C.A.E. = Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis
This is a serious goat disease. It is in the same family with the HIV virus.
In goats, it can cause arthritis, ruin an udder, or kill kids by attackinghttp://www.blogger.com/img/blank.gif the nervous system.
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Click HERE for more information about C.A.E.
Click on this link for an article that explains the connection between CAE in milk and positive tests in humans for HIV.
Info about CL, a disease that can pass to humans
Click here
Johne's Disease = a 'wasting' disease in cattle and goats. Has been linked to Crohn's disease in humans.
Click HERE for more information about Johne's.
Sunday, February 27, 2011
Important links - Click on title of each item
Extensive goat care information.
How to disbud a baby goat (remove horn buds)
Disbudding video.
How to draw blood for testing
Using an elastrator to castrate bucklings
How to test for Mastitis
Milk flavor issues
How to tell if your goat has parasites
How to Trim Goat Hooves
How to use goat hobbles
Note: You can also get a curb chain (for a horse bridle) and use it in the same way.
Where to buy goat stuff
Milk Stand Plans
Click here for pic of milk stand modifications to make it more stable
Homemade Milker
The pump is a Durvet 65 ml Fixed Dose Pour-On Applicator. The syringe body is 35 cc with the threaded type needle end, but the needle is removed. The vinyl tubing came with the applicator (I only used half of it), and I used a small hose clamp and super glue jel to make sure the hose stays on the syringe body.
When in use, you are not constantly pumping the mechanism. After the milk starts to flow, it's pump....wait....wait....wait....wait....wait....pump....repeat.
I do finish out by hand, but that's usually just a tiny amount.
To clean it after milking, I run extremely hot water through it, then soapy water, then clean water. A couple of times a week, I run bleach water through it, too.
I am not selling these, just showing what you can make for about half of what they sell for.
How to disbud a baby goat (remove horn buds)
Disbudding video.
How to draw blood for testing
Using an elastrator to castrate bucklings
How to test for Mastitis
Milk flavor issues
How to tell if your goat has parasites
How to Trim Goat Hooves
How to use goat hobbles
Note: You can also get a curb chain (for a horse bridle) and use it in the same way.
Where to buy goat stuff
Milk Stand Plans
Click here for pic of milk stand modifications to make it more stable
Homemade Milker
The pump is a Durvet 65 ml Fixed Dose Pour-On Applicator. The syringe body is 35 cc with the threaded type needle end, but the needle is removed. The vinyl tubing came with the applicator (I only used half of it), and I used a small hose clamp and super glue jel to make sure the hose stays on the syringe body.
When in use, you are not constantly pumping the mechanism. After the milk starts to flow, it's pump....wait....wait....wait....wait....wait....pump....repeat.
I do finish out by hand, but that's usually just a tiny amount.
To clean it after milking, I run extremely hot water through it, then soapy water, then clean water. A couple of times a week, I run bleach water through it, too.
I am not selling these, just showing what you can make for about half of what they sell for.
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