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Goat Talk with the Goat Doc Cara Shepard
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Dr Cara Sammons-Shepard, DVM is a practicing veterinarian in Maine and New Hampshire, and when on the road, the majority of her patients are goats. She and her husband have owned and operated a commercial farmstead creamery since 2009. In this podcast, Dr Shepard discusses different topics related to goat medicine and husbandry.
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Tales From the Farm Vol 11
A long overdue update on what's been going on at Flying Goat Farm this spring/early summer.
Questions, comments, just wanna say hi and send me cute goat pics online? www.goatdoc.com, goatdoccara@gmail.com, Insta: @goat_doc. Want another place to talk about goats online? Come say hi on the Discord server: http://discord.gg/am66zGny2b
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Registered Goats - Why?
Why should we care about whether our goats are registered? It's more than just being able to say that your animal is "purebred" or not. In this episode, I talk about my experience and opinion about why you should register your goats. I'm obviously biased, but it may not be why you think someone would be biased towards registering animals.
Questions, comments, just wanna say hi and send me cute goat pics online? www.goatdoc.com, goatdoccara@gmail.com, Insta: @goat_doc. Want another place to talk about goats online? Come say hi on the Discord server: http://discord.gg/am66zGny2b
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Dystocia
Dystocia is our veterinary doctor word for difficult birth. (I guess maybe we call it something different for humans? I don't know, all species but one over here). In this episode I talk about different causes for dystocia, my experiences with what is more common in goats, and some dystocia do's and don'ts.
Questions, comments, just wanna say hi and send me cute goat pics online? www.goatdoc.com, goatdoccara@gmail.com, Insta: @goat_doc
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Lookin' at Poop: Fecal Diagnostics
Seems like we talk about poop a lot sometimes doesn't it. While I'm sure I've touched on fecal analysis as part of a parasite management program in the past, I thought I would take some time and talk about the different types of fecal analyses we have available to help assess and monitor parasite levels in our goats and other animals. This episode covers the difference between qualitative and quantitative fecal analysis, Baermann fecals and touches on the usefulness (or not) of FAMACHA as a tool to help monitor parasite levels in your goats and small ruminants.
Questions, comments, just wanna say hi and send me cute goat pics online? www.goatdoc.com, goatdoccara@gmail.com, Insta: @goat_doc
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Enteric Protozoa Part 2: Other Guys
While coccidia is the big player in problem protozoa for ruminants, there are a couple other guys I see around that I sometimes care about as well, so Entamoeba and Giardia get a couple minutes of attention in this episode and I also spend some time discussing considerations for treating enteric protozoa in general- why, why, how, and what to consider when you are doing it.
Questions, comments, just wanna say hi and send me cute goat pics online? www.goatdoc.com, goatdoccara@gmail.com, Insta: @goat_doc
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Enteric Protozoa Part 1 : Coccidia
It's been a while, but I'm back for at least a few episodes to talk about enteric protozoans - single celled critters that live in the guts, and may or may not be a problem. First things first- Coccidia. I managed to get a little long winded here talking about these guys and options for treating them when you may have a problem.
Questions, comments, just wanna say hi and send me cute goat pics online? www.goatdoc.com, goatdoccara@gmail.com, Insta: @goat_doc
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Customer Reviews
Very informative for new goat owners like me.
I am fairly new to goat ownership; I'm milking for personal/family use in a small backyard homestead setup. I’m very busy so I don’t have a lot of spare time to sit around reading and researching every little eventuality with my newest charges but I do want what is best for my does and our family.
I can listen to Dr. Shepard while I’m working or driving and get more in depth look at all the ins and outs of good goat husbandry. I’m feeling way more informed and prepared for what may come rather than just reacting to situations and what if’s.
I really appreciate that she approaches and discusses each topic with a multi faceted solutions rather than just the way she prefers doing things. I also appreciate that she says when she is unsure of something or doesn’t have as much experience with certain methods so she can’t speak on it as well it just makes me feel she has a lot of integrity in what she does.
From Brie in missouri
I love this podcast! Thank you for sharing your knowledge and farm updates!
Layman physiology
I love when Dr. Shepard talks physiology. It is a great help to understand why or why not to include certain common management practice protocols. Love to hear anatomy and physiology that is well explained!!!
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