1 ADGA 2010 TOP TEN BREED LEADER VOL. 57
2 ADGA 2015 TOP TEN BREED LEADERS, VOL. 62
4 ADGA 2018 TOP TEN BREED LEADERS, VOL. 65
2 ADGA 2019 TOP TEN BREED LEADERS, VOL. 66
Noah L. and Sue A. Goddard
GODDARD FARM, LLC
1801 EAST 335 ROAD
LECOMPTON, KS 66050-4037
United States
ph: # 785-304-7044
nubians
GODDARD FARM TOBLY AT HIS NEW HOME IN ARIZONA
TOBLY IS ONE OF GODDARD FARM MERCEDES' TRIPLETS BORN 02-24-2010
GROWING KIDS NEED LOTS OF EXERCISE. THIS KID PEN IS 50 FEET WIDE AND 150 FEET LONG CONSTRUCTED OF CATTLE PANELS LINED WITH 2 BY 4-INCH WELDED WIRE PIG-RINGED TO THE CATTLE PANELS TO KEEP THE KIDS FROM GETTNG THEIR HEAD CAUGHT IN THE FENCE.
KIDS RAISED IN THIS PEN LIVE IN THE WEST HALF OF THIS 12 BY 24-FOOT BUILDING SHOWN IN THE PICTURE BELOW.
THE EAST HALF OF THIS BUILDING OPENS INTO AN ADJACENT PEN 150 FT. BY 50 FT. AND HOUSES BUCKS.
THIS IS A COUNTER TOP BESIDE THE HOT & COLD WATER SINK IN OUR INSULATED & HEATED NURSERY 12 FEET BY 14 FEET. THE NURSERY IS IN THE OLDER WHITE BARN NEAR THE BIRTHING ROOMS.IN THIS PICTURE WE ARE GETTING READY FOR NEW BORN KIDS. ALCOHOL TO STERILIZE SISORS, IODINE FOR UMBILICAL CORDS, KITE STRING TO TIE OFF CORDS.AN APPLE IN THE BACKGROUND TO SLICE AND GIVE THE DOE FOR A JOB WELL DONE.
ANOTHER PICTURE OF OUR COUNTER TOP IN PREPARATION TO ACCEPT NEW BORNS. THIS PICTURE INCLUDES A SUCTION BULB FOR REMOVING MUCUS FROM THE NOSE AND THROAT. YOU ALSO SEE A 20CC DRENCHING SYRINGE.
MITZVAH, ONE OF GODDARD FARM RASPBERRY'S 2009 TWIN DOE KIDS, BORN 01-29-2009. MITZVAH'S UMBILICAL CORD HAS BEEN TIED.
MITZVAH, ONE OF GODDARD FARM RASPBERRY'S 2009 TWIN DOE KIDS, BORN 01-29-2009. MITZVAH'S UMBILICAL CORD HAS BEEN TIED WITH A STRONG CORD LIKE KITE STRING. THE CORD AND EXTRA STRING WILL BE CLIPPED CLOSE TO HER NAVEL AND THE STUMP SPRAYED WITH IODINE.
GODDARD FARM RASPBERRY, 3*M, A SECOND GENERATION ADGA TOP TEN BREED LEADER, LICKING HER TWIN DOE KIDS BORN 01-29-2009. THE LICKING PROCESS IS IMPORTANT FOR THE TRANSFER OF MICROBES FROM MOTHER TO BABY THAT AID IN THE NEW BORN KIDS' DIGESTIVE PROCESS.MITZVAH IS BEING LICKED IN THE PICTURE AND OLALLIEBERRY IS ON THE LEFT.
RASPBERRY'S 2008 DOE KIDS BORN 02-13-2008 ENJOYING THEIR FIRST DAY IN THE NURSERY. RASPBERRY HAD TWIN DOES IN 2008, 2009, AND 2010.
THE HONEY BLOND DOE IN THE BACKGROUND IS GODDARD FARM MISTY, 4*M. THE RED DOE WITH THE SPLASH WENT TO OHIO.
