Female goats usually live on average 11 – 12 years. Those that are 'retired' from breeding around age 10 will live longer, up to the age of 16 – 18 years. A 24 year old female goat has been known but ...

On a Monday at the New Holland Sales Stables, buyers from all over the East Coast gather around the auction ring to wait for the next sale to start. But they didn’t travel all the way from New York ...

Mary Rigdon never sleeps late — not even on weekends. She doesn’t go carousing past 7 p.m. either. Some folks might not take to rising at 4 a.m. on a Saturday or being stuck at home in the evenings, ...

ALEXIS, Illinois -- Dairy goat farming is the largest growing field of livestock in agriculture nationwide. Data from the U.S. Department of Agriculture shows the increase is not just nationwide -- ...

Educate yourself before bringing goats home. This is a big responsibility and you can’t just keep them out and expect them to perform well. At the very least, read a few articles about raising goats ...

Sue Lani Madsen accuses wildlife research scientists of lacking common sense and concern for animal welfare (“Stress and common sense,” April 8), contrasting the care she provides her domestic goats ...

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Small-scale dairy goat farming is transforming lives in Mukurwe-ini, Nyeri County by giving farmers financial independence. For Mary Wachuka Gachunia, her journey into dairy goat farming began in 2000 ...

Bhubaneswar: “Goat farming is a lifeline for thousands of smallholder farmers in Odisha. The Odisha government is committed to strengthening this sector by expanding veterinary support, encouraging ...