Kidding
Discontinue milk in diet.
What is Wean?
Parts of feed needed for survival; includes protein, vitamins, and energy.
What is Nutrients?
The first milk produced by the doe after kidding.
What is Colostrum?
What is 154 days?
A hard, protective covering that surrounds the end of a goat’s foot.
What is Hoof?
Age you disbud a kid.
What is 4 to 14 days?
Feed that are added to an animal's diet to provide missing nutrients.
What is Supplements?
The watery park of milk that separates from cheese.
What is Whey?
The time period between conception and birth.
What is Gestation or Pregnancy?
The optional, non-functional, finger-shaped appendage on neck or jaw.
What is Wattle?
Removal from current breeding or breeding program.
What is Cull?
Leaves, branches, and bark eaten from trees.
What is Browse?
Milk that has been heated to kill diseases causing agents.
What is Pasteurized?
What is 60 percent of expected adult weight or 7-10 months?
The third part of the goat's stomach; has many folds that compress food and absorb water.
What is Omasum?
These are considered _____ kidding positions: head with one food, elbow lock, one leg back, both legs back, head lock, twins front and back, twins four legs, and tail only.
What is Breach?
Main source of energy for goats.
What is Carbohydrates?
Milk that has its fat globules broken up, preventing the cream from rising to the top and creating a layer of separation.
What is Homogenized?
Give more or better food to a doe before and after breeding to increase the number of kids.
What is Flush?
This part of the goat is a popular ingredient in many traditional Middle Eastern and Mediterranean recipes.
What is Neck?
Degenerative Muscle disease caused by a vitamin E or selenium deficiency. Affected kids will have hunched appearance and stiff gate.
What is White Muscle Disease?
This vitamin is necessary for strong bones and teeth.
What is Vitamin D?
This type of mastitis occurs when there are no visible signs of mastitis or infection.
What is Subclinical?
The process of releasing an egg from a follicle for fertilization.
What is Ovulation?
The union of udder at escutcheon between hind legs.
What is Rear Udder Attchment?