THE 12 BY 12 FT. BIRTHIING ROOMS ARE HEAVILY INSULATED AND HEATED TO 55*F AND THE MAN SAND FLOORS ARE COVERED WITH AMPLE AMOUNTS OF CLEAN SHAVINGS. KIDS ARE INTRODUCED TO HIGH QUALITY ALFALFA AT ABOUT ONE WEEK OF AGE AND ARE EATING IT AS A SUPPLMENT TO THEIR MILK BOTTLE BY THREE WEEKS OF AGE.
THIS IS THE OLDER BARN WHICH IS 36 FEET BY 36 FEET WITH THREE 12 X 12 MODIFIED HORSE STALLS ON EACH SIDE OF AN ALLEY WAY. FEED AND OTHER ITEMS ARE STORED ON PALLETS IN THE CONCRETE ALLEY WAY. THREE OF THE HORSE STALLS ARE HEAVILY INSULATED AND HEATED TO 55*F FOR BIRTHING ROOMS WHERE DOES ARE KEPT A WEEK BEFORE KIDDING. A COUPLE OF DAYS AFTER KIDDING THEY ARE RETURNED TO THE HERD IN THE MAIN LOAFING BARN.
THE HEATED 12 X 12 NURSEY IS ALSO IN THIS BUILDING.
THE 14 FT. EXTENSION YOU SEE ON THE WEST HOUSES WEANLINGS IN A PEN LEADING OFF TO THE NORTH. - 1986
THIS IS THE OLD DAIRY PROCESSING ROOM IN THE ABOVE-PICTURED WHITE BARN. THIS ROOM STILL HAS A 2-PART SINK, 30-GALLON WATER HEATER AND WALL FURNACE AND SERVES AS A NURSERY WHERE NEW BORN KIDS ARE HELD FOR THE FIRST 24 HOURS PRIOR TO GOING TO A HEATED KID ROOM IN THE SAME BARN. Constructed - 1990
CLOSE UP OF SINK AND COUNTER TOP IN NURSERY WITH ITEMS IN PREPARATION FOR KIDDING, NUTRA DRENCH, PAPER TOWELS, SUCTION BULB, KITE STRING TO TIE UMBILICAL CORDS, SURGICAL SISORS, IODINE, ALCOHOL, OLD TURKISH TOWELS, HAIR DRYER, BANAMINE, OXYTOCIN, NIPPLES FOR BABY BOTTLES, BOX OF 3CC SYRINGES, BOX OF 20 GA. NEEDLES, FELT TIP PIN & 3X5 CARDS TO RECORD ORDER OF BIRTH AND ANY UNUSUAL OCCURRANCES, AND PUMP DISPENSOR OF DIAL ANTIBACTERIAL SOAP.
THIS IS THE OLD MILK PARLOR THAT WAS PART OF A 14 BY 36-FOOT SECTION ON THE SOUTH SIDE OF THE OLDER WHITE BARN AND HAS NOW BEEN COMPLETELY DISMANTELED EXCEPT FOR THE CONCRETE FLOOR WHICH IS NOW A PATIO WHERE WE WILL HAVE OUR PIC NIC TABLE. THE REMAINING 2/3 OF THE WHITE BARN CONTINUES TO SERVE AS OUR NURSERY AND BIRTHING BARN. THE 12-FOOT WIDE ALLEY WAY WITH CONCRETE FLOOR IS A GENERAL PURPOSE AREA WHERE WE STORE & MIX FEED, TRIM HOOVES AND CLIP FOR SHOWS. =================================
SUSTAIN III® Sulfa Calf Bolus
Bimeda
ANTIBACTERIAL SULFAMETHAZINE SUSTAINED RELEASE BOLUS (72 Hours)
EACH BOLUS CONTAINS: Sulfamethazine (Formulated in a sustained release base), 123.8 grains (8.02 grams).
® Registered Trademark of Bimeda, Inc.
