Goat Talk with the Goat Doc

Part III of the GI Parasites in Goats series. If you haven't listened to Parts I and II, go back and have a listen because there is some info there that will make this episode more useful. In this episode, I talk about strategies for parasite MANAGEMENT in goats and small ruminants. Developing a parasite management plan and utilizing strategies to do so is always going to be a multi-faceted and on...

Part II of our series on gastrointestinal parasites in goats. It's time to talk about the things we have in our arsenal that we can use to keep parasite numbers in check. If you missed Part I, go back one episode and have a listen to get to know the enemies. In this episode, I'm going to break down the families of anthelminthic drugs ("chemical" dewormers), talk about copper oxide wire particles,...

Many people have asked, and here it comes- Gastrointestinal Parasites in Goats. This episode is Part 1 of what is planned to be a 4 part series, and we are going to get to know the enemy. In order to have a plan to manage GI parasites, it is vital to know which ones you're dealing with and know about their life cycles and survival strategies. In this episode, I break down the major GI parasites- H...

Making up for missing a week with an extra long episode talking about our stinky boys- the bucks! I looooove my bucks. In this episode I talk about keeping bucks and focus on reproductive aspects of health and selection of breeding animals and about the goal to #buildabettergoat. We're going to talk about a lot of reproductive organs and this episode talks about goat sex, so if that's not your sce...

The final part of my series talking about pain awareness for September's Animal Pain Awareness Month, and I'm getting into a kind of nebulous discussion about the legal differences in how different countries regulate animal welfare, which can have to do with how we are aware of pain in animals, especially our livestock species. The United States, where I live and practice veterinary medicine, is p...

So... I can apparently talk about pain and what we can do about pain in animals for a few minutes... This episode is Part 2 of what looks like is going to be a 3 parter for Animal Pain Awareness Month. In this episode, I largely focus on what we've got in our human medical bag to combat pain in our non-human species. As with the first pain awareness episode, I do talk a bit about other species bes...

Recent thoughts and experiences about the past month or so which was our first month as owners of a gigantic old farm house that needs tons of work to become a goat dairy. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

September is Animal Pain Awareness month! Animal Pain Awareness Month was established by the IVAPM (International Veterinary Academy of Pain Management) to coincide with the human medicine Pain Awareness Month, with the goal of educating animal owners about the signs of pain and what we can do to help our animal companions have an improved quality of life with the use of different modalities of pa...

A few more thoughts about the rumen and how goat kids do that. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

As previously mentioned, this is going to be one of those episodes where I'm going to talk about what all has been going on on our farm for the past year. This episode was originally recorded on July 17, 2019, so it's a bit back dated, and I recorded this on the day that we found out about the financing for the purchase of the new farm. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc . Hosted...

This episode is dedicated to the amazing organ that our goats, cows, sheep and other ruminants are named for - the rumen. In this episode, I break down, what all is going on in goat guts, why ruminants are so special, and the general anatomy and physiology of the ruminant. The rumen is AMAZING. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more i...

Just a quick thing to say hi and where I've been and what is going to be coming your way! Thanks much for listening! Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

No hoof no horse, no tooth no goat. I think I just made that up, but it should be a thing. In this episode I talk about goat teeth, general dental anatomy of goats and ruminants, what kinds of dental issues I see in goats and what I do about them. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

What is the Veterinarian Client Patient Relationship? I talk about it at the beginning of every single podcast, and I think that vets in general are kind of bad at talking about the VCPR and what it is and why it's important. A VCPR helps me help you. A VCPR involves trust and responsibility on both the client side and the vet side. In this episode, I discuss the AVMA definition of...

Part 2 to mostly wrap up the email inbox of questions...  Topics in this episode include: ticks and goats, minerals and baking soda, goat butter, recommendations for starting a goat dairy, mosquitos, buck behavior, and tying goats up.    Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.

Listener questions have been coming in and I haven't had time to site down at my computer to answer them! This Episode is Part 1 of listener questions going back to March... eeek... sorry guys!  Topics in this episode- goat vision/visual acuity, barn/stall bedding and cleaning, sedating goats for things, fecal floats.  Come on back for part 2 in a few days!  Support this show h...

This episode is a little bit of a departure from your normal goat owner oriented topic and delves into the problem of feral goats in several locations in particular in the world. Check out the show notes at www.goatdoc.com for links to the other podcasts and other things I refer to in this episode. Support this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc . Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for mo...

Episode 27 marks the One Year Anniversary of Goat Talk with the Goat Doc! Thanks everyone for listening and your feedback and interaction with me on this project!  This episode is a topic that I've been mulling over in my head for a while: What Things I Think That Goat Owners Should Have on Hand. I've probably missed some things, but shoot me an email or hit me up on instagram and l...

For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram!  We are wrapping up our week of mini podcast episodes today with our best Goat ProTips. We are going to try to p...

For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram!  We had a request today to talk more about raw milk, so in this mini-sode we share some of our thoughts about ra...

For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram!  Today's minis ode answers several questions that are not related to each other except that they have to do with...

For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram!  Today's question was to address organic vs conventional dairy farming practices and whether we think organic ce...

Halfway through National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019! In this mini-sode we talk about the goat dairy industry in general and in Maine specifically. For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat...

We're in the truck for Mini Episode #3 and talking about copper, minerals and kelp! For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had him sit down with me to record some mini episodes to answer your dairy goat related questions from instagram! We are going to try to post one m...

National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019 Mini Episode 2! Resources for getting started with dairy goats and our favorite things for udder prep. Enjoy listening to an old married couple discuss one of our favorite topics - Goats! For National Dairy Goat Awareness Week 2019, I hijacked my husband Devin (herd manager, cheesemaker and all around driving force behind our farm, Flying Goat Farm), and had...