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Cheryl K. Smith

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Expertise

Goat Health Care; basic goat management

Experience in the area

Publisher of Goat Health Care, www.goathealthcare.com. I have raised miniature dairy goats since 1998. I published Ruminations, the Nigerian Dwarf and Mini Dairy Goat magazine for 7 years and mentor other goat owners, as I was mentored for my first years.

Organizations

American Goat Society, The Miniature Goat Registry

Publications

Goat Health Care (book), Ruminations, Dairy Goat Journal, Issues in Law and Medicine, Topics in Health Records Management, Oregon Bar Bulletin, Midwifery Today, Countryside

Education/Credentials

BS, Health Information Administration JD, Law

What do you still hope to achieve/learn in this field?

To write another book, and to continue to develop the Oberian breed.

Something interesting about this subject that others may not know:

If you don't have any BoSe on hand, you can break open a capsule of vitamin E and give orally to help a weak kid.

Something controversial or provocative about this subject

Goats and sheep should not be kept together. Goats can get Ovine Progressive Pneumonia virus (OPPV) (the sheep version of caprine arthritis encephalitis virus (CAEV). Goats also need much more copper than sheep, so if they share minerals, either sheep will get copper toxicity or goats will be copper deficient.

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Recent Reviews from Users

User	Date	K	C	T	P	Comments
DENISE	11/25/09	10	10	10	10
DENISE	11/22/09	10	10	10	10	Cheryl, you have alway's been such a .....
neyaz	11/22/09	10	10	10	10	Each query has been satisfactorily answered. Thanks .....
Eileen	11/20/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you.
Naomi	11/19/09	10	10	10	10	Thank you so much Cheryl. Your answer .....

Recent Answers from Cheryl K. Smith

2009-11-21 Breeding:

I would personally not breed a full sister with her brother. How would you keep the female offspring from breeding or prevent anyone else from breeding them? Same with the mother/son. I would have less

2009-11-21 goat neonatal tetanus:

According to the 2009 edition of Goat Medicine, "the prognosis is always guarded, but early identification and intervention improve the recover rate." She recommends treatment with Procaine Penicillin

2009-11-20 Kicking on the milking stand:

I raised Nigerians for milkers, too, so I know just what you are talking about. Mine always had to have food or they would fight me. You can add some alfalfa pellets to the food, which should slow down

2009-11-20 Wormers, And Posin Trees & Shrubs:

I think the only unsafe dewormer (during the first 30 days pregnancy) is Valbazen (albendazole). So you can use any of these. Also remember to deworm them the day after they kid because that is when the

2009-11-20 Mange in Goats:

Eileen, You can use the sheep dose on goats. The injectible might work, depending on the mite. I had a buck with chorioptic mange and slathered the whole area with vaseline on the advice of a vet, to

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