Female goats usually live on average 11 – 12 years. Those that are 'retired' from breeding around age 10 will live longer, up to the age of 16 – 18 years. A 24 year old female goat has been known but ...

Mary Rigdon never sleeps late — not even on weekends. She doesn’t go carousing past 7 p.m. either. Some folks might not take to rising at 4 a.m. on a Saturday or being stuck at home in the evenings, ...

Mother's Day this year was a bit atypical. My interest in urban farming had peaked with the possibility of raising goats in my Oakland backyard and I needed a dose of reality. So, instead of brunching ...

Nigerian dwarf goats grow to only 21 in. tall, about equal to a medium-size dog. “But they have giant udders,” says Novella Carpenter. She should know: she has six goats that together provide a quart ...

Limited space allowance at the feeding place often leads to increased agonistic behaviour among goats. But social tension can be reduced by properly designing the feeding areas. Researchers from the ...

On a Monday at the New Holland Sales Stables, buyers from all over the East Coast gather around the auction ring to wait for the next sale to start. But they didn’t travel all the way from New York ...

Lice on goats is a common issue for farmers. It only becomes a problem if the animals are infested with lice. Credit: Aislinn Sarnacki / BDN There is no reason to panic if you discover lice on your ...

Small-scale dairy goat farming is transforming lives in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri County by giving farmers financial independence. For Mary Wachuka Gachunia, her journey into dairy goat farming began in 2000 ...

The National President of the National Sheep and Goat Development Association of Nigeria, Abdullateef Ahmed, has urged Nigerian youths, including those in paid employment, to embrace sheep and goat ...

During kidding season, goat labor can be smooth sailing; however, sometimes, other delivery methods are necessary for safety. Vet-performed goat c-sections are a safe alternative when a breeched birth ...

Goats are big business in Pakistan. It's the number 3 country for the production of goat meat – 491,000 tons a year. It's in the top 10 for goat milk production. And now ... it seems to be number one ...