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February 2017 OFFICIAL PUBLICATION OF THE DAIRY GOAT SOCIETY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA

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DGSWA Office Bearers

Patron: Mrs Joan Fergusson-Stewart President: Dave Robinson 0417 943 678 or Email: dave.robinson10@bigpond.com Vice President: Sharyn Dauti 0439 920 238 or Email: dautsh@iprimus.com.au Treasurer: Marj Wiltshire (08) 9574 4369 or rwiltshire8@bigpond.com Publicity Officer: John Martin (08) 9296 2008 or john@caprinofarm.com.au Secretary: Shirley Gillies (08) 9571 4145 or Email: jaydonnubians@westnet.com.au WA Goatkeeper Editor & AGW Correspondent: Trevor Blight 0418 931 499 or Email: indigo_63@hotmail.com State Milk Awards Officer: Sharyn Dauti 0439 920 238 or Email: dautsh@iprimus.com.au Committee: Shirley Gillies (08) 9571 4145 or jaydonnubians@westnet.com.au Robyne Coe (08) 9397 0376 or gerry.coe@bigpond.com Marj Wiltshire (08) 9574 4369 or rwiltshire8@bigpond.com Marilyn Gittos (08) 9293 7002 or gittosbm@bigpond.com Trevor Blight 0418 931 499 or indigo_63@hotmail.com Myra Currie (08) 9531 1918 or curriepark@bigpond.com John Martin (08) 9296 2008 or john@caprinofarm.com.au

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Cover Photo: Dandalee Park Tamsin *Q*2. Tamsin was awarded Supreme Champion Doe at the 2016 WA Branch Show as well as State 1st Lactation Doe Futurity Champion for 2016/17. Tamsin is owned, bred and exhibited by Trevor and Shirley Blight. She is by Glen Warri Argos (QLD) out of Austra-lian Champion R147 Paperbark Gully Trinity *Q*.

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INDEX

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DGSWA Officer Bearers 2

Editor’s Report 4

Worm Control Website 4

President’s Report 5

Goat projects 5

New Australian Champion 5

SMAO’s Report 6

Dairy Doe & Sire of the Year 7

How to make sour cream 8

The Goat Lady of Bulong 9

3 Reasons Goats Are Having A Moment In Wellness 10

Nic’s Ice Cream 11

Osborne Park Show Judge’s Report, Results, & Gallery

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Collie Show Results & Gallery 17

Five Common Milk Parlour Mistakes You Should Avoid To Keep Somatic Cell Counts Low

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How to Give Your Goat an Injection 20

Understanding Dairy Goat Show Schedules 21

2017 Events Calendar 26

DON’T FORGET

119th Kalamunda Show

Saturday, 8th April 2017

Incorporating:the DGSWA Annual Kid and Goatling Show as well as the WA State Futurity Stakes for doe kids & goatlings. For more information or to request a schedule please contact Shirley Gillies on (08) 9571 4145 or Email: jaydonnubians@westnet.com.au

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From the Editor

Welcome to 2017. Trust you all had an enjoyable and safe Christmas and New Year. Like many of you, I have been enjoying the break in kidding and shows to catch up with friends and family and other farm chores.

All my kids are growing well and the buck kids are al-ready showing signs of going into rut. Hopefully the does will commence cycling in unison, early again this season so they can all be kidded well before the Royal Show.

To those of you who forwarded your well wishes for my mothers recent hospitaliza-tion, I thank you sincerely. Mum is doing well and will hopefully be back attending goat shows soon.

This issue again has a number of advertisements. These are FREE for members and I encourage you to forward your adverts for inclusion in the future, whether it be for goats, equipment, books or anything goat related.

Don’t forget our AGM, Kalamunda and Harvey Shows are all rapidly approaching. I hope to see you there. All the best. Trevor Blight - EDITOR

Members note: wormboss has a great website that provides information on effec-tive worm control in goats in WA. Go to http://www.wormboss.com.au/programs/goats.php for more information. Sincere thanks to Dr Sandra Blaxendell for advising me of this asset.

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From the President

HI Everyone, we are now well on our way into another year and I hope you have had an enjoyable Festive season. In a few weeks we will be having our Annual General Meeting and I look forward to see as many members as possible at-tending at Ogdens in Gosnells on 18th February (see advert on page11 for details).

We are well into organizing for the DGSA AGM and Fed-eral Council Meeting in May and all members may attend the AGM and take part in the Discussions.

