"Hearst Magazines and Yahoo may earn commission or revenue on some items through these links." Many will agree there can be no greater joy than raising and nurturing animals. Whether they live inside ...

Exhibits may be a goat poster, interactive demonstration or combination. For all levels - One or more animals fed and cared for by member (bring your own feed & bedding) Youth enrolled in the 4-H ...

Goat milk that’s raw has not been heated to get rid of bacteria or altered in any way. Proponents of raw goat milk suggest that it’s easier to digest and offers health benefits that processed milks do ...

Rotational grazing can reduce the parasite load of goats, but this is difficult to accomplish with a dairy herd which needs to return to the same location every day for milking. Most dairy setups ...

Arkansas dairies have gone to the goats. The state had about 42,000 dairy cows at the turn of the century and ranked as the 36th-largest milk producer, according to data from the U.S. Department of ...

There are strong arguments in favor of both raw milk and goat milk. Unlike pasteurized milk (the kind you get at the grocery store) raw milk contains lots of good bacteria, enzymes, and vitamins. It ...

Jim Montgomery is the happy guardian of Oolong and Aleah, two female Oberhasli goats he keeps for milking purposes in his urban Berkeley backyard. I interviewed him as we herd the genial but voracious ...

HYDE PARK, Vt. — Grappling with a changed industry, two brothers operating their family's dairy farm in Vermont have made the drastic decision to give up hundreds of cows for goats. The Jones family, ...

Goat milk enhanced muscle mass and bone density more effectively than cow’s milk Fortified goat milk reduced inflammation linked to muscle loss in aging Dairy intake improved gut microbiota, ...

Pigs fed goats' milk that was genetically modified to carry an important antibacterial enzyme found in human breast milk showed signs of better resisting attack by common E. coli bacteria than did ...

KULA — Owners of a local brand that put Maui goats on the map have announced that they will be selling the successful Upcountry business, land, infrastructure, equipment and livestock. After nearly ...