Goats Flashcards
Are goats a part of the MLA?
Yes, goat meat is red so it’s part of Meat and Livestock Australia
What is the digestive system of the goat?
Ruminant
How many teats do goats generally have, and what is the exception?
Goats generally have 2 teats, but Boer’s can have up to 8
What age can goats breed from, will farmers choose to breed at this age or wait?
Goats can breed from 3-15 months, but most farmers will choose to wait until they weigh 70% of their adult weight
Define nanny goat, doe and doeling
Nanny goat: informal term for an adult female goat
Doe: female goat
Doeling: young/ baby female goat
Define billy goat, buck, wether, buckling
Billy goat: informal term for a adult, entire male goat
Buck: entire male goat
Wether: castrated male goat
Buckling: young/ baby male goat
Are dairy goats usually on pasture, TMR, or PMR diets?
TMR
What are the meat goat breeds, meat and milk breeds, fibre breeds, and milk breeds?
Meat goats: boer, rangeland
Meat and milk: kalahari red
Fibre: cashmere, angora
Milk: saanen, anglonubian (can be meat, milk, hide), british alpine, toggenburg
What is the gestation length of goats, and when are they weaned?
150 days (5 months), weaned at ~12-16 weeks (3-4 months)
What condition is CAE and what are the symptoms and cause of infection, and how would you consider CAE when purchasing replacement goats from external farms
CAE: caprine arthritis encaphalitis
Symptoms: inflamed knee, lameness
Cause: viral infection
Consideration: buy from farms who have confirmed negatives from tests of CAE
What can be used to identify individuals in a feral rangeland goat herd when they are processed for sale (requiring NLIS to be sold)
Rumen bullets
What is the buck: doe ratio for breeding and what does this depend on?
1:20, depends on age of bucks
How many weeks prior to kidding should the doe be vaccinated against clostridial diseases?
6 weeks prior to kidding
What 2 intervals should kids be vaccinated against clostridial diseases at?
6-8 weeks, then 4-6 weeks later