On the Saturday evening members may attend the Din-ner and meet with other members from throughout Austra-lia. During this evening there are also presentations of various awards. There will also be raffle prizes to help our Branch funds. If you would like to help or donate a raffle prize please contact one of our Committee Members. Thank You - Dave Robinson.

LATEST NEWS - NEW AUSTRALIAN CHAMPION

Western Australia has a new Australian Champion - R147 Paperbark Gully Trinity *Q*. Trinity was bred by Trish Pottinger and is owned, herd recorded and exhibited by T & S Blight and Keren Muthsam (pictured left). Trinity is by Kendanurah Noah out of The Hive Tjitske .

In order to be come an Australian Champion-ship a doe has to receive at least 100 show points and a milk award. Trinity’s show suc-cesses include Supreme Exhibits at Osborne Park, Gidgegannup, Brunswick and Harvey Shows. She was also equal Show Doe of the year 2015/16 and dam of Branch & Royal Show Champions - Dandalee Park (DP) Tamsin *Q*2, DP Tyrion and DP Tobias.

A few goat amusement project ideas - courtesy of www.goodhomedesign.com (via FaceBook)

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State Milk Awards Officer’s Report  

Most does have kidded by now and have settled into their lactations. Since the last report, another member has applied for and commenced testing. Welcome to herd recording Angela Jung from Busselton.

I have had several enquiries over the last couple of months on how to actually perform the testing proce-dure. I was happy to explain the process with these members over the phone. The test rules are in the booklet I compiled, called “The Milk Testing Book.” These rules were provided to me by the Federal Milk Awards Officer, Noelene Dean. The method described is the only way to perform a test. Any other method of collecting or taking samples is not acceptable as it may give inaccu-rate test results.

The method of collecting and sampling is the same for herd recording and for 24 Hour testing. However, if you are not using a monitor for that particular test, you have to en-sure you still follow the correct procedure. The enquiries I had referred to sampling. I emphasise that all of the milking, that is the entire volume of the milk from the doe, must be milked into the testing bucket. Also en-sure the milk is stirred thoroughly before a sample is taken, to guarantee even distribution of the butter fats. The milk is then weighed, still with the entire volume of milk in the bucket. After weighing and recording the figure, the sample may then be taken from the milk in the bucket. The sample is then placed in the sample bottle.

If you don’t have a copy of the Milk testing Book and would like a copy, please let me know and I will send you one.

Please do not hesitate to contact me by phone 0439 920 238 or by email dautsh@iprimus.com.au if you need support and are still unsure of the procedure. I am only too happy to help out.

Below is a list of does who have claimed their awards recently. Congratulations to J&M Martin and R&J Pirret for the following results -

The results for the Dairy Doe of the year trophy for the lactation and show period of 2015 - 2016 is listed in this edition of Goat Keeper. This trophy combines the does’ herd re-cording points with their show points. The doe receives the most points earns the tro-phy. This is a most prestigious trophy. It recognises a quality dairy doe that is sound in both Type and Production. I congratulate R223 Paper Bark Gully Naomi *Q* owned by Trevor and Shirley Blight and bred by Trish Pottinger.

CAPRINO KATIE *Q*5 CAPRINO KAREN *Q*3 PIRRET HILL KARA *Q*2 PIRRET HILL BIANCA Q* CAPRINO KAYLA *Q*3 CAPRINO JESS *Q*2 CAPRINO LANETTE *Q*2 CAPRINO JACKIE *Q*3 CAPRINO LARK *Q*4 CAPRINO HAYLEY *Q*3

PINEBARK ANASTASIA *Q* CAPRINO KRISTY *Q*2 CAPRINO KATRINA *Q*2 CAPRINO KHOURN *Q*2 CAPRINO HAVA *Q*2 CAPRINO LANA *Q*2 CAPRINO KITSANA *Q*4 CAPRINO JOYCE R186 (2nd) CAPRINO KRISTY R157

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2015/16 Dairy Doe of the Year

The WA Dairy Doe of the Year is an annual award pre-sented to the doe that accumulates the highest combined from milk production and show success. This years win-ner produced was equal highest show points winner with the does that ultimately came in 2nd and 3rd. Paperbark Gully Naomi produced over 2230kgs of milk in 365 days - to take out the title narrowly over Paperbark Gully Izzy (1670kgs - 305 days).

