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How To Give An Injection

A Sub Q Injection is given by pulling up a little pinch of skin to make a "tent". Using a 1/2 inch needle (so you don't go in one side of the tent and out the other) go into the side of the tent and inject the medication of vaccine.

A IM Injection is given directly into the large muscle in the lower hip (primary) of shoulder (secondary). We use a 1/2 inch needle for IM as well as Sub Q. To insure that we don't hit a blood vessel, we pull back the plunger a little and look foot blood in the syringe. If you see blood, try another site.

An early sign for a milking doe is a sudden increase in milk output. Tail wagging, bleeding, frequent urination, and swelling of the vulva are also signs. When introduced to a buck, the doe in heat will show great interest. Ovulation usually occurs in the last few hours of heat. Best conception rates are duting this period.

Goat Physiological Stats

Temperature:

101.5' F- 104' F

Respirations:

Adults: 12-20 Per Minute

Kids: 20-40 Per Minute

Pulse:

70-80 Beats Per Minute

Rumination (Cud Chewing):

1-1 1/2 Per Minute

Estrus Cycle:

18-23 Days

Gestation:

146-156 Days

Tattoo Letters

1994=F 2003=R

1995=G 2004=S

1996=H 2005=T

1997=J 2006=U

1998=K 2007=V

1999=L 2008=W

2000=M 2009=X

2001=N 2010=Y

2002=P 2011=Z

How To Tattoo

Procedure:

Clean both of the animal's ears thoroughly by spraying with antiseptic, and wiping with paper towels. Position the tattoo (inside the ear) sothat the needles are between the veins, centered in the open area between the animal's head and the hairline at the end of the ear. Squeeze tattoo pliers firmly so that all the needles pierce the flesh, but not so hard that the needles go all the way through the ear. Remove tattoo pliers from ear. Now thoroughly coat the tattoo with tattoo ink (green ink shows better on darkly pigmented ears).

Tips:

1. If you get a vein and cause the ear to bleed, apply

pressure until the bleeding stops.

2. If you tattoo the animal wrong, you can leave it as

is, add a character, or delete that ear on the papers.

3. If you can't read the tattoo, tattoo the ear again.

4. If you get the tattoos backwards, make a not of it and

change the registration application to match the

animal.

Typical Fetal Development

Heartbeat Apparent: 20 Days

Limb Buds Visible: 29-35 Days

Differentiation of Digits:35-42 Days Differentiation of Nostrils and Eyes:42-49 Days

Eyelids Close:49-56 Days

Horn Pits Appear:77-84 Days

Hair Around Eyes and Muzzle:98-105 Days

Tooth Eruption: 98-105 Days

Hair Covering Body: 119-126 Days Length of Fetus at 30Days: 1.4 cm

Length of Fetus at 145 Days: 43.0cm

Hoof Trimming Procedures and Supplies

Hoof trimming is an essential part of caring for your goats. We do this about once every three months, but it varies some depending on the goat, and the terrain and weather conditions. Without proper trimming, the hooves will become cracked, overgrown, bent, and infected (hoof rot). Untrimmed hoves can cripple a goat. To properly trim you will need a pair of good trimmers, a hoof pick, and either a hoof file or a hoof plane.