Manufactured by: Bimeda, Inc., Le Sueur, MN 56058
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THERE IS A 2X4 HORIZONTAL BLOCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INSIDE OF THE BOX THAT HELPS TO SUPPORT AND CONTROL THE KIDS DURING THE DISBUDDING PROCESS. THE BLOCK IS 6 & 1/2 INCHES FROM THE TOP EDGE OF THE BOX TO THE TOP EDGE OF THE BLOCK. THE FRONT EDGE OF THE BLOCK IS 8 & 1/2 INCHES FROM THE OUTSIDE FRONT EDGE OF THE BOX. THE BLOCK IS HELD IN PLACE WITH TWO 1 & 1/2 INCH SHEET ROCK SCREWS ON EACH END.
THE FOUR PICTURES ABOVE ARE OF OUR DISBUDDING BOX WHICH IS MORE THAN 20 YEARS OLD. THERE ARE MANY SIZES & SHAPES OF DISBUDDING BOXES BUT THIS WILL GIVE YOU SOME NOTION OF WHERE TO START IF YOU ARE BUILDING YOUR OWN BOX. OURS IS 17 INCHES TALL, 24 INCHES LONG END-TO-END ON THE OUTSIDE, 6 & 1/2 INCHES WIDE OUTSIDE-TO-OUTSIDE. THE LID OPENS FROM RIGHT TO LEFT AND IS FASTENED ON THE SIDE WITH TWO SMALL HINGES. THE HEAD OPENING IS 5 INCHES WIDE AND 4 INCHES DEEP. THERE IS A 2X4 HORIZONTAL BLOCK IN THE MIDDLE OF THE INSIDE OF THE BOX THAT HELPS TO SUPPORT AND CONTROL THE KIDS DURING THE DISBUDDING PROCESS. WE USE A 1-GALLON CAN FILLED HALF WAY UP WITH GRAVEL TO REST THE IRON IN WHILE NOT IN USE BETWEEN KIDS. WE DO NOT VACCINATE FOR TETANUS. WE DO NOT APPLY ANY COOLANT OR ANTIBIOTIC AEROSOL AFTER DISBUDDING.
Cocci Guard 10X with decoquinate
50 lbs. bag - item # 16635
WHEN THE KIDS ARE WEANED AND DECOQUINATE, THE COCCIDIA PREVENTIVE INGREDIENT IN DECCOX-M, IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO THEM, COCCICURB 10X™ MADE BY NUTRA BLEND™ CORPOPRATION IN NEOSHO, MO., IS ADDED TO THEIR GRAIN RATION. COCCICURB 10X™ IS A COMBINATION OF PULVERIZED RICE HULLS SPRAYED WITH VEGETABLE OIL AND INCLUDES DECOQUINATE. KIDS ARE GIVEN COCCICURB 10X WITH THEIR GRAIN UNTIL THEY ARE YEARLINGS OR UNTIL THE FIRST HARD FREEZE.
Cocci Curb (Amprolium) 1.25% corid crumbles
50 lb. bag - item # 16636
WHEN THE KIDS ARE WEANED AND DECOQUINATE, THE COCCIDIA PREVENTIVE INGREDIENT IN DECCOX-M, IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO THEM, COCCICURB 10X™ MADE BY NUTRA BLEND™ CORPOPRATION IN NEOSHO, MO., IS ADDED TO THEIR GRAIN RATION. COCCICURB 10X™ IS A COMBINATION OF PULVERIZED RICE HULLS SPRAYED WITH VEGETABLE OIL AND INCLUDES DECOQUINATE. KIDS ARE GIVEN COCCICURB 10X WITH THEIR GRAIN UNTIL THEY ARE YEARLINGS OR UNTIL THE FIRST HARD FREEZE.WE USE BOTH OF THESE ABOVE-LISTED PREVENTIVES IN COMBINATION
Rx ITEM # 183
Often Spring kids get scours as the weather warms up. Sometimes Giardia symptoms mimic Coccidia. A good microscope or a good vet with a good microscope can tell the difference. Treatment strategies are dependent upon a correct and swift diagnosis.
