Accelerated Kidding- when a doe kids more than once a year Anemia- a deficiency of red blood cells Banding- a form of castrating a male animal Birth Weight- the weight of a kid taken within 24 hours of birth Breeding Season- Buck- an uncastrated male goat Buckling- an immature, uncastrated buck. Caprine- pertaining to goats CAE- Caprine arthritis encephalitis CD/T- vaccine given to goats to protect against enterotoxemia and tetanus CL- Caseous lymphadentis Colostrum- the first milk that a doe produces after birth; very high in antibodies, it is extremely important that a kid receives this first milk. Colostrum has more vitamins than milk, especially vitamin A. Cull- an animal eliminated from a herd because of faults Creep Feeding- providing supplement feed for nursing kids Cud- the undigested food that is regurgitated to be chewed and reswallowed Dam- the mother of a kid Dental Pad- the gums on the upper jaw, it takes the place of the top teeth De-horning- removing the horns on a goat De-wormer- a substance (herbal or chemical) to get rid of parasites in a goat Disbud- to remove the horn buds of a goat, usually done with a hot iron Doe- a female goat Doeling- an immature female goat Drench- any liquid medication given to a goat by mouth Ennoblement- an award given to Boer goats for Forage- Freshening- Heart Girth- Gestation Period- Jug- Kid- Kidding- Lactated Ringers Solution- Lactation- Mastitis- Monkey Mouth- Open Doe- Orifice- Parrot Mouth- Percentage- Probiotic- Quarantine- Ruminant- Scours- Scrapie- Sire- Subcutaneous- Urinary Calculi- Udder- Wattles- Wean- Wether- Yearling-
