While you don’t hear much about foot and mouth disease in the U.S., it remains a big problem in many parts of the world. Case in point: an outbreak in South Korea in January resulted in the culling of nearly 6,000 animals. Foot and mouth is a highly contagious disease that affects cloven-hooved animals such... »

According to the Weekly Times, exports of goats from Australia continue to be on the rise. As people are becoming more educated about the health benefits of goat meat and milk, demand is increasing and its definitely reflected in Australia’s statistics. Malaysia receives the vast majority of goats which come largely from the regions of New South... »

Your kids are born. Your does are producing milk. Now what to do with the milk? You can always make cheese but if want something a bit sweeter, eHow explains how to separate the cream from the milk. »

When Baleofhi Mabiletsa decided to make a change in careers, he didn’t expect to go from military boxing to raising livestock. But that’s just what he did. Mabiletsa saved his money while in the military and ventured into small livestock rearing after winning some agricultural awards at trade fairs. With the funds he set back,... »

Looking to register your goats but don’t know where to begin? Maryland Small Ruminant has done the hard work for you by compiling a comprehensive list of national and regional goat associations and registries. »

Goat meat is described in a couple of different ways. Some say it’s a lot like lamb but less greasy. Others will describe it as lean beef mixed with venison or lamb. Regardless of how it tastes on your palette, it’s always worth eating. The keys to cooking with goat are slow and low. Goat, whether... »

There has been a lot of interest and conversation of late regarding easy to build and portable shelters. Here are some resources for those who are looking for examples of goat shelters. eHow has three articles offering shelters for goats: Goat Shed, Fainting Goat Shelter (which is really not any different than any other breed’s shelter)... »

Can’t get enough goats? Don’t have goats of your own to grace your computer screen? Then drop by WareSeeker and get yourself a goat screen saver. They have free Alpines or Mountain goats for $5 available to suit your monitor’s needs. We gave Goat Screen Saver 1.0 a test run for you and found it full of cute pictures of... »

While the USDA’s National Animal Indentification System is technically dead, better poke it with a stick cuz it may not be all that dead yet. Just Ruminatin’ has some interesting thoughts on the matter. »

Rifat Sahin is a teacher who left his village behind and moved to the city to teach. After 28 years, he and his wife decided to return and begin life anew in his home village of Deresemsettin, Bilecik, Turkey. The Sahins refurbished the house left Rifat by his father. They pursued gaining assistance in a walnut... »

There are few things quite as cute a baby goats so here are some more photos of the little darlings. These are from Horseshoe Canyon Ranch. »

Gerald, the finicky goat from over at Animals with Opinions, went off on a toot recently. It would seem that a show of some kind presented a goat in the poorest of lights which really set Gerald off. You might like to see what he has to say about sheep too. »

You don’t often hear about goat hunting. Probably because there’s so much talk about domestic goats that people tend to forget that in many places, goats are as they have been for thousands of years: majestic and wild. Archery Talk hasn’t forgotten about the wild goats in our midst. They’ve reprinted a story from Bow... »

Goats like to eat. In fact, they like to eat a lot, but rather than just becoming fat, some goats can suffer from “overeating disease”, officially known as enterotoxemia. Enterotoxemia is caused by an overabundance of bacteria called Clostridium perfringens. These Clostridial organisms are always present in the rumen but excessive eating that slows or stops digestion... »

If you’re looking for a quick overview of pygmy goats and their care, take a look at this article by WKBW guides. It offers a little bit of history and some practical knowledge for the beginning pygmy tender or afficionado. »

The Northern Illinois goat world lost a friend and fan recently when Dr. Steve Samuelson was killed. Dr. Samuelson was delivering a puppy when he became caught up in an accident on I-80 in PA. Veterinary medicine was a family tradition for Steve as his father was also a vet and his daughter is a recent... »

A young man, 4-H, a leased goat and an interest in teaching others about goats, that’s what Boy and Goat is all about. For a perspective on goats from the mind of an 11 year old, this is the place to go. And be sure to check back; I have a feeling Jared will have things... »

In the event that your goats were not fortunate enough to be born with wattles, or desire just a bit more bling than dangly fleshy bits, today is your lucky day. Scratch My Blog gives us a glimpse into the hardiness of tags offered by Fetching Tags. You can bite them, you can bash them... »