As goat owners, understanding diseases that can affect our herds is crucial for maintaining healthy animals and preventing the spread of illnesses. In this episode, Deborah Niemann is joined by Dr.
Charles Wathobio; milking one of his Alpine dairy goats in Rongai farm (PHOTO NANJINIA WAMUSWA) In my field work, I interact with a number of aspiring and practising goat farmers. One fallacy they ...
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One of the most common concerns goat owners have is whether their goat is eating the right amount. Goats often act hungry, ...
Pastoralists in Marigat District have suffered heavy losses from a disease outbreak that has killed over 2,000 goats. The affected villages include Kasiela, Arabal, Chebinyiny, Nyimbei and Kapkechir ...
MPs are urging the cabinet to act over the health risks linked to goat farms, following a report showing people living nearby face a higher risk of pneumonia and lung diseases. Figures from national ...
The patient – a man in his mid-30s – was languishing in a hospital in Bangladesh, infected with a disease called visceral leishmaniasis. He was so close to death he wasn't even eligible for the ...
Almost three months after a young goat named Daisy Mae came to the University of Florida’s Large Animal Hospital unable to walk due to a rare disease, she is now a dress- and diaper-wearing “house ...
MISSOULA, Mont. — Warm weather and new life can put on a spectacular show. At Hickory Leaf Dairy Goats on the Stahl Ranch near Missoula, you get a good view of that show during kidding season. NBC ...
For decades, Dr. Daniel Bausch fought the world's most dangerous emerging tropical viruses directly from the trenches: He has trapped bats in Democratic Republic of Congo in search of the animal ...
Zimbabwe’s goat industry is steadily growing, moving towards a structured, traceable, breed-standard-driven system. Farmer, ...
GRAND FORKS, N.D. -- Unless you're part of the sheep or goat industry, you've probably never heard of scrapies. The industry and the U.S. Department of Agriculture are fine-tuning efforts to make sure ...