Breeder

The field of reproductive immunology has rapidly advanced in recent years, yet continues to raise a plethora of unanswered questions. Drawing from research on several species, a number of mechanisms have been attributed to aiding in the understanding of the ‘million dollar question’ – namely, how can a foetus avoid maternal immune rejection and survive throughout the gestation period, despite being genetically different from the mother?

As with any pregnancy, an expectant mother of the veterinary world should ideally minimise the number and type of stressors they may be exposed to in order to increase the chance of their offspring having calm and relaxed natures.

There is nothing more rewarding than seeing an animal that you have carefully and lovingly reared start on her own journey of rearing young and goats are no exception. If you are intending to breed your goat/goats then here is a brief explanation of what to expect throughout the doe’s pregnancy.