Web Sites

• American Dairy Goat Association
• American Goat Society
• Breeds of Livestock: Goats (Oklahoma State University)
• Dairy Goat Research Facility (University of California, Davis)
• Dairy Practices Council
• E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research (Langston University)
• Goats (Irvine Mesa Charros 4-H Club, CA)
• Manure Management Planner Computer Program (Purdue University)
• Maryland Small Ruminant Page
• National Goat Handbook (University of Maryland)
• Purdue Forage Information
• Small Ruminant Publications and Links (Auburn University)
• Vermont Small Ruminant Dairy Project

Publications

For additional publications which may be of interest, please visit the Publications Section of the Purdue Dairy Page.

Health
• 1994 Guide for Control of External Parasites of Sheep and Goats (New Mexico State University)
• Azalea Toxicity in Goats (Louisiana State University)
• Bluetongue (University of Florida)
• Caseous Lymphadenitis (Louisiana State University)
• Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL) in Goats and Sheep (Alabama A&M University)
• Caseous Lymphadenitis in Small Ruminants (Univeristy of Arkansas)
• Caseous Lymphadenitis: Is It a Problem in Your Flock or Herd? (North Dakota State University)
• Coccidiosis (Texas A&M University)
• Common Diseases and Health Problems in Sheep and Goats (Purdue University)
• Contagious Agalactia (Iowa State University)
• Contagious Ecthyma (Sore Mouth) (Louisiana State University)
• Diarrhea (Scours) in Small Ruminants (University of Maryland)
• Enterotoxemia (Overeating Disease) of Sheep and Goats (Colorado State University)
• Enterotoxemia Type D (Texas A&M University)
• External Parasites of Goats (Oklahoma State University)
• External Parasites of Sheep and Goats (University of Florida)
• Floppy Kid Syndrome (Louisiana State University)
• Footrot in Sheep and Goats (Purdue University)
• Gastro-Intestinal Parasite Management for Goats (Slide Show) (Univeristy of Kentucky)
• Gastro-Intestinal Parasite Survival Kit For Goats (University of Kentucky)
• Gastrointestinal Parasites in Sheep and Goats: Frequently Asked Questions (Colorado State University)
• General Health Care of Sheep and Goats (University of Maryland)
• Goat Health Management Tips (University of Kentucky)
• Goat Herd Health Calendar (Virgnia Tech)
• Goat Parasite Management Application of Farm Gastrointestinal Parasite Assessment (FARM-GPA) (University of Kentucky)
• A Haemonchus contortus Management Plan for Sheep and Goats in Texas (Texas A&M University)
• The Herd Health Handbook for Goat Producers (University of Florida)
• Herd Health Program for Dairy Goats (University of Arkansas)
• Hoof Anatomy, Care and Management in Livestock (Purdue University)
• Infectious Reproductive Diseases of Small Ruminants (Utah State University)
• The Internal Parasites that Affect Sheep and Goats (University of Maryland)
• Johne's Disease in Sheep and Goats (Ohio State University)
• The Johne's Information Center (University of Wisconsin)
• Management of Barber Pole Worm in Sheep and Goats in the Southern U.S. (ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service)
• Management Tips for Internal Parasite Control in Sheep and Goats (Texas A&M University)
• Managing Internal Parasitism in Sheep and Goats (Purdue University)
• Mastitis in Ewes and Does (University of Maryland)
• Monitoring Internal Parasite Infection in Small Ruminants (Texas A&M University)
• Parasites: Dewormer Chart (University of Kentucky)
• Products Used to Treat and/or Prevent Coccidiosis in Livestock (University of Maryland)
• Q Fever (Colorado State University)
• Scrapie (Kansas State University)
• Scrapie - Another Spongiform Disease of Sheep and Goats (University of Kentucky)
• Sheep and Goat Insect Management (University of Nebraska)
• Tools for Managing Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants: Sericea Lespedeza (ATTRA - National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service)
• Trimming the Hooves of Goats (Langston University)
• Understanding Anthelmintics (University of Maryland)
• Urinary Calculi in Sheep and Goats (University of Maryland)
• Vaccinations for Sheep and Goats (University of Maryland)
• White Muscle Disease in Sheep and Goats (University of Maryland)


Milk
• Testing Goat Milk for Antibiotic Residues (Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs)


