Informative Links
Here are some links to pages I find helpful. Some come straight from the American Dairy Goat Association, the American Goat Society and others are published scientific papers. When I search for scientific papers I try to find the most recent ones, but that could still be from the 1980's.
Anemia Overview - The Merck Veterinary Manuals - An overview of anemia symptoms, diagnosis and treatment in veterinary care.
Dairy Goat Anatomy - AGS - A goat illustration with labeled body parts.
Care and Management of Dairy Goats - ADGA - Before diving into dairy goats this site provides some basic care all goats need to live healthy lives.
Current Linear Appraisal Schedule - ADGA - This is the Linear Appraisal schedule through the ADGA that also has a link for the LA application.
Emotions in Goats - acadamia.edu - A study of emotions in goats based on physiological, behavioral and vocal responses.
ADGA Genetics - ADGA - Search this site for a specific goat's pedigree or plan out a future breeding of ADGA registered goats. Other herd management tools are also available.
Goat Health - Hoegger Supply Company - This provides an overview of common diseases that should be tested for in dairy goat herds.
Johne's Disease - ADGA - An overview on Johne's symptoms, diagnosis and the prevention of spreading to healthy goats.
Kidding Presentations - Gryphon Tor Farm - "You're Kidding - Don't Panic" a great site of illustrations on the ways kids present themselves during birth. Also descriptions on how to assist when necessary.
Mapping the Goat Polled Intersex Syndrom - Genome Research - A study done to suggest where the goat PIS is homologous to a human region. It provides data on the polled nature of goats and that breeding polled individuals will not specifically result in intersex individuals.
Multispecies Grazing - NCAT - An article on the potential benefits and problems of grazing multiple species together.
Nigerian Dwarf Colors - AGS - Shows standard and suggested colors along with pictures for Nigerian Dwarfs.
Ontogenesis of female-to-male sex-reversal in XX polled goats - Developmental Dynamics
Polled Genetics - AGS - Explains genetics on the dominant polled trait in goats.
ADGA Show Scorecard - ADGA - The categories and points used to aid in the selection of ideal dairy characteristics.
Dairy Goat Anatomy - AGS - A goat illustration with labeled body parts.
Care and Management of Dairy Goats - ADGA - Before diving into dairy goats this site provides some basic care all goats need to live healthy lives.
Current Linear Appraisal Schedule - ADGA - This is the Linear Appraisal schedule through the ADGA that also has a link for the LA application.
Emotions in Goats - acadamia.edu - A study of emotions in goats based on physiological, behavioral and vocal responses.
ADGA Genetics - ADGA - Search this site for a specific goat's pedigree or plan out a future breeding of ADGA registered goats. Other herd management tools are also available.
Goat Health - Hoegger Supply Company - This provides an overview of common diseases that should be tested for in dairy goat herds.
Johne's Disease - ADGA - An overview on Johne's symptoms, diagnosis and the prevention of spreading to healthy goats.
Kidding Presentations - Gryphon Tor Farm - "You're Kidding - Don't Panic" a great site of illustrations on the ways kids present themselves during birth. Also descriptions on how to assist when necessary.
Mapping the Goat Polled Intersex Syndrom - Genome Research - A study done to suggest where the goat PIS is homologous to a human region. It provides data on the polled nature of goats and that breeding polled individuals will not specifically result in intersex individuals.
Multispecies Grazing - NCAT - An article on the potential benefits and problems of grazing multiple species together.
Nigerian Dwarf Colors - AGS - Shows standard and suggested colors along with pictures for Nigerian Dwarfs.
Ontogenesis of female-to-male sex-reversal in XX polled goats - Developmental Dynamics
Polled Genetics - AGS - Explains genetics on the dominant polled trait in goats.
ADGA Show Scorecard - ADGA - The categories and points used to aid in the selection of ideal dairy characteristics.