1. Don't buy over bred does i.e 3months and above pregnant. They are likely to abort when transported. A new born kid has no functioning immune system, and a pregnant doe's milk contains immunologic protections for the place she was moved from rather than for organisms on your property.
2. Don't breed four times in two years. You will wear out your doe. She can do it, but she will get old/wear out quickly and will have lousy kids.
3. Don't disbud or dehorn. Horns are radiators for animals that don't have sweat glands. Goats need their horns for heat elimination and protection.
4. Don't ever rotate dewormers. Use one dewormer (always orally) until it quits working, then switch. Rotating dewormers builds super worms that are resistant to all classes of anthelmintics (dewormers).
5. Don't breed does too young. Wait until does are atleast 9 months for cross breeds to breed them. You don't want juveniles having kids.
6. Don't deworm or medicate in feed or in water. The goat needing it the worst will be the one on the bottom of the pecking order who gets the least feed and water. Medications must be administered orally or injectably. Dewormers must be given orally to each goat.
7. Don't feed grain twice a day unless the goat is a doe nursing three or more kids.
8. Don't overfeed bottle babies with milk. Calculate proper feeding amounts based upon kid's body weight. Overfeeding on milk often causes Floppy Kid Syndrome and dead kids.
9. Don't free-choice grain feeding. Goats can founder, develop ruminal acidosis, and a host of other rumen-related problems caused by overfeeding grain.
10. Don't restrict hay intake. The rumen needs long fiber to generate heat that keeps the body warm and allows digestion of food.
11. Don't push goats to gain by feeding diets heavy in processed grains. Goats don't marble fat like cattle, but instead layer fat around internal organs and under the skin when they are fed more protein than they can metabolize into muscle. Goats lose weight fast and gain slowly.
12. Apply pesticides only as directed on the labels. Stop and read all warnings, directions, and precautions carefully before using any pesticide.
13. Do not spray animals in a confined, non-ventilated area.
14. Do not apply pesticides to kids less than 3 months old. Use light applications on KIDS 3 to 6 months old. Dudu dust can be applied to kids majorly with fleas
15. Do not treat goats just before slaughtering –check the time interval recommended for the pesticide used.
16. Store all pesticides in their original container away from food or feed and out of reach of children and pets.
17. Wear gloves (or plastic bags) to avoid any contact with the skin.
18. Wear protective clothing, goggles and face mask to avoid any chemical splashing into the eyes or mouth. If there is any contact, wash immediately with soap and water.
19. Clean sprayers immediately after use.
20. It is extremely dangerous to reuse an empty acaricide container. The containers should be punctured or crushed. The containers should then be buried in an isolation area at least 50 cm below ground surface.
21. Wash yourself and your clothes well with soap and water after treatment is finished
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