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Cheryl K. Smith

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Expertise

Goat Health Care; basic goat management. Author of Goat Health Care (2009) and Raising Goats for Dummies (2010)

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 (AGS), The Miniature Goat Registry (TMGR)

Publications

Raising Goats for Dummies (author) Goat Health Care (Editor and Author), 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 like about this subject?

I love the intelligence and curiosity of goats.

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

To continue to develop the Oberian (miniature Oberhasli) 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 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, sheep may get copper toxicity or goats may become copper deficient.

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Recent Answers from Cheryl K. Smith

2012-02-08 vaccination:

Here is a link to a vaccination schedule: http://fiascofarm.com/goats/vac-schedule.htm Like the folks at fiasco farm, I do not vaccinate my goats. Goat Health Care notes that you should vaccinate kids

2012-02-07 24 hour kid won't stand up:

You need to make sure she is still eating, even if you need to tube her again. Google "homemade electrolytes goat" for an electrolyte recipe. This will give her some energy. Also, they may need 1/2 cc

2012-02-06 weak kid:

Give 1/2 cc Bose SQ. Make sure it nurses even if you have to hold it on mom. This is critical. The leg. You can splint the legs with toilet paper rolls and vet wrap. The problem is common and often corrects

2012-02-06 goat not eating:

What did the vet say the first one died from? Take this boy's temp. Is he peeing and pooping normally? Bloated? Give probiotics and.lots of.roughage. could there be a poison plant in the area? Is he drinking

2012-02-06 Neutering Bucks.:

You would need a vet to neuter the buck under anesthesia. I know they are more prone to infection and other problems when it is done this late. He may also retain some aggression. This is one reason

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