https://www.vetsurgeon.org/f/non-clinical-questions/11910/goats Another Daily Mail expose, goat farming this time. en-USTelligent Community 10https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/65789?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:22:07 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:fa7dfcff-b6a3-445b-80a7-3d43678449c8mariette asselbergs<p>What do you mean Clive, you don&#39;t agree?</p> <p>I have been in involved dairy goat farming since 1975 and although I don&#39;t norm,ally like the daily mail, this article is right and could be far more detailed about the inappropriateness of large scale dairy goat farming. &nbsp;It is easy to breed polled dairy goats, the pol gene is dominant. &nbsp;Yes it gives a percentage of intersexes but you get so many kids that this is no problem at all, all intersexes can go for fattening. Dehorning goats is no joke and always painful for the kids afterwards once the vet has left and the anaesthetic had stopped working. &nbsp; Goats which are inquisitive, intelligent, active and social animals are forced to live in industrial numbers in small boring environments. &nbsp;And yes, on farms with 1000nds of animals you have normally piles of casualtiies lying around, like on large sheep farms in lambing season. No vets involved, too expensive clearly......</p> <p>Mariette</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>https://www.vetsurgeon.org/thread/65788?ContentTypeID=1Sat, 16 Jun 2012 18:22:06 GMT146601cc-3922-4be7-9974-7e1d4e45a66b:74986254-deaa-4ba7-b460-3bb89b342525mariette asselbergs<p>What do you mean Clive, you don&#39;t agree?</p> <p>I have been in involved dairy goat farming since 1975 and although I don&#39;t norm,ally like the daily mail, this article is right and could be far more detailed about the inappropriateness of large scale dairy goat farming. &nbsp;It is easy to breed polled dairy goats, the pol gene is dominant. &nbsp;Yes it gives a percentage of intersexes but you get so many kids that this is no problem at all, all intersexes can go for fattening. Dehorning goats is no joke and always painful for the kids afterwards once the vet has left and the anaesthetic had stopped working. &nbsp; Goats which are inquisitive, intelligent, active and social animals are forced to live in industrial numbers in small boring environments. &nbsp;And yes, on farms with 1000nds of animals you have normally piles of casualtiies lying around, like on large sheep farms in lambing season. No vets involved, too expensive clearly......</p> <p>Mariette</p> <p>&nbsp;</p><div style="clear:both;"></div>