Sandra Baxendell, goatvetoz

use of pumpkin seeds as an alternative anthelmintic to reduce parasite burden in naturally infected lambs | Translational Animal Science | Oxford Academic

New open access article on Qfever in Boer goats in South Korea. Read here https://www.mdpi.com/2076-2615/16/15/2303  The initial incidence was 69% but after treatment with oxytetracycline this dropped eventually to 0.

Male goats bump heads between 5,000 to 7,000 times over 6 months. https://www.science.org/content/article/goats-love-bash-heads-it-might-give-them-brain-damage They are being used for a model for sports brain injury studies.

(via Mallomar wins the 2026 Great Goat Graze-Off | Popular Science)  An eating competition for goats https://www.popsci.com/environment/mallomar-wins-2026-great-goat-graze-off/  Winner is the goat who eats the most noxious weeds in 3 minutes.  Great idea!

Over 9000 Zambian farmers get 5 goats each plus training https://www.undp.org/zambia/stories/passing-hope-forward-how-simple-goat-scheme-building-climate-resilience-zambia

Prince Harry does goat yoga  

Fiji is training goat farmers to reduce their meat imports https://nit.com.au/10-07-2026/25282/fiji-targets-meat-imports-with-sheep-and-goat-farming-push They are promoting growing fodder such as Calliandra, Gliricidia and Leucaena.  #goatvetoz #goatvet #goatmeat #Fiji

(via Rabid goat in York County exposes at least 4 people to rabies, officials say)  Goat with rabies diagnosed in the USA.  https://www.wbtv.com/2026/07/08/rabid-goat-confirmed-york-county-health-officials-say-4-exposed/ Australia is rabies free but goats in the USA must be vaccinated.

Pygmy goat kids born with deformed limbs .  See this UK report https://bvajournals.onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/epdf/10.1002/vetr.3077  Also problems with neonatal Valais blacknose lambs.

(via Goats roam free in this French Alpine village | Euronews)

If you sell goats milk save this article to give to your customers https://biovetinnovator.in/wp-content/uploads/2026/06/6.-BVI-JUNE-ISSUE-34-42.pdf .It explains the benefits of goats milk.

Qfever is in Australian ticks on marsupials and can spread into goat herds and cause abortions.  https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/15/6/646  Open access.

(via Whole Goat Milk Formula Can Reduce Incidence of Atopic Dermatitis in Infants - Infectious Disease Advisor)   Double blind study proves goats milk formulae results in less infant atopic dermatitis https://www.infectiousdiseaseadvisor.com/news/whole-goat-milk-formula-can-reduce-incidence-of-atopic-dermatitis-in-infants/ Save if you sell goats milk.

(via A feeding solution—for goats)  Engineering students design better goat feeders https://www.bc.edu/content/bc-web/sites/bc-news/articles/2026/summer/team-goat.html .  To keep Nigerian Dwarf goats feet out of their grain mix.

(via A goat’s tooth may have solved a 100-year debate about ancient Greek farming)   Goat meat was the main meat consumed in ancient Greece https://theconversation.com/a-goats-tooth-may-have-solved-a-100-year-debate-about-ancient-greek-farming-285839  Communal goat herds may have been used for public feasts.

(via Disbudding goat kids - Vet Practice Magazine)  Disbudding goat kids - I am quoted although this was a while ago now. https://www.vetpracticemag.com.au/disbudding-goat-kids/ via @VetPracticeMag .  The new Australian Welfare code requires vet prescribed pain relief.

(via Nervous caprine listeriosis)   Case report of listeriosis in a goat herd This report is from a dairy goat herd in Spain https://www.flockandherd.net.au/other/areader/caprine-listeriosis.html .  This is about the nervous form, not the form that causes abortions.