Meat Goats

[Gulli]

Just to jump on this thread...
Do people castrate the male kids or leave entire?
Can goats run alongside sheep? I seem to recall there's potentially issues with parasite/ worms??
If someone was particularly mental and thinking of getting a starter herd of goats would they be able to share a paddock with the breeding tups?
Asking for a friend obviously!

They'll be fine with tups especially out of season. Goats have little to no worm resistance even as adults so you have to keep on top of drenching etc.

I always castrate mine because only have a few and they just all run together most of the time

All for sale if anyone is interested in a motley crew of various aged goats

 

[topground]

If you are not already aware DEFRA now require goats to be subject to a skin test for Tb.
It was news to me when the letters arrived this morning, fortunately the goats went last year.
Another bureaucratic time burden mental health stress on livestock keepers, more work for the Tb industry, desk jockeys and vets while the wildlife vector of Tb carries on mainly unchecked.

 

[Cowpoke82]

If you are not already aware DEFRA now require goats to be subject to a skin test for Tb.
It was news to me when the letters arrived this morning, fortunately the goats went last year.
Another bureaucratic time burden mental health stress on livestock keepers, more work for the Tb industry, desk jockeys and vets while the wildlife vector of Tb carries on mainly unchecked.

Can’t find anything about this online and haven’t had a Letter yet

 

[unlacedgecko]

Can’t find anything about this online and haven’t had a Letter yet

I don't think it's routine. Only if there's an outbreak.

There's no compensation for goats either.

 

[Cowpoke82]

I don't think it's routine. Only if there's an outbreak.

There's no compensation for goats either.

Thank f**k for that , mine are barstewards at the best of times

 

[topground]

Something to do with

Can’t find anything about this online and haven’t had a Letter yet

all to do with a contiguous holding affected on closer reading. No idea who and no mention yet of having the cattle tested again, last test on 24th April clear.
How can I find out which holdings locally are shut down?

 

[thorpe]

we are TB1 had a letter come and as i read it we have to test cattle that we buy in, is this correct? i think ive put this on the wrong thread!

 

[gwi1890]

If you are not already aware DEFRA now require goats to be subject to a skin test for Tb.
It was news to me when the letters arrived this morning, fortunately the goats went last year.
Another bureaucratic time burden mental health stress on livestock keepers, more work for the Tb industry, desk jockeys and vets while the wildlife vector of Tb carries on mainly unchecked.

Yes I spoke to a man the other day and he mentioned this as a result he was getting rid of all the goats as it was to risky along side dairy heifer rearing .

 

[spin cycle]

you could rear Wiltshire horn and pass them as goats

 

[Gulli]

If you are not already aware DEFRA now require goats to be subject to a skin test for Tb.
It was news to me when the letters arrived this morning, fortunately the goats went last year.
Another bureaucratic time burden mental health stress on livestock keepers, more work for the Tb industry, desk jockeys and vets while the wildlife vector of Tb carries on mainly unchecked.

Not a big deal, not sure there's many goats that have reacted to a skin test! Not very effective on them.
Think it's only a contiguous thing but I've had a few tests at various points. Once they rang up to tell me I needed to test my goats which at the time lived inside all year but not the cattle which graze over the hedge from the farm that had a breakdown

 

[hendrebc]

Something to do with

all to do with a contiguous holding affected on closer reading. No idea who and no mention yet of having the cattle tested again, last test on 24th April clear.
How can I find out which holdings locally are shut down?

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