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Shed upgrade cuts milking time
Matamata goat farmers Wiebe and Piety Smitstra have retrofitted their goat milking shed with a GEA WestfaliaSurge low line double-up herringbone system.
Shed upgrade cuts milking time
Matamata goat farmers Wiebe and Piety Smitstra have retrofitted their goat milking shed with a GEA WestfaliaSurge low line double-up herringbone system.
Maintaining a healthy, productive animal
Dairy goat farmers should carefully plan the feed requirements during the lead up to transition and the early lactation period.
Keeping ketosis away from goats
Ketosis in any of its forms can lead to sudden and catastrophic loss levels at kidding time.
Goat report’s conclusion confusing – critic
A report on the NZ goat industry aimed at charting the future for domestic and export goat products has dismayed long-time industry expert Garrick Batten.
Questions over goat industry report
A 2017 commissioned Massey University report on the NZ Goat Industry will disappoint many.
Dairy goat workers to get industry-specific training
New dairy goat industry training being launched in Waikato is upskilling workers and ensuring consistent standards.
NZ dairy goat industry seeks data, eyes expansion
New Zealand's dairy goat industry is starting research aimed at generating and amassing scientific data on the benefits of consuming goat milk infant formula produced by sustainable farm systems.
Sheep, goat dairy farmers must aim to export
Waikato Milking Systems product and project manager Andy Geissmann believes there’s plenty of scope for Kiwis working in the emerging sheep and goat dairy sectors to export.
Take the knife to overgrown hooves every six weeks
Overgrown hooves can cause a lot of problems in goat herds including stress on joints and bacterial and fungal infections.