Displaying items by tag: GOAT MILKING

Assuming a goat’s nutritional requirements fit somewhere between that of sheep and cattle is a mistake.

All food producing industries are entering a period of increased consumer awareness.

Johne's disease (JD) is a major production-limiting disease of farmed ruminants worldwide and, after CAE, it is the biggest animal health concern for goat farmers. 

New Zealand expertise in designing and manufacturing dairy goat rotary platforms is in demand in China. 

South Island dairy goat farmers still have no large-scale market for goat milk some 18 months after a Chinese-backed processing plant began to be built -- with some fanfare – at Ashburton.

Dairy goats, like meat and fibre goats, need good feed. 

Goat farmers supplying milk to the Dairy Goat Cooperative (DGC) were paid $18.50/kgMS last year.

Goat milk may help lactose intolerance.

Hand-milking goats is not easy. Lifestyle farmer and retired veterinarian Dr Marjorie Orr explains.

Keeping goats can be a challenge for the farmer, but it's worth the effort.