—Lancaster Farming, Saturday. July 19. 1975
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Sally Bair
Feature Writer
Interest in raising the
dairy goat must be on the
increase if the size of the
crowd at the annual goat
Field Day is any indication.
Nearly fifty goat en
thusiasts gathered Saturday
at the Jacob H. Fisher, Jr.’s
Windy Hill Farm, Manheim
HI for an afternoon of
learning and sharing ex
periences with other goat
owners.
The Fishers, who milk 35
goats, had organized the day
for maximum learning, and
there were both demon
strations and an educational
exhibit filled with goat
literature. Producing quality
goat milk was the primary
focal point.
N. Alan Bair, county
agricultural agent,
discussed the causes of
mastitis in the dairy goat
and the treatment for the
condition. He recommended
the use of the California
Mastitis Kit to determine if
mastitis is present. Bair
said, “The oldest and
probably the best method of
treating mastitis is to milk
out the udder completely
ever hour or two for twenty
four hours.” He also said
that commercial remedies
especially prepared to
combat mastitis may be
used. The causes can be
diverse, but mastitis results
from some sort of stress
upon the animal.
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Dairy goat fanciers hold field day
Fisher emphasized the
importance of cleanliness
throughout the milking
procedure for obtaining high
quality goat milk. Milking
can be done by hand or with
specially designed milking
machines, or cow milkers
which have been adapted for
use.
Bair noted that an im
portant part of quality milk
is cooling the milk quickly.
He said, “The modern
refrigerator is not designed
for cooling; it is only made to
keep things cool. It will not
cool milk quickly enough to
maintain its quality.” Bair
suggested alternative
methods of cooling the milk,
including immersing its
container in ice water in the
refrigerator.
In response to a question,
Bair said it is recommended
that dairy goats be tested for
both tuberculosis and
brucellosis if the milk is to be
used for human con
sumption.
Demonstrations provided
a great deal of information
for the goat owners,
especially those who are just
beginning in the business.
First Fisher showed the
proper method for dehoming
a kid. He used an electric
dehomer, and suggested that
the job should be done in the
first 2-3 weeks of life.
Dehoming is recommended
for goats for safety reasons
and for ease of handling.
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program, and the frequency
of trimming will depend
upon the type of housing.
A clipping demonstration
was also given. Clipping is
especially important for
sanitary reasons. The udder
of a milking goat should be
clipped, as well as the flank,
especially in the winter. A
long-haired goat may also be
clipped to help keep it cool
and to help in the control of
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There was a demon
stration of tatoeing for
identification.
Following the formal
program, there was much
socializing and exchanging
ideas and information
among the goat breeders.
Breeders attended from
neighboring counties and
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NOTICE
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1) High Leucocytes
2) Maybe flaky milk or
3) Perhaps off color milk
4) Solid or firm udders
5) Drop in production
6) Maybe just plain old
mastitis.
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