Parasitic & anaerobic bacteria like Giardia respond to Metronidazole (Flagyl - trade name) Metronidazole is a small white tablet about half the size of an aspirin. It dissolves quickly in a 3cc syringe of tap water. It is easily administered orally. A 250 mg tablet daily for 3 days usually clears up the problem. This is a prescription item Rx #183 at Valley Vet. It has a long shelf life. Your veterinarian may carry this item.
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ITEM # 21191
IN THE EVENT OF A COCCIDIA-RELATED BREAKOUT WE WOULD USE DIMETOX-40 AVALIABLE FROM VALLEY VET ITEM # 21191 WITH NO Rx REQUIRED.
READ THE MFG. "INFORMATION" BOX BELOW THE PICTURE ON VALLEY VET'S WEB SITE FOR DOSAGE & ADMINSTRATION.
THIS IS A THERAPY & SHOULD NOT BE USED LONG TERM AS A PREVENTIVE.
WHEN KIDS ARE MOVED FROM THE NURSERY & BIRTHING BARN AT ABOUT 3 WEEKS OF AGE, TO THE KID BARN, WE PUT THEM ON PIG FARROWING PADS.
THE PIG PADS ARE MADE OF NEARLY INDESTRUCTIBLE PLASTIC AND HAVE AN INTERNALTHERMOSTAT. ONE PAD WILL KEEP 4 TO 6 KIDS WARM. PIG PADS PASS THE HEAT UP THROUGH THE KIDS FROM THE GROUND UP AND ARE MUCH SAFER THAN HEAT LAMPS. THEY ARE WASHABLE AND LAST FOR MANY YEARS. WE PUT THE POWER CORDS THROUGH A PIECE OF 3-INCH PVC PIPE TO PREVENT THE KIDS FROM CHEWING ON THEM.
4 kids on a 24 inch by 48 inch pig farrowing pad
Pig Pads from Q.C. Supply, Schuyler, Nebraska 68661. Pads are Stanfield brand, manufactured by Osborne.
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TATTOO & DISBUDDING
WE USE THE RHINEHART X-50A WITH THE ADAPTER TIP AND DISBUD KIDS AT SEVEN TO TEN DAYS OF AGE.
THEY ARE TATTOOED THE FOLLOWING WEEK. WE DON'T LIKE TO STRESS THEM WITH BOTH IN THE SAME WEEK.
RHINEHART X-50A DISBUDDING IRON
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RHINEHART X-50A DISBUDDING IRON ANOTHER VIEW. TO USE THIS IRON ON GOATS THE HEAD MUST BE FASTENED TO THE IRON AS SEEN IN THE PICTURES BOTH ABOVE AND BELOW.
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RHINEHART X-50A DISBUDDING IRON
ANOTHER VIEW - THIS IRON IS FOR GOATS
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WE USE THE RHINEHART X50A SHOWN ABOVE. THE O.D. OR OUTSIDE DIAMETER OF THE TIP IS 3/4 INCH. THE I.D. OR INSIDE DIAMETER IS 9/16 NCH. THE X50A COVERS THE HORN BUTTON WELL, HEATS UP FAST, AND LEAVES NO SCURS. ANY DISBUDDING IRON NEEDS TO BE VERY HOT. WE START WITH A-5 OSTER CLIPPERS WITH A 10 BLADE AND CLIPP OFF THE HAIR. WE WEAR A LEATHER GLOVE ON THE OPPOSITE HAND TO AVOID BEING ACCIDENTALLY BURNED. I HOLD THE KID'S HEAD VERY STILL WITH THE GLOVED HAND. I APPLY THER IRON GENTLY AGAINST THE HEAD BUT DO NOT PUSH DOWN, I DON'T DO FIGURE 8s, AND I DON'T WIGGLE THE IRON. I DISBUD RELIGIOUSLY AS SOON AS THE BUDS POP UP, BUT NO LATER THAN 7 DAYS OF AGE. I HOLD THE IRON ON THE DOE KIDS FOR UP TO 8 SECONDS, COUNTING SLOWLY, AND 10 SECONDS ON THE BUCK KIDS. I DO NOT USE ANY COOLANT OR MEDICATED SPRAY ON THE KIDS AFTER DISBUDDING. I DO NOT GIVE TETANUS SHOTS. I NEVER HAVE ANY SCURS.
