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  • abscess, CL, CLA, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Advanced Topics In Resident Health: Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL/CLA) In Small Ruminants

What is Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL)? How does it affect goat and sheep residents in sanctuary, and how can you manage its spread while keeping
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  • abscess, CL, CLA, Corynebacterium pseudotuberculosis

Advanced Topics In Resident Health: Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL/CLA) In Small Ruminants

What is Caseous Lymphadenitis (CL)? How does it affect goat and sheep residents in sanctuary, and how can you manage its spread while keeping residents happy and healthy?
  • free-gas bloat, frothy bloat, primay ruminal tympany, secondary ruminal tympany

Bloat In Ruminants

An overview of frothy bloat and free-gas bloat in ruminants.
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  • free-gas bloat, frothy bloat, primay ruminal tympany, secondary ruminal tympany

Bloat In Ruminants

An overview of frothy bloat and free-gas bloat in ruminants.
  • Johne's, MAP, Mycobacterium avium

Advanced Topics In Resident Health: Johne’s Disease (Paratuberculosis)

Johne’s is a challenging disease, especially in a sanctuary setting where individuals have unknown backgrounds and may be coming come from situations where the
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  • Johne's, MAP, Mycobacterium avium

Advanced Topics In Resident Health: Johne’s Disease (Paratuberculosis)

Johne’s is a challenging disease, especially in a sanctuary setting where individuals have unknown backgrounds and may be coming come from situations where the risk of exposure is high. What do you need to know to keep your residents safe?
  • goat cognition, goat individuality, goat senses, goat vocalization

Fun Facts About Goats

Goats are fascinating and complex individuals! Here are some verified fun facts about them!
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  • goat cognition, goat individuality, goat senses, goat vocalization

Fun Facts About Goats

Goats are fascinating and complex individuals! Here are some verified fun facts about them!

Fun Facts About Goats

Did you know that goats are more likely to have their ears pointed forward when they are experiencing positive emotions than when experiencing negative emotions? Also, the pitch of their voice is more likely to be steady when feeling positive emotions, whereas it may go up and down more when they are feeling distressed.
Want to get on a goat’s good side? Start with smiling! Goats are able to differentiate between happy and unhappy human faces. And they have been found to prefer happy faces!
Did you know that goats can develop accents? That’s right: The vocalization of kids has been studied, and it was discovered that their voice can change to sound more like other goats they are with when they are moved to different social groups!

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