1. Why does foot and mouth disease cause such concern? Published: November 16, 2009
2. What is a Community Supported Agriculture or CSA? Published: May 20, 2009
3. What are the deworming effects for goats grazing sericea lespedeza? Published: May 20, 2009
4. How do I protect my goats and livestock from bobcat predation? Published: May 20, 2009
5. What should I do after my kids are born? Published: May 20, 2009
6. What are perennials, annuals and biennials plants? Published: May 20, 2009
7. What are the benefits of rotational grazing? Published: May 20, 2009
8. What is carrying capacity? Published: May 20, 2009
9. How do I interpret a feed tag? Published: May 20, 2009
10. What forages can be planted for winter grazing for goats in north Florida? Published: May 20, 2009
11. What can I do about controlling urinary calculi in my goat? Published: May 20, 2009
12. What is the gestation length for goats? Published: May 20, 2009
13. What is the female goat called? Published: May 20, 2009
14. What is a market goat? Published: May 20, 2009
15. What is the recommended stocking rate for meat goats? Published: May 20, 2009
16. I am raising dairy bull calves on goat milk. At approx. 2 to 3 weeks old calves develop high fever (104.5 to 107), pneumonia, a high number of ear infections, and a few that appear to have some sort of neurological disorder. I have had ear infections in the past, one every 6 mo or so and they would always respond to a course of penicillin. Now I have cases almost every month and they are very difficult and expensive to treat. These too start about 3 weeks of age. Most of the time the calves appear to be healthy but on routine temp checks the high temps are found. The pneumonia seems to respond to treatment at the young ages, oxytet and sustain III but after weaning (5 weeks) seems to come back with a case that is unresponsive to all attempts (above treatment, nuflor, or micotil). Mortality has become very high. I suspect mycoplasma might be a problem and am going to have the milk tested. CMT scores are T to 1 on some goats but negative on the bulk tank sample. My vet does not think that there is any connection between mycoplasma in milk and the pneumonia or ear infections I am experiencing. I would like another opinion. Do you think it's possible that the younger infections are related to the older ones or we possibly looking at more than one cause? Published: May 20, 2009
17. What kind of animal will take kid goats and leave no evidence. I had a purebred kiko born 4 days ago. On day two I went to check on him and he had 3 puncture wounds on the right side of his neck and two punctures on the left side of his front shoulder. The punctures were the size of a 18 gauge needle or maybe a bit smaller. The kid's neck was crooked and held his head down unless it was time to nurse. The fourth day he was missing. I have about 20 kids missing with no evidence. Published: May 20, 2009
18. What minerals do goats require? Published: May 20, 2009
19. What is direct marketing and what are its benefits? Published: May 20, 2009
20. What are good sources of protein? Published: May 20, 2009
21. What can cause edema of the jaw, anemia and weight loss in goats? Published: May 20, 2009
22. Is there a list of plants that are poisonous to animals? Published: May 20, 2009
23. What is the recommended planting dates for ryegrass, rye and oats in North Florida? Published: May 20, 2009
24. What are grasses? Published: May 20, 2009
25. How can I determine how much fertilizer and lime to apply on my pastures? Published: May 20, 2009
26. What is indirect marketing? Published: May 20, 2009
27. What are some diseases goats can transmit to humans? Published: May 20, 2009
28. What are good feed sources of energy? Published: May 20, 2009
29. What is the recommended seeding rates for oats, rye, wheat and ryegrass? Published: May 20, 2009
30. What forages can be planted for summer grazing for goats in north Florida? Published: May 20, 2009

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