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WE USE AN X-50A RHINEHART DISBUDDING IRON
THE DISBUDDING IRON IS PLACED IN A 1-GALLON PAINT CAN HALF FILLED WITH GRAVEL WHILE IT HEATS IN PREPARATION FOR DISBUDDING KIDS
WHILE THE DISBUDDING IRON HEATS THE HAIR AROUND THE HORN BUDS IS CLIPPED
NOTICE THAT THE PERSON DOING THE DISBUDDING WEARS A LEATHER GLOVE ON THE OPPOSITE HAND TO AVOID GETTING BURNED DURING THE PROCESS
KIDS ARE PLACED IN THE DISBUDDING BOX FOR DISBUDDING
KIDS ARE PLACED INN THE BOX, THE LID CLOSED, AND THE PERSON DISBUDDING THE KIDS SITS ON THE BOX
THE PERSON DOING THE DISBUDDING WEARS A LEATHER GLOVE ON THE OPPOSITE HAND DURING THE PROCEDURE TO AVOID GETTING BVURNED.
THE KID IS HELD FIRMLY DURING THE DISBUDDING PROCESS BUT BEING CAREFUL NOT TO PUSH THE KID'S HEAD DOWNWARD SO AS NOT TO CHOKE THE KID
ALL DONE THE DISBUDDING IRON IS PLACED BACK IN THE GRAVEL BUCKET AND LEFT ON THE CONCRETE FLOOR TO COOL OFF SO AS NOT TO CAUSE A FIRE
WE ATTEND ALL BIRTHS. BABIES ARE REMOVED AND HAND FED 4 OR 5 TIMES A DAY FOR THE FIRST DAY OR TWO. THEN THREE TIMES A DAY WHEN THEIR NUTRITIONAL INTAKE REACHES THREE, 20-OUNCE POP BOTTLES OF MILK DAILY. BY 4 WEEKS OF AGE THEY ARE USUALLY WELL STARTED ON ALFLAFA AND GRAIN. AT 8 WEEKS OF AGE THEY ARE REDUCED TO TWO, 20-OUNCE BOTTLES A DAY. AS THEIR NUTRITIONAL NEEDS INCREASE THE ALFALFA AND GRAIN ARE INCREASED ACCORDINGLY. FOR THE REMAINDER OF THE 12 TO 14 WEEKS OF BOTTLE FEEDING THEY GET 2, 20-OUNCE BOTTLES OF MILK DAILY AND AMPLE AMOUNTS OF ALFALFA AND GRAIN.
NOTE: A ONE AND ONE HALF INCH BY 18 GAUGE NEEDLE IS USED IN THE FLANGE OF THE CAPRINE NIPPLE TO PREVENT THE PLASTIC BOTTLES FROM COLLAPSING DURING FEEDING (SEE RED ARROW).
============================= STARTING AT ONE WEEK OF AGE ALL KIDS ARE GIVEN ORGANIC IODINE IN THEIR MILK BOTTLE AS A PREVENTIVE FOR MILK GOITER.WE USE ORGANIC IODINE 40 BUT CAUTION SHOULD BE USED BECAUSE THERE ARE DIFFERENT STRENGTHS. DESPITE THE FACT IT CAN BE PURCHASED WITHOUT A PRESCRIPTION YOU SHOULD CONSULT YOUR VETERINARIAN ABOUT DOSAGE PRIOR TO BEGINNING ANY THERAPY OR PREVENTIVES.
