful dog that passed these attributes to his distant descendants.

      • Maremma Dog
        Maremma-Abruzzese is the Italian version of the sheep-guarding dog.

      • Tatra Sheepdog
        The Tatra is a Polish breed from the Carpathian Mountains in the southern portion of the country.

      • Caucasian Ovcharka
        Developed in the Caucasian Mountains of Russia, Georgia, and Azerbaijan, the Caucasian Ovcharka has a history as a herd guard, a protector of people, and a fierce fighter of other dogs. There are no written records to trace the history of these dogs, but they are considered to be descended from dogs of Tibet about 2000 years ago.

      • Castro Laboriero
        Castro Laboriero is a Portuguese shepherd dog resembles a Labrador Retriever far more than the typical herd guardians. He is usually black, from 22-24 inches tall, and between 66-88 pounds.

      • Bergamasco Sheepdog
        The Bergamasco is an ancient shepherding breed which traces its origins back thousands of years. Believed to have originated in Persia (in the area that is now Iran), hardy, vigorous shepherding dogs worked with their nomadic masters, tending and herding flocks of sheep in the harsh mountain climates from Persia west to Europe.

      • Greek Sheepdog
        The Greek Sheepdog is a medium to large size dog, with solid body and great physical strength that is capable of escorting the flock and fight with the enemy maintaining the physical superiority. Its head is massive with muzzle-skull.

      • Pyrenean Mastiff/Mastin del Pirineo
        Pyrenean Mastiff/Mastin del Pirineo

      • Donkeys as Livestock Guardians
        Donkeys with proper management practices, guard donkeys can be a great asset for protecting sheep and goats

      • Llamas as Livestock Guardians
        Llamas are used as guard animals all over the country. The majority of guard llamas are geldings and a small percentage are intact males and females.

    • Goat Health
      Everything you need to know about keeping your goat healthy. Herd health programs are management tools designed to meet the production goals of producers and pet owners alike.

    • Management
      Goat management includes all aspects of caring for your goats. Which are covered in our many articles and article links. Health, Kidding, Breeding, Feeding, Grooming and much more.

      • Horns/Disbudding Goats
        Disbudding the kids in your herd so they will not grow up to have horns is a necessary management practice in most herds.

      • Castration/Wethering Goats
        Castration or Wethering of buck kids that will not be used for breeding should be done early.. Castrated kids will not pass a "goaty" flavor to the meat and will not breed does accidentally.

      • Herd Health
        Herd health programs are management tools designed to meet the production goals of producers and cover many different aspects.

      • Tattoo and Microchipping Goats
        Goats are commonly tattooed or microchipped. Your. veterinarian can do this or your advisor may recommend someone who can permanently identify your. animal.

      • Geriatric Goats
        Geriatric Goats one of the first signs of a health problem is weight loss which should bring a prompt examination of the older goat by the owner and/or the veterinarian.

      • Goat Hoofs and Hoof Trimming
        Goat Hoofs and Hoof Trimming

      • Goat Shearing
        Goats being sheared should be given adequate nutrition both before and after shearing. Goats have neither the layer of body fat nor lanolin-laden wool that sheep have.

      • Goat Stomach Tubing
        Goat Stomach tubing is a learned art of passing a tube down the throat of a goat into its stomach. A few tips to make it easier and safer

      • Winter Goat Management
        Winter Goat Management

    • Goat Parasites
      Goat parasites what are internal parasites in goats? They are just “WORMS”! Goat producers across the United States are seeing both economic and production losses. Internal parasites are recognized as a prominent goat disease. Goats that become infected may become ill or even die.

    • Poisonous To Goats
      A listing of plants and toxins known to be poisonous or possibly known to be poisonous to goats.

    • Goat Predator Control
      Goat Predator Control Many species of animals can be classified as predators, but coyotes and dogs account for more than three-quarters of all livestock lost to predators.

    • Premise ID
      Goat owners currently are already assigned premises ID numbers with the mandatory NSEP (Scrapie) program,

    • Purchasing Your First Goat
      Purchasing your first goatthe first step is choosing the right type of goat for your needs.

    • Goat Reproduction, Breeding and Kidding
      Goat Reproduction, breeding and kidding articles for goats.

      • Kidding
        The development of the fetus in goats takes 145-155 days from implantation of the egg in the uterus to birth. Everything you need to know about kidding.

      • Goat Teats
        Goat Teats and goat udder problems.

      • Goat Artificial Insemination
        Goat Artificial insemination (A.I.) involves collection of semen from a buck and transfer of the semen to the reproductive tract of the doe. Does can be inseminated with either fresh semen or with commercially available frozen semen

      • Goat Ketosis/Toxaemia
        Goat Toxaemia is a more common condition than goat ketosis.

      • Milk Fever in Goats
        Milk fever in goats is another metabolic disease. It is poorly named as the doe often has a lower (92-96°F) than normal temperature.

      • Raising Goat Kids
        Raising Goat Kids

      • Bottle Feeding Baby Goats
        Bottle feeding baby goats how to much to feed, what formula, how much grain? Explore the answers in the articles below.

      • Goat Breeding
        Goat breeding and reproduction.

      • Bucks and Breeding
        Bucks breeding and all the information about reproduction and more. You have a buck that is not breeding and you want to know why. Any number of conditions may exist that are affecting his ability to breed.

      • Goat Colostrum
        Goat colostrum is the thick, yellowish, first milk produced by the female after she gives birth (parturition). Colostrum is rich in energy, protein, vitamins and minerals. Most importantly, it contains maternal antibodies that help protect the newborn from disease pathogens during the early part of its life.

      • False Pregnancy In Goats
        Female goats sometimes cycle, mate, and display all the attributes of being pregnant, but in fact are not bred.

      • Goat Periparturient Edema
        Goat Periparturient Edema

      • Goat Pregnancy Complications
        Goat Pregnancy Complications

      • Goat Weaning
        Goat Weaning

      • Weak Goat Kids/ Abandoned Goat Kids
        Weak Goat Kids/ Abandoned Goat Kids

      • Reproductive Problems In Goats
        Reproductive Problems In Goats

      • Goat Prolapses
        Goat Prolapses

    • Shipping and Hauling Goats
      Goats need special care when being transported, and they require time to adapt to their new surroundings before they are put to work.

    • Shows and Showing
      Shows and showing your goats contains many articles from choosing your show animal, how to groom it and what to do in the show ring.

    • Zoning and Goats
      Zoning and Goats covers information on owners who have had problems with zoning issues in the keeping of the goats.

    • Fly Control Goats
      Fly Control For Goats

    • Goat Nutrition
      Goat Nutrition

    • Goat Holistic Health
      Goat Holistic Health

    • Marketing
      Goat Marketing

    • Spinning and Fiber
      Spinning and Fiber

    • Vaccinations/Medications/Injections

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