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Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test: Day 28

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Thursday, August 6, 2015. Day 28 data was collected on August 6 . The goats were weighed. FAMACHA©, body condition, coat condition, dag, and fecal consistency scores were determined. Individual fecal samples were collected from each goat. Fecal samples could not be obtained from three goats, despite multiple attempts at collection. For the second weigh period, gain ranged from -4.8 to 7.2 lbs. and averaged 2.7. Grazing millet and sunn hemp. 022 and 2.04. Dag scores ranged from 0 to 3 and averaged 0.21.

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Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test: Day 14

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Friday, July 24, 2015. Day 14 data was collected on July 23. The goats were weighed. FAMACHA©, body condition, coat condition, dag, and fecal scores were determined. Individual fecal samples were collected from each goat. Fecal samples could not be obtained from two goats. For the first two weeks of the test, gain ranged from -3.4 to 7.4 lbs. and averaged 2.9. Grazing a fresh paddock of millet, hemp, and weeds. 056 The median FAMACHA© score was 2.0. Only one goat required deworming, as deter...Body condi...

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Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test: Detailed Buck Information

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Monday, August 10, 2015. Eighty-four (84) bucks are participating in this year's Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test. They are all Kiko or Kiko-influenced. The Kikos are a combination of New Zealand, purebred, "composite," and commercial. As for other "breeds," there is one 3/4 Boer and two half Boers in the test. There is a Kiko Genemaster. Only one buck was described as crossbred. There are several high percentage Kiko crosses in the test. All bucks in the test have Kiko blood.

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Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test: 70 Percent Haemonchus

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Friday, July 24, 2015. The results of the first larvae culture were 70% Haemonchus contortus. Better known as the barber pole worm, is a blood-sucking parasite that causes anemia and bottle jaw. Sub-clinical infection can affect performance. Haemonchus contortus. Is the primary parasite that affects small ruminant in warm, moist climates. Also known as Teladosagia. Are closely related to H. contortus. The Other category includes mostly oesophagostomum. Larvae ID was done by Dr. Dahlia O'Brien's lab a...

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Goat Rancher Update: February 2015

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Friday, February 20, 2015. Meat industry bashes new proposed dietary guidelines. Alcohol is OK but red meat isn't? The US. Department of Agriculture (USDA) and the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) this week released the 2015 Dietary Guidelines Advisory Committee recommendations online, the agencies said in a news release. The recommendations are available for public review and comment. The public is encouraged to view the independent advisory group's report and provide written comments at.

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Links - Saskatchewan Goat Breeders Association

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Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test: Fecal Egg Count Reduction

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Monday, July 20, 2015. Fecal Egg Count Reduction. On July 9, fecal egg counts ranged from 0 to 4675 epg and averaged 318. 759 epg. The large standard deviation indicates that there was a wide fluctuation in egg counts. The median egg count was only 38 epg. The efficacy of an anthelmintic treatment can be determined by comparing before and after fecal egg counts. The period between sampling varies by anthelmintic, but is usually two weeks when more than one drug is being evaluated. If this was the case wi...

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Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test: First Forage Analysis

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Tuesday, July 21, 2015. On July 15, Jeff Semler collected forage samples from the paddock that the goats were grazing. He collected a mixed sample that was representative of all the plants in the paddock. This included dwarf pearl millet, sunn hemp, and various weeds. He collected a separate sample of marestail, the primary weed in the paddock. The goats ate the marestail with relish. The Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test is sponsored by University of Maryland Extension. Wild and ...

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Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test: Mid-Week Update

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Wednesday, September 2, 2009. The 12 top-performing goats are shown in the table below. As parasites have not been an issue so far, the current rankings are based solely on rate-of-gain. Top 12 performing goats as of 8/26. Comprises the majority of the worm infection. Fecal egg count and coproculture data as of 8/13. The Western Maryland Pasture-Based Meat Goat Performance Test is sponsored by University of Maryland Extension. And is conducted at the Western Maryland Research and Education Center. Send a...