WE TRY TO KEEP ONLY 5 OR 6 KIDS IN EACH BIRTHING ROOM. WITH 8 OR 10 KIDS IN ONE ROOM THERE IS A RISK OF THE KIDS PILING UP & SUFFOCATING ONE OR MORE OF THEM. KIDS ARE MOVED TO THE KID BARN AS SOON AS THEY ARE OLD ENOUGH AND THE WEATHER PERMITS.
A 2x4 FOOT STANFIELD PIG FARROWING PAD
YOU CANNOT PUT ANY KIND OF BEDDING ON THE PIG PADS OR IT WILL OVER HEAT
PIG PADS KEEP THE KIDS WARM SO THAT THEY DON'T BURN ALL OF THEIR CALORIES KEEPING WARM.
FOUR KIDS ON A 2X4 FOOT PIG FARROWING PAD 02-10-2017
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THE PIG FARROWING PADS HAVE AN INTERNAL THERMOSTAT THAT KEEPS THE PAD TEMPERATURE 30* TO 35*F ABOVE AIR TEMPERATURE. BUT WE USE THE CONTROL BOX, PICTURED ABOVE, FOR BETTER TEMPERATURE CONTROL.
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BECAUSE WE HAVE BEEN CAE FREE BASED ON WHOLE-HERD ANNUAL BLOOD TESTING SINCE 1992 WE FEED OUR BABIES POOLED UNPASTEURIZED MILK. WE BELIEVE THAT THE UNPASTEURIZED MILK GIVES OUR KIDS FASTER & MORE HEALTHY GROWTH AND DEVELOPMENT WITH FEWER COCCIDIA PROBLEMS.KID BARN AND RUNS VIEWED FROM THE SOUTH - BUILT 1996
PREVENTION IS CRUCIAL TO KID
GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
By three weeks of age they are eating well. We then add Cocci Guard 10x, whose active ingredient is also decoquinate the same as the Deccox-M, to their grain ration, and we also add the Cocci Curb Amprolium crumbles to their grain. As the kids grow and develop they begin to consume more grain with the added coccidia preventives. For about the last 4 weeks before they are weaned we can reduce the Deccox-M in their bottles as they get increased preventives with the same activWe start our babies on a coccidia preventive at three weeks of age in their milk bottle, Deccox-M in the green package below. Deccox-M is a kind of magnetic buff colored powder and does not dissolve well in milk so we put about an ounce of water in each bottle and shake it up as it does dissolve well in water. Then we add the milk. It is more labor intensive to feed individual bottles but this way we are more certain that each kid gets his share of preventive as opposed to the uncertainty of using a lamb bar or similar feeding process. This is especially important if one kid needs more preventive than another. As the kids grow and develop we start them on hay and grain at one week and e ingredient in their grain ration. So from about 10 weeks of age to 14 weeks they are getting an overlap in preventives. We keep young stock on this coccidia preventive regimen in their grain ration until they are yearlings. At three weeks of age we also worm the kids with Ivomec-Plus and worm them every two weeks until they are 14 weeks at which time we switch them to the adult worming schedule. This makes a much healthier and more growthy kid and gives them a shiny hair coat. I call this "from the inside out."
I understand that there are other preventive practices but this has worked well for our herd and for those interested in replicating our system I have included below the source and item number for your convenience.
www.Valleyvet.com
Cocci Guard 10X with decoquinate, 50 lb.bag, item No. 16635
www.Valleyvet.com
Cocci Curb (amprolium) 1.25% corid crumbles, 50 lb. bag, item No. 16636
www.pbsanimalhealth.com
Deccox-M in green 5 lb. bag, Item No. 3-16
DECCOX-M™ IS GIVEN IN THEIR MILK BOTTLES DAILY BEGINNING AT 3 WEEKS OF AGE UNTIL WEANING AS A COCCIDIA PREVENTIVE. 1CC OF CORID™ IS ADDED TO THEIR BOTTLES FOR FIVE DAYS AT 2-WEEK INTERVALS.