Nutrition
• Aflatoxicosis and Ruminants (University of Maryland)
• Aflatoxins (University of Maryland)
• Copper Toxicity (Texas A&M University)
• Creep Feeding Kid Goats (Texas A&M University)
• Evaluating Hay Quality (University of Maryland)
• Feed Ingredient Co-Products of Ethanol Fermentation from Corn (Purdue University)
• Feeding and Housing Dairy Goats (University of Missouri)
• Forage: An Economic Necessity (University of Kentucky)
• Forage Selection and Seeding Guide for Indiana (Purdue University)
• Goat Nutrition - Energy (Texas A&M University)
• Goat Nutrition - Protein (Texas A&M University)
• Grass-fed Lamb and Goat (University of Maryland)
• Grazing Management (University of Maryland)
• Harvesting and Feeding Drought-Stressed Corn (University of Maryland)
• Improving Pastures by Renovation (Purdue University)
• Indiana Plants Poisonous to Livestock and Pets (Purdue University)
• An Introduction to Feeding Small Ruminants (University of Maryland)
• Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases of Goats (Ontaria Ministry of Agriculture, Food & Rural Affairs)
• Minerals (Texas A&M University)
• Mycotoxin Concerns in Sheep and Meat Goat Feeding (Purdue University)
• Nitrate Poisoning in Cattle, Sheep and Goats (University of Wisconsin)
• Nutrient Requirements for Goats (Langston University)
• Nutrient Requirements of Sheep and Goats (Auburn University)
• Pasture Management: Common Plants Poisonous to Livestock in Maryland (University of Maryland)
• Pasture Management: Equipment for Establishing and Maintaining Pastures (University of Maryland)
• Pasture Management: Maintaining Permanent Pastures for Livestock (University of Maryland)
• Producing Emergency or Supplemental Forage for Livestock (Purdue University)
• Poisonous Plants (Pennsylvania State University)
• Raising Lambs and Kids Artificially (University of Maryland)
• Selecting the "Right" Legume (Purdue University)
• Sheep and Goat Nutrition Guideline (Alabama A&M University)
• Toxic Plants and the Common Caprine (Cornell University)
• The Truth About Grain: Feeding Grain to Small Ruminants (University of Maryland)
• Understanding Pasture Stocking Rate and Carrying Capacity (University of Maryland)
• Understanding the Ruminant Animal Digestive System (Mississippi State University)
• The Value of Distillers' Grains as a Livestock Feed (Purdue University)
• Vitamins and Minerals for Goats (Cornell University)
• What About Hay? (Texas A&M University)
• What Range Herbivores Eat - And Why (Texas A&M University)
• Why Cattle, Sheep and Goats Can Eat Forages? (University of Kentucky)


Production Management
• Body Condition Scoring in Farm Animals (Purdue University)
• Composting Animal Mortalities on the Farm (University of Maryland)
• Crossbreeding for Profit (University of Maryland)
• Dairy Goat Production (Pennsylvania State University)
• Disbudding Kid Goats (Slide Show) (Texas A&M University)
• Housing Your Goat (Langston University)
• Kidding Season Preparation and Kid Care (University of Kentucky)
• Managing Body Condition: A Key to Successful Management (North Carolina State University)
• Managing Predator Problems: Practices and Procedures for Preventing and Reducing Livestock Losses (Kansas State University)
• Methods of Livestock Identification (Purdue University)
• Mortality Management (Purdue University)
• Owning a Dairy Cow or Goat (Oregon State University)
• Planning Sheep and Goat Fencing For Improved Animal Control and Reduced Predation (University of Illinois)
• Predator Management Important in Goat, Sheep Production (Louisiana State University)
• Raising Dairy Goat Kids (University of California)
• Sheep and Goats: Ecological Tools for the 21st Century (Utah State University)
• Suburban Rancher: Goats for Home Milk Production (University of California)
• Tattooing of Cattle and Goats (University of Arkansas)


Reproduction
• Artificial Insemination of Dairy Goats (New Mexico State University)
• Breeding and Kidding Management in the Goat Herd (North Carolina State University)
• Breeding Soundness Examinations of Rams and Bucks (Purdue University)
• Estrus Detection in Farm Animals (Purdue University)
• Getting Ready for Lambing and Kidding (University of Maryland)
• Overview of Artificial Insemination of Kentucky Meat and Dairy Goats (University of Kentucky)
• Parturition in Livestock (Purdue University)
• Pregnancy Toxemia in Ewes and Does (University of Maryland)
• Pseudopregnancy in Goats (Louisiana State University)
• Reproductive Management of Sheep and Goats (Auburn University)
• Zearalenone Concerns in Reproducing Livestock (Purdue University)


Other
• Management of Goats for Controlling Noxious Weeds: A Primer (University of Idaho)
• Potential for Using Goats as a Vegetation Management Tool for Enhancing Landfill Cap Stability and Reducing Maintenance Costs (University of Kentucky)
• Sheep and Goats: Ecological Tools for the 21st Century (Utah State University)
• Sustainable Use of Goats as a Vegetation Management Tool (Langston University)
• Use of Goats are Biological Agents for the Control of Unwanted Vegetation (North Carolina State University)

Videos

• Obtaining a Blood Sample from Your Small Ruminant (Purdue University)
• Purdue Sheep and Goat YouTube Channel

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