Goat milk production is the focus of a seminar by the Iowa State University Extension department Saturday at Dordt College in Sioux Center. Extension Dairy specialist Fred Hall says Iowa is third in ...

Eric Staswick headed out to his goat shed and entered to the sound of soft bleating. "Hey, girl," he said, leading a calm-eyed Nigerian dwarf goat named Claire onto a milking stand outside. Claire ...

Jim Montgomery is the happy guardian of Oolong and Aleah, two female Oberhasli goats he keeps for milking purposes in his urban Berkeley backyard. I interviewed him as we herd the genial but voracious ...

Although they're the most widely raised livestock in the world, goats are still a relatively uncommon sight on U.S. farms and ranches. An even rarer sight is a herd of goats raised for their meat. So ...

Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of a human antimicrobial protein has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs, demonstrating the potential for food ...

PFEIFER — Some people whisper to horses, others to dogs. But for Coraleen Bunner, it's goats. Bunner raises all kinds of goats on her goat farm, Shepherd's Gate in Pfeifer, but she is partial to ...

Learn how to make a goat-milking stand for delicious milk from your goats. Learning to successfully hand-milk your goats with this DIY goat stand can make the difference between a fridge full of ...

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MISSOULA, Mont. — Warm weather and new life can put on a spectacular show. At Hickory Leaf Dairy Goats on the Stahl Ranch near Missoula, you get a good view of that show during kidding season. NBC ...

Milk from goats that were genetically modified to produce higher levels of a human antimicrobial protein has proved effective in treating diarrhea in young pigs, demonstrating the potential for food ...

If goats are in short supply in your area, you might consider raising breeding stock to sell to other goat farmers. Before deciding to breed goats for sale, consider all the possible goals for your ...

Pigs fed goats' milk that was genetically modified to carry an important antibacterial enzyme found in human breast milk showed signs of better resisting attack by common E. coli bacteria than did ...