WHEN THE KIDS ARE WEANED AND DECOQUINATE, THE COCCIDIA PREVENTIVE INGREDIENT IN DECCOX-M, IS NO LONGER AVAILABLE TO THEM, COCCICURB 10X™ MADE BY NUTRA BLEND™ CORPOPRATION IN NEOSHO, MO., IS ADDED TO THEIR GRAIN RATION. COCCICURB 10X™ IS A COMBINATION OF PULVERIZED RICE HULLS SPRAYED WITH VEGETABLE OIL AND INCLUDES DECOQUINATE. KIDS ARE GIVEN COCCICURB 10X WITH THEIR GRAIN UNTIL THEY ARE YEARLINGS OR UNTIL THE FIRST HARD FREEZE.DECCOX-M ITEM # 3-16 IS AVAILABLE FROM WWW.PBSANIMALHEALTH.COM/////////////////////////////////////=========================== www.Valleyvet.com WORMING KIDS IS EQUALLY CRUCIAL TO GROWTH & DEVELOPMENT
STARTING AT 3 WEEKS OF AGE, KIDS ARE GIVEN IVOMEC-PLUS™ AT 1/2cc S.Q. EVERY 2 WEEKS GRADUATING UPWARD ON DOSAGE EACH TIME AND GIVEN 1cc AT 12 AND 14 WEEKS. AFTER THAT, KIDS ARE WORMED BASED ON FECAL EXAMS.
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COCCI CURB 10X MEDICATERD GRANULES HAVE THE DECOQUINATE, THE SAME ACTIVE INGREDIENT AS DECCOX-M AND WE TOP DRESS THE KID'S GRAIN RATION WITH IT STARTING AT 3 WEEKS OF AGE TO SUPPLEMENT THE DECCOX-M PREVENTIVE THEY GET IN THEIR MILK BOTTLES. WE CONTINUE TO FEED THESE GRANULES TO KIDS AFTER THEY ARE WEANED
ABOVE IN THIS PICTRURE ARE THE THINGS WE USE IN TATTOOING KIDS. WE TRY TO DISBUD THEM AT ONE WEEK OF AGE AND TATTOO THEM THE SECOND WEEK TO MINIMIZE THE STRESS. WE US ONE SET OF TATTOO PLIERS WITH OUR HERD LETTERS - NSG - AND THE OTHER SET OF PLIERS FOR THE INDIVIDUAL I.D. NUMBER. THIS SPEEDS THE PROCESS AND REDUCES CHANCES OF MISTAKES. IN THE PICTURES YOU ALSO SEE A BOTTLE OF KETCHUM BRAND GREEN TATTOO INK, A BAGGIE WITH TWO SETS OF NUMBERS FROM ZERO TO 10, ANOTHER BAGGIE WITH ONE COMPLETE SET OF LETTERS, AND A PAIR OF BLUE RUBBER EXAM GLOVES. THE GLOVES KEEP YOUR HANDS FROM TURNING GREEN DURINIG THE TATTOOING PROCESS. WE USE 5/16 SIZE TATTOO LETTERS & NUMBERS. IT IS EASY TO MAKE A MISTAKE SO THE 3X5 CARD IN THE PICTURE IS USED TO TEST THE PLIERS TO MAKE SURE THE CORRECT LETTER AND NUMBERS ARE THERE & IN THE CORRECT ORDER BEFORE PUNCTURING THE EAR.
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FOR ADDITIONAL INFORMATION PLEASE READ REGISTERING & TATTOOING KIDS ON PAGE 23 IN THE MARCH/APRIL ISSUE OF THE DAIRY GOAT JOURNAL. IF YOU ARE NOT SUBSCRIBED TO THE DGJ YOU CAN GOOGLE THEM ON-LINE.
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Noah L. and Sue A. Goddard
GODDARD FARM, LLC
1801 EAST 335 ROAD
LECOMPTON, KS 66050-4037
United States
ph: # 785-304-7044
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