Combination Yards for Goats and Sheep

By Asst Editor Candice H, on August 1st, 2011

 

A sheep and Goat Handler designed by Kurraglen Industries,(www.kurraglenindustries.com.au)

Particularly in new yards, goats run, jump and crowd much more than sheep, so a traditional sheep working race will present difficulties with both length and height when it is used with goats.

You should also think about avoiding contamination of the sheep and . . . → Read More: Combination Yards for Goats and Sheep

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Design of Goat Yards

By Asst Editor Candice H, on August 1st, 2011

Picking a Site for Goat Yards

When selecting a site, keep these requirements in mind:

• Ease of access from all parts of the property;

• It should be near the shearing shed;

• The slope of the land should ensure satisfactory drainage;

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Goat Behaviour

By Asst Editor Candice H, on August 1st, 2011

Jumping Goat

Goats do not behave like sheep.

Goats should be handled quietly and without force, using only nonaggressive dogs.

When you design and build a set of yards it is important to allow for these differences so that the yards are safe and efficient as possible.

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Yard Design for Goats

By Asst Editor Candice H, on August 1st, 2011

 

A 50 head Goat Handling design by Kurraglen Industries (www.kurraglenindustries.com.au)

When building a set of yards to handle goats, there are a number of factors to consider: efficiency, economy, the size and mix of your enterprise, the existing facilities, and the type and number of goats you want to run.

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Copper deficiency in Goats

By Asst Editor Candice H, on July 26th, 2011

Copper is essential for optimal pasture growth, as well as animal health, and is unique for its interactions with other essential element.

Excesses of both molybdenum and sulphur can induce copper deficiency in animals receiving an otherwise adequate dietary copper concentration.

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Cobalt deficiency in Goats

By Asst Editor Candice H, on July 26th, 2011

Ruminant animals are unique in their ability to supply their own requirements of essential vitamin B12.

In a classic example of symbiosis, microorganisms within the goat rumen utilize dietary cobalt to synthesize vitamin B12 which is then available to the host animal.

Vitamin B12 is an essential coenzyme in the major pathway through which . . . → Read More: Cobalt deficiency in Goats

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