Useful Websites

Organizations

*Central New York Dairy Goat Society, cnydgs.wixsite.com/cnydgs, www.facebook.com/cnydgs

*New York State Dairy Goat Breeders Association, http://www.nysdgba.org

*Eastern New York Goat Club, Inc.,enygcinc.wixsite.com/enygc

*Niagara Frontier Dairy Goat Association(a western NY dairy goat club)

*Progressive Dairy Goat Club(an eastern, Hudson valley area dairy goat club)

*ADGA-American Dairy Goat Association, https://adga.org

*American Goat Society, https://americangoatsociety.com

*International Dairy Goat Registry

*American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control, https://www.wormx.info

*American Goat Federation, www.goatusa.org

*Alpine International Club, AIC
*American Nigerian Dwarf Goat Association, ANDDA

*American Lamancha Breeders Association

*Guernsey Goat Breeders

*International Nubian Breeders Association

*International Sable Breeders Association

*National Experimental & Recorded Grade Dairy Goat Association

*National Saanen Breeders Association 

*National Toggenburg Club

*Oberhasli Goat Club                                                       

                                                    Normal Ranges for Goats

                                                                                             (https://goats.extension.org & goats docs.ansci.cornell.edu)

                                                                                                                   Temperature, rectal 101.5-103.5F

                                                                                                                 Heart Rate 70-80 beats per minute

                                                                                                                     Respirations 12-24 per minute

​​Current Listing of Central NY Goat Veterinarians:                                 Rumen movements 1-2 per minute               

*Groton City Animal Hospital: Groton, NY                                                            Estrous cycle 21 days                  

*Heart of Gold Veterinary Practice: Geneva, NY                                               Standing Heat 12-36 hours

*Midstate Veterinary Services: Cortland, NY                                                       Gestation 145-155 days

*TP Cattle Services: Seneca Falls/Geneva                                           

                                                                                                                    

                                                                                                                

                                                                                                                 

Goat Supply Companies

*PBS Animal Health

*Caprine Supply

*Hoegger Supply Company

*Jeffers

*Pipestone Veterinary Supply

*Sydell

*New England Cheesemaking Company

*Valley Vet

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Goat Health Sites

*Dewormer Chart for Goats, https://vet.cornell.edu/.../modu.../dewormer-chart-goats

*Calculating Goat Body Weights: www.infovets.com

*Goat Fact Sheets; www.cals.cornell.edu, Under the NYS 4-H Animal Science Programs-Livestock is a tremendous amount of

literature on owning goats. This information is great for new owners.

*On Facebook there is a group called 'Goat Emergency Team' that has files on emergency medications for specific disease 

processes that you can download. It is best to consult your vet.

*The book 'Goat Medicine' by Dr. Mary Smith 2nd Edition can be bought on Amazon

*The American Goat Society has a goat gestation calculator.(under its education tab)

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