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| Describe the importance of the goat industry |
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95% of all goats are meat goats
Majority in Africa and Asia
Goat milk is the #1 milk being consumed worldwide
Many people sustain themselves only on goats
Fastest growing livestock in Ontario |
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| What are the components of the goat industry? |
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| Describe the breeding schedule for dairy goats |
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Bred @ 6-8 months old
5 months gestation
Re-bred 6 months after kid
Milking for 10 months, dry for 2 |
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| Are twins or single kids more common? |
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| First time kidders usually have singles, and then twins from now on |
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| When goats aren't being bred how can you control their cycle? |
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| Describe the 'life schedule' of kids |
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-Removed at birth if dams are dairy goats, needled with selenium
-Dehorned @ 2-3 weeks
-Buck kids sold @ 3-4 months for meat
-Doelings bred at 6-8 months |
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| Describe the typical nutrition plan for milking does |
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Corn silage
Free choice baylage
Cereal grains
18% pellet
Wheat straw
Could introduce a TMR? |
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| Describe the typical nutrition plan for dry does |
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| Corn silage Dry hay haylage Wheat Straw |
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| Describe the typical nutrition plan for meat goats |
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Pasture
Dry hay (1st or 2nd cut)
Corn silage
Baylage
Cereal grains
Salt and mineral |
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| What are some common diseases in goats? |
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Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis
Foot Rot
Pneumonia
Internal parasites
Q-Fever
Mastitis |
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| What is a good approach to controlling diseases in goats? |
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| Prevention through quality nutrition |
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| What are some examples of 'value added' products? |
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Chocolate milk
Fruit bottom yogurt
Sour cream
Ice cream
Butter
Powdered milk |
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| Describe the nutritional benefits of goat milk vs cow milk |
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Casein & fat in goats milk are more easily digested than cow's milk
Fat globules are smaller than in cow milk, stay dispersed for longer
13% less lactose
Valued for eldery, sick, children, those with lactose intolerance, individual with ulcers, orphan foals & puppies |
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| Describe the advantages of goat meat |
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-low fat
-low cholesterol
-low in saturated fats
-good ratio of polyunsaturated : saturated |
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| What are some characteristics to consider when selecting meat goats? |
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-carcass:bone ratio
-strong topline
-length depth & width of body
-reproductive traits |
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| Describe the markets for goat meat |
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Ethnic market - bred for at a selective time
Open market - sold any time
On farm sale - producers in areas with large ethnic population
Goats for brush control
Stock for commercial herds
Stock for show herds |
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| What is the strongest driver of goat meat prices |
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| Strong market esp. ethnic demand |
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Pygmy
(primarily pets, sometimes milk) |
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| La Mancha Nubian Boer Brush Goat |
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Oberhasli
Toggenburg
Saanen
Alpine
La Mancha
Nubian |
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