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This week Jon and Danielle discuss the end of kidding season for them.  How did it go?  How can they improve?  What did they learn?  Why does Jon's audio stink (the laptop decided to record his audio not the fancy microphone).

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Listen in as Danielle and Jon break down who won their kidding season bet!  This episode is about being able to decipher if your goat is hitting the norm as far as body condition and growth.  

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Let's go on a side quest today and discuss how we should be evaluating keeper kids from this year's kid crop!  But what if you have Nigerian Dwarf goats?  What if you have standards?  Do we evaluate them differently?  Luckily for you we invited Erica and Jackson Noble to discuss how they evaluate their amazing kids from their 3G Nigerian Dwarf herd and their J&M Hideaway Herd!

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You've survived the gauntlet of kidding season, congrats!  But will you survive the gauntlet of tire kickers, scammers and bad homes for your baby goats?  In this episode Danielle and Jon point out the red flags to be wary of when it comes to Buyers!  You won't want to miss this one!

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As baby goats are hitting the ground and the days get longer and warmer, goat producers start thinking about preventing coccidia in their new junior goats.  What is coccidia and how do we prevent it?  Listen in as Dr. Casey Neal, clinical assistant Professor of farm animal medicine and surgery at the University of Tennessee weighs in on the subject!

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When the baby goats hit the ground all around the country that usually means people are spending money!  They see new kids or adult animals up for grabs that they absolutely have to have... but do they?  Listen to this week's episode for some red flags you should watch out for so you don't buy your next cull! 

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It's kidding season for most dairy goat producers in the United States right now.  It's a time of year where all of us are anxious and hopeful that everything turns out ok.  The reality is producers can be met with easy to very difficult situations when it comes to kidding.  This week Danielle and Jon welcome Dr. Lauren Acton to talk about the different presentations during kidding and how to approach them.  You won't want to miss this episode!

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This week Danielle and Jon explore Bodywork for dairy goats.  What is it?  How does it work and when do your goats possibly need some work done?  If your goat needs hands on work Donna Lavery is the one to get in touch with.  Find out why on this episode of Ringside!

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This week Jon and Danielle take Hot Button Topics from the listeners and their own hot button ideas and weigh in on them.  Does buck hoarding hurt your program?  How easy is it to flood the market with your genetics?  Does Convention need to be bigger?  Can you really catch em all in pokemon?  Find out on this episode!

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It's kidding season and the barn is in full chaos at every turn.  This week on Ringside, we're diving into extended lactations, what they are, why more producers are considering it and whether they truly make sense for a commercial herd.  We're joined by Hannah Sessions of Blue Ledge Farm to break down her commercial herd study with Holly Menguc on extended lactations.  How did it impact milk production, labor demands and what surprised them most once they committed to it.  What makes Holly and Hannah's experience different is that they imported and used European genetics through the Goat Improvement Company to create replacement does with genetics that are used for just that, extended lactations and production.  This episode is very interesting and something anyone whether on the commercial side or show/hobby side could consider for the future. 

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Extended Lactation Final Report

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