Education

Recommended Goat Knowledge and Education Websites:

https://www.tennesseemeatgoats.com/articles2/articlesMain.html

https://thriftyhomesteader.com/category/goats/

https://fiascofarm.com/

Why Register?

All of our does and breeding bucks are ADGA (American Dairy Goat Association) registered. Completed paperwork will be offered with the purchase of kids, excluding wethers, or by agreement. It is the new owners responsibility to complete their portion of the form and submit with a check to ADGA. Why are registrations important? Because we stand behind the quality of the goats we offer for sale and guarantee their lineage. The goats you have selected are Nigerian Dwarf, there should be no surprises with their matured size.

Definitions

BIOSECURE / BIOSECURITY  (biological safety and well-being) The Management practice that prevents infectious diseases from being carried into a herd or onto a premises. The goal of a biosecurity program is to prevent the transmission of disease-causing agents to animals by direct or indirect means. Effective biosecurity management practices are designed to prevent the spread of disease by minimizing movement of biological organisms and their vectors onto and within premises. These management practices are based on the principle that it is easier to prevent disease than treat or react to a problem caused by disease.

BRED: exposed to male and confirmed pregnant.

BROWSE: Bushy or woody plants that goats consume.

BUCK: A sexually mature intact male goat used for breeding.

BUCKLING: A sexually immature young male.

BUTTING: A method of fighting by which one animal strikes the head and horns of its opponent.

CAPRINE: The scientific name for the goat species.

CLOSED HERD: A closed herd will have no contact (even fence line) with any other livestock or wildlife and will limit visitor/service provider access to areas where cattle are never present.

COCCIDIOSIS: A disease that is commonly exhibited in younger animals caused by a protozoa parasite infection. It is characterized by diarrhea, dehydration, weight loss, lack of thriftiness, and weakness.

COLOSTRUM: The first milk the doe or ewe produces after given birth to their offspring. The milk is thick and golden yellow in color and contains rich antibodies. If the newborn does not consume the milk within the first 24 hours of life, there is very little chance the animal will survive

CONFORMATION: The combination of structural correctness and muscling of the animal including the frame and shape of the animal.

DOE: (sometimes referred to as “nanny”) A sexually-mature female goat.

DOELING: A young female that is not yet sexually mature.

REGISTERED: A goat whose birth and ancestry has been recorded by a registry association.

WETHER: neutered male

UDDER: Singular. The mammary gland of sheep and goats that secretes-milk.