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Episode 57 For the Love of Goats       As I’ve received more messages from people with kids born hairless or with goiters, I’ve become more interested in the topic of iodine and goats because those symptoms occur in … Read More

Episode 56 For the Love of Goats        Coxiella burnetii is the bacteria that causes coxiellosis in goats and Q-fever in humans, and although it is not super common, all goat owners need to be aware of it … Read More

Episode 55 For the Love of Goats       Have you ever wanted to produce 100% of your food? Well, that’s exactly what Alexia Allen and her husband Daniel Kirchhof did in 2017. In this episode, she talks about … Read More

Episode 54 For the Love of Goats       Although everyone pretty much agrees that goats do a good job of consuming just the right amount of loose minerals when they are available free choice, there are still a … Read More

Episode 53 For the Love of Goats       After writing about our experience when one of our does had squamous cell carcinoma, I’ve been contacted by quite a few other goat owners who have had a goat that … Read More

Episode 52 For the Love of Goats       Someone emailed me after her first experience tattooing goats and said, “There has to be a better way to identify goats. What can you tell me about microchips?” Luckily I … Read More

Episode 51 For the Love of Goats       Zinc deficiency is often suspected when a goat is losing hair, but there are other reasons for hair loss, and that is not the only symptom of zinc deficiency. In … Read More

Episode 50 For the Love of Goats       Some people talk about sheep and goats as if they are practically the same species, but nothing could be further from the truth. I’ve been breeding and milking Nigerian dwarf … Read More

Episode 49 For the Love of Goats       When my daughters were teenagers, they loved showing goats. It was a great way for us to learn about goat conformation and to see how our goats compared to others. … Read More

Episode 48 For the Love of Goats       Because barber pole worm (haemonchus contortus) causes so many deaths among goats, we don’t talk about other worms much. Barber pole is the worm that sucks blood and causes goats … Read More