Talking a little pause from calcium to talk about the fall breeding season. The leaves are turning in Maine and in a strange turn of events, I finished my 2021 breeding plan several weeks before it's actually needed!!! #signsoftheapocalypse. This episode is just my thoughts about how I approached a breeding plan for about 45 does for the 2022 milking season- things I think about, what options I use for bucks and why, how we are planning our timing for breeding and kidding for the next round. Questions, comments, thoughts about how you approach your breeding plan? Shoot me an email at goatdoccara@gmail.com, find the website at www.goatdoc.com, follow on instagram @goat_docLoving the podcast? You can support the podcast through the acast supporter feature here: https://supporter.acast.com/goatdocSupport this show http://supporter.acast.com/goatdoc. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Goat Talk with the Goat Doc

Breeding Season Thoughts 2021

This is the first of a couple of episodes talking about calcium. For this first episode, I go into the physiology (I think I kept it mostly under control) of where calcium hangs out in the body and the systems that regulate how much calcium is available for important life functions. The goal of this episode is to have an idea of how this all works when things are normal, so that when things are not normal, we have something to compare to. Questions/comments/etc? www.goatdoc.com, goatdoccara@gmail.com, @goat_doc on Instagram See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Calcium - Overview & Regulation

A departure from your more goat oriented podcast. In this episode I am going to tell you all about what is going on in the veterinary field as of this moment in July 2021. If you have not already been made aware, the veterinary profession all over the world is experiencing unprecedented and overwhelming demand for services and we are all just trying to keep our heads above water while we try to help as many patients as we possibly can. The field is experiencing higher than normal rates of burnout, individuals leaving the field for a variety of reasons, and it is frustrating for everyone involved. I take some time to tell you all what this experience is like from this side of the fence. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tales From the Road/Clinic - July 2021

Devin and I recap what all has been going on over the winter and spring at the farm on a rainy truck ride up to my parents' house on the 4th of July. (Sorry about the windshield wiper noise!) See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tales From the Farm Vol 10

Got some stuff to clear up for people! You may already know some of these things, but I've had a few things bouncing around in my head lately that I hear people say, or do or read people talking about on the interweb that *aren't* quite right, so here's what I've got to say about those things! Talking about parasites and goat kids, milk fever and pregnancy toxemia, and probably some other stuff stuck in there too. Questions/comments/things you want me to clarify more? Send me an email at goatdoccara@gmail.com, find the website at www.goatdoc.com, or come say hi on Instagram @goat_doc. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Some Goat Health Topics That Could Use Some Clarification

I got a couple of requests to talk about general buck keeping, so here we go! Also go check out Episode 39 for a more reproductive focused buck episode. This episode starts with a step back to talk about the "why" of keeping a buck, then my general nutrition recommendations, and then some of the less charming aspects of keeping bucks.Questions/comments/etc? Shoot me an email at goatdoccara@gmail.com, check out the website at www.goatdoc.com, or come say hi on instagram @goat_doc. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Buck Keeping

More Goat Talk about the whole passive transfer of maternal immunity for our goat kids coming at you in this episode. We talked about the actual amazing importance and complexity to the seemingly simple system of goat kids drinking colostrum in the first 24 hours of their lives in Part 1, so in Part 2, I go into what problems can arise from the failure of passive transfer (FPT), sequelae of FPT, and goat and human behaviors that can cause FPT to be a problem. Come say hi on the internet at www.goatdoc.com or @goat_doc on Instagram and Clubhouse! See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Passive Transfer, Colostrum, etc Part 2, mostly FPT and the like.

Crash course in immunology of neonatal goat kids part one! In this episode, I try to give a foundation for understanding what all is going on with goat kid immune systems and how they manage to survive a world full of bacteria and potential pathogens for the first 1-2 months of their lives while their immune systems get geared up. Talking about a whole bunch of things in this episode including placentation (refresh yourself with Episode 23: Ode to the Placenta), antibodies and what the heck those things are, and all things relating to the transfer of material antibodies to the neonatal goat kid immediately following parturition. There's a lot to talk about, so you will be super surprised that I do that. ;)Questions/comments/etc? Email me at goatdoccara@gmail.com, find the website at www.goatdoc.com, find me on the instagram @goat_doc, or if you're on clubhouse, follow me @goatdoc. Part 2 to come will talk about the not normal stuff pertaining to passive transfer or immunity and what common sequelae are. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Passive Transfer of Immunity, Colostrum, etc. Part 1

Part 2 of Goat Respiratory Stuff - I talk about non-infectious causes of respiratory issues in goats. Discussion includes, inflammatory/allergic issues, cardiogenic, neoplastic, anatomical, and functional causes, and talk about what I'm looking at in a physical exam focused on respiratory problems. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Goat Respiratory Stuff, Part 2

Talking about coughing goats! Well, more accurately, talking about respiratory disease in goats. This is going to be a two parter. In part 1, we get into infectious causes of respiratory disease in goats, some anatomy talking about normal respiratory defense mechanisms, and the interplay of primary respiratory problems and secondary invaders. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Goat Respiratory Stuff, Part 1

Farm update and talking about what we want to get done this winter and in 2021. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tales From the Farm Vol 9

Devin joins me for Part 3 of the series on Milk and Mammary Health. We talk about proper milking procedure and protocol and why recommendations are what they are, monitoring milk and udder health and mastitis. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Milk & Mammaries Part 3

Milk & Mammaries Part 2 builds on what we talked about in Part 1 and we get into more anatomy and physiology of what type of cells make milk, how the milk comes together into the udder and what that all looks like. Important differences between how goats and cows make milk. Anatomy of the udder and a little bit about how that plays into udder and milk health. Questions, comments or just want to say hi? Find me at @goat_doc on instagram or at www.goatdoc.com See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Milk & Mammaries Part 2

The first in a series of episodes talking about milk and mammaries. Not quite sure how many episodes it will take to get through all the stuff I want to talk about. As usual, I think it's useful to talk about basic stuff, so in this episode, milk is defined, I talk about what all is actually in there, and get into the casein thing a bit. See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Milk & Mammaries, Part 1

Devin and I regroup and discuss how stuff has been going on on the farm this summer... 2020 has been kind of a dumpster fire, eh? See acast.com/privacy for privacy and opt-out information.

Tales From the Farm Vol 8

Dr Cara Sammons-Shepard, DVM is a practicing veterinarian in Maine and New Hampshire, and when on the road, the majority of her patients are goats. She and her husband have owned and operated a commercial farmstead creamery since 2009. In this podcast, Dr Shepard discusses different topics related to goat medicine and husbandry.