When most people think of goats, they think of dairy goats supplying fresh milk, cheese, and soap. But a growing number of ...

Diet and Protein Levels A diet with enough protein is crucial for parasite resistance. Feeding high-protein hay like alfalfa, peanut hay, or clover, along with a 16% goat feed, can help the goat ...

Producers of small ruminants can get certified in using the FAMACHA system — a tool for managing parasite control in goats ...

This is also unnecessary as most of the parasites are in a few individual animals, and only those need to be treated. Monitoring the whole herd or flock at regular intervals and targeting treatment to ...

but is more common in sheep and cattle than in goats. This parasite is not considered a major pathogen. Respiratory signs are most often seen during late summer and autumn following larval buildup ...