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Resources About Goats

Teal lettering reading, "CARING FOR OLDER GOAT RESIDENTS" sits on a creamy background. A graphic of a brownskinned person in a yellow shirt and green pants holds a clipboard. Next to them is a brown and white goat with small horns and grey streaks of hair.
  • Geriatric goat health, older goats, senior goat care

Caring For Older Goat Residents Infographic

With proper care, goats have the opportunity to live long lives. The average life expectancy for domesticated goats ranges 10-15 years, with some individuals living
Teal lettering reading, "CARING FOR OLDER GOAT RESIDENTS" sits on a creamy background. A graphic of a brownskinned person in a yellow shirt and green pants holds a clipboard. Next to them is a brown and white goat with small horns and grey streaks of hair.
  • Geriatric goat health, older goats, senior goat care

Caring For Older Goat Residents Infographic

  • goat diseases, goat health, goat illness

Potential Goat Health Challenges

An introductory guide about common goat health issues and diseases. When in doubt, always contact an expert or veterinarian for evaluation!
Edgar’s Mission is a nonprofit sanctuary for farmed animals with a vision for a humane and just world for all. They rescue and provide sanctuary to animals in need, and as of 2020 they are providing lifelong love and care to over 450 rescued animals. Through education, outreach, advocacy, community enrichment, and farm tours, the sanctuary encourages people to expand their circle of compassion to include all animals. Edgar’s Mission sanctuary is set on 153 peaceable acres in Victoria, Australia, about 60 km north of Melbourne. While most activities happen on site, founder Pam Ahern often does public speaking farther afield. One of Edgar’s Mission’s oft quoted statements is “If we could live happy and healthy lives without harming others, why wouldn’t we?” Learn more at https://www.edgarsmission.org.au.
  • goat diseases, goat health, goat illness

Potential Goat Health Challenges

An introductory guide about common goat health issues and diseases. When in doubt, always contact an expert or veterinarian for evaluation!
  • 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?

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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