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Angora (Mohair) Goat Basics: Identification & recording

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Agriculture, animal husbandry, goats, Angora, Mohair, breeding, recording, identification, practical advice By Dr Clive Dalton Identification & recording A unique identity Good permanent ID methods Brass tags Very small plastic tags Medium plastic tags Large plastic tags Poor permanent ID methods Other temporary ID methods Raddle Chalk Neck tags Coloured clips Coloured wire twisters New … Read more

Facial Eczema (FE). Farmer Information. Part 16. (Goats). Management

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May 12, 2009 Facial Eczema (FE). Farmer Information. Part 16. (Goats). Management Agriculture, farming, animal husbandry, animal health, disease, Facial Eczema, zinc, prevention, goats, management By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. 16. FACIAL ECZEMA: (Goats). Management. Care for … Read more

New Zealand farming. Goats – Glossary of terms.

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Dr Clive Dalton Breeds Saanan milking goats on rotary milking platform Milking dairy goats: Sannan Toggenburg British Alpine Anglo Nubian Fibre goats: Angora Cashmere Cashgora Feral goats  Meat goats: Feral goats Angora male goat kids Feral goats mustered from the wild and farmed for their fibre and meat Beard:  The hair which grows below the … Read more

Angora (Mohair) Goat Basics: Injections

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Agriculture, animal husbandry, goats, Angora, Mohair, health, giving injections, practical adviceBy Dr Clive Dalton & Dr Marjorie Orr Injections General hygiene Subcutaneous injection (under the skin) Intramuscular injection (into the muscle) Intravenous injection (into the vein) Intramammary injection (into the udder)In sheep (and goats), antibiotics for mastitis are normally given intramuscularly but you may need … Read more

Angora (Mohair) Goat Basics: Further reading & industry contacts

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Agriculture, animal husbandry, goats, Angora, Mohair, information, further reading, references By Dr Clive Dalton Further readingARC Report No. 10. (1998).The nutrition of goats. Report of technical committee on responses to nutrients.ISBN 0-85199-216-1. Batten, G. (2002).Simply goats. A guide to making money from your farm with goats.A FITT project funded by New Zealand Woolpro. ISBN 0-473-07077-4. Charlton, … Read more

Angora (Mohair) Goat Basics: Breeding objectives

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By Dr Clive Dalton Breeding objectives in Angora goatsBreeders agree that all of these traits listed below are important, but they may put them in different orders of priority. For example if you are spending hours treating goats for footrot and dealing with dirty rear ends with worms, then getting rid of these two traits … Read more

Facial Eczema (FE). Farmer Information. Part 1. Cause & symptoms.

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Agriculture, animal husbandry, Facial Eczema, causes, symptoms, cattle, sheep, deer, goats By Dr Clive Dalton Original 1991 information written by Dr Barry Smith and Dr Neale Towers, Ruakura Agricultural Research Station, Hamilton, New Zealand. Part 1. Cause and symptoms.Facial eczema (FE) is a disease of sheep, cattle, deer and goats, which causes death and lowered … Read more

Angora (Mohair) Goat Basics: Practical recording tips

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By Dr Clive Dalton Practical recording tipsNew Zealand sheep farmers, shepherds and research technicians over the years have shown amazing innovation in developing practical ways to make field recording easier. The following are some of them: Plastic tagging adult does Brass tagging adult goats Tagging kids at birthThis is the most challenging part of recording, … Read more

Angora (Mohair) Goat Basics: Legal requirements

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By Dr Clive Dalton Your legal responsibilities The Five FreedomsThis is the main principle behind the Animal Welfare Act as the person responsible for the care of an animal is legally bound to provide it with “The Five Freedoms”. These are: The first four freedoms are all very straightforward and it’s only the fifth one … Read more