What you need to know to keep goats
Goats are full of character and fun to have around but they're not easy-care unless you know what you're doing!
Goats are incredibly intelligent
They can be difficult to keep behind fences
Their nutritional needs are different to sheep
You need to be very aware of internal parasite management
Different breeds can provide milk, meat and fibre
In this course you will discover:
How to buy healthy, happy animals that suit your needs and avoid buying in problems for yourself
How to create the ideal environment for you and your goats to live together safely
Why goats are unique and what that means for farming them - treating them like sheep will lead to big problems
The tricks to minimise gut parasites and the damage they can do, while also minimising cost
How to recognise pain behavours and other symptoms before they turn into expensive problems
How to best manage pasture for healthy goats all year round
How goats see the world and how you can use this knowledge to make farming low-stress
...and much more...
Everything you need is included
Video lessons
Join Sez the vet as she shares with you advice and tips about all aspects of farming goats on a lifestyle block in New Zealand.
Coursebooks
Each module comes with a downloadable coursebook - no need to take notes!
Extras
We have helpful handouts, fun quizzes and some cool memes to share too!
Meet Your Instructor
Dr Sez
Lifestyle veterinarian
Dr Sez is a lifestyle block vet, with a passion for caring for the backyard farm pet.
Born and raised on a lifestyle block, she grew up around goats, sheep, chooks, horses and more, developing a passion for caring for and bettering the welfare of our farm animals from a young age.
Dr Sez initially studied animal behaviour, further fuelling her passion, before returning to New Zealand to become a qualified vet. She now works with the many lifestyle blocks of the South Auckland region and runs the YouTube channel ‘Sez the Vet’, airing interesting and topical weekly episodes on the health of your farm animals.
What we cover:
Welcome
A message from your instructor Sez
How to use this course
Please answer a few quick questions to help us help you
Talk like a farmer
Module 1 - Getting Started
First things first
Legal responsibilities
What do you need to provide?
What's the plan?
Buying your goats
What do you know?
Goats M1 - Coursebook
Module 2 - Set up to succeed
Paddocks & fencing
Yards
Shelter & shade
Equipment
How's your setup?
Goats M2 - Coursebook
Module 3 - Nutrition
Welcome to nutrition!
Ruminants
Building blocks
Practical feeding
Feeding kids
Let's talk nutrition
Goats M3 - Coursebook
Module 4 - Behaviour
Welcome to the goat's world
Goat senses
What's normal
Social cues
Handling goats
Tipping goats
Making friends
Do you know...?
Goats M4 - Coursebook
Module 5 - Husbandry
Day to day husbandy
Examining your goat
Body condition scoring (BCS)
Looking after kids
Worms & drenching
Fleece
Hoof care
When to get the vet
Were you paying attention?
Goats M5 - Coursebook
Module 6 - Production
All about production
Meat and homekill
Selling to the works
Milk
Fibre
Thanks!
All about production
Goats M6 - Coursebook
Extras
Crutching - this is sheep but the same for goats
Hoof trimming - again sheep but exactly the same for goats
Before you go please let us know how we did
Goat kids being adorable
Testimonials
I highly recommend the LSB courses
I realised that having good information in one location from someone I can trust was far better than constantly trying to find information.
The other good thing about the courses is that they are New Zealand based and therefore the information is relevant to me.
I have found the courses to be very informative. They not only cover topics that help you keep your animals happy and healthy but also cover legal requirements which, when it comes to cattle, are very important to know.
by Katie
Really helpful tips, especially the visuals or videos attached
Really great, love how it is broken into smaller modules and can work on at your own pace. Really helpful tips, especially the visuals or videos attached.
Since completing the course we have added shelter for the flock, a foot trough in the yards and a ramp for getting sheep onto a trailer all which have made it easier to manage the animals.
It's a very easy and informative way to learn a lot about your animals or even if you are considering getting some it will give you a good idea of what to expect.
by Cam
The course was even better than I had hoped for.
Very easy to follow and quite comprehensive. It covers so much and some topics that I hadn’t though of or found much info on.
Being able to go back and redo parts of the course is very helpful plus the fact that I can go back at anytime and refresh my memory is most helpful…at my age 😊
The course is great for new herd owners and also, I believe that experienced herd owners will find a few things in it that they might have forgotten or not known.
I would highly recommend this course to anyone who owns or plans to own cattle.
by Richard
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