Goats

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Comparison and Contrast Nubians and LaManchas are both goats,but they have many  differences between them! Nubians have long floppy ears, but LaManchas have very short ears, almost as if they have no ear at all. Nubians can be any color or pattern. LaManchas have white markings on the front of their head andon their forelegs. The Nubian has a Roman nose and the LaManchas have concaved noses. **However**, they are both dairy goats. Those are some  differences between Nubians and LaManchas dairy goats!

Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats By:Jerry Belanger [|www.eh][|ow.com] How To Raise GOATS By:Carol A. Amundson ==Problem and Soulution==

 Problems also occur on goats too. If your goat gets foot rot, we have some cures to get rid of it. One cure you could use to get rid of foot rot is, after looking at the foot carefully, you could trim the foot and sterilize the tools you used. This must be done so germs are not spread among the rest of the herd. You could also take out the dead tissue if necessary, then wash the hoof with a zinc solution. An antibacterial bath is also good for the herd.[|www.extension.o][|rg]

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What happens if my goat gets pregnant? Different signs can tell if your goat is pregnant. Sign number one is your goat will look tired and will stay away from the herd. Sign number two is the goat's eyes get very watery. The third one is your goat will be sniffing the ground and noticing their sides. Sign four is your goat will be pawing at their bedding. Sign five is the goat will be looking back and speaking to its stomach in a weird voice. The sixth sign is the goat will speak a lot, to tell you she's ready. Sign seven is your goat will stare into space often. The eighth sign is she will seem like she is less pregnant then before. Also under her stomach will be fuller. Sign nine is the goat will wag her tail and go to the bathroom a lot. The tenth one is she lays down and gets up often. She will also be fidgety. That is what happens when your goat gets pregnant. [|Www.allexperts.com]

 Were goats ever used for something other then pets? Goats used to be used for something other then being great pets. Sheperds used to use fainting goats as protecters. Fainting goats faint when they get startled. 10 or 15 seconds afterward the goats get up and go about their normal buisness. The reason shepards used them was because they took the goat so if a wolf came, The goat would faint and the coyotes would go after the easier kill. The sheep wouldn't even been touched. <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive; font-size: 21px;">Uncle Johns creature feature By: The bathroom readers' institute

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<span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive; font-size: 21px;">The most popular pure bred dairy goat is the Nubian. They can be any <span style="background-color: #ffff00; font-family: Arial Black,sans-serif;">color or any <span style="background-color: #ff00eb; font-family: Arial Black,sans-serif;">design. They have <span style="background-color: #47ff00; font-family: Arial Black,sans-serif;">long, down ears and R<span style="font-family: Arial Black,sans-serif;">oman noses. A nubian has no certain height or weight, it depends how you feed the goats and what nutrients they get. The Nubians originated in Africa. The first three Nubians came to America in 1909. <span style="font-family: comic sans ms,cursive; font-size: 21px;">Storey's guide to raising dairy goats By: Jerry Belanger ==

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Fainting Goats
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