Naomi was bred by T Pottinger and was owned, shown and herd recorded by T & S Blight. Naomi is by Betdale Atlantis out of Paperbark Gully Twinkle Toes. Naomi is also mother of the 2015/16 Kid of the Year - Dandalee Park Noni.

2015/16 Dairy Sire of the Year

Betdale Atlantis - bred by E Keown - is the 2015/16 WA Dairy Sire of the Year. Dairy Sire of the Year is awarded to the sire who’s daughters accumulated the highest cu-mulative points in the show ring and herd recording.

Atlanti’s daughters include 2015/16 Dairy Doe of the Year - Paperbark Gully Naomi, Paperbark Gully Izzy (2nd highest points scorer) and Betdale Frushia (10th) .

Place Goat’s Name Points

1st Betdale Atlantis 166.72

2nd Abacus Calculus 74.73

3rd Kendanura Noah 55.49

4th Cedarvale Park Adam 2 37.20

5th Glendowen Hat Trick 33.63

6th Cedarvale Park Junior 31.20

R223 Paperbark Gully Naomi *Q*

R167 Paperbark Gully Izzy *Q*

Aust Champion R147 Paperbark Gully Trinity *Q*

Place Goat’s Name Points Owner

1st Paperbark Gully Naomi 72.12 T & S Blight

2nd Paperbark Gully Izzy 63.60 T & S Blight

3rd Paperbark Gully Trinity 55.49 T & S Blight

4th Kalama Mae-Flower 41.24 S & R Dauti

5th Cedarvale Park Sophie 2 37.20 T & S Blight

6th Runamuk Isobella 33.63 M Sonego

7th Cedarvale Park Mintie 31.32 T & S Blight

8th Kalama Charlie-Mae 23.49 S & R Dauti

9th Caprino Heidi 20.00 M & J Martin

10th Betdale Frushia 19.00 E Keown

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How to Make Goats Milk Sour Cream

Instructions for how to make sour cream couldn't get much simpler! If you've been wanting to ex-periment with homemade cultured milk products, this is a good one to try.

Only two ingredients, and 24 hours later you'll be enjoying delicious, homemade sour cream for your baked potato, soups and casseroles, or other dishes.

To make sour cream, you'll need:

1 cup cream

1 Tbsp. cultured buttermilk

Warm the cream to approximately 75° F (~300°K). Add the buttermilk, and stir to mix thoroughly. Cover, and leave at room temperature for about 24 hours. Transfer to a storage container, refrig-erate and serve. The sour cream will thicken as it cools.

If you'd like a heavier texture, you can experiment by using a higher ratio of buttermilk to cream.

You c a n also

make sour cream using 2 Tbsp. of freshly made kefir with 1 cup of cream. Leave at room temperature for 24 hours, then refrigerate. This makes a wonderfully thick and silky smooth product that is slightly sweeter than that made with buttermilk. (Reference http://www.everything-goat-milk.com/how-to-make-sour-cream.html )

A Little Historical Goat Trivia

William de Goat (below left) was the mascot of the No. 609 RAF Squadron in 1941. He achieved the rank of Wing Commander, which can be seen painted on his horns

Reference: http://matadornetwork.com/life/32-photos-that-prove-goats-are-the-worlds-best-climbers/

Photo on the right shows Yale Fresh-man and their Harvard goat, ca. 1910. Reference: http://modernfarmer.com/2013/09/20-grand-old-goat-photos/

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The Goat Lady of Bulong

Hilda Jarvis (Nee Jones) (1898 - 1992)

Located in Western Australia about 34 kilometres from Kalgoorlie, is the old townsite (or ghost town) of Bulong. This town began with the discovery of gold towards the end of 1893.

Bulong was gazetted in 1895, and within five years the town has six hotels, a brewery, three stores, a post office, police station and warden's court, churches, town hall, mechanic's institute and hospital.

The area soon became famous for alluvial gold found there. Within a couple of weeks over 500 men were at these diggings, leading the government to create a townsite.

A traditional geocache in the town has been named 'Hilda Jarvis', because by 1989, Mrs Hilda Jarvis was the only remaining resident of Bulong. The cache is a small, square lunch style box that contains a log book and pen and a few small swap items to get the cache started. Please cover well again after finding the cache.

Hilda was affectionately known as the 'goat lady' as she ran a small herd of goats in the town. Her father was once mayor of Bulong. There is still mining operations at Bulong, not for gold, but nickel and copper.

Hilda and her goats were well known in the area and whilst no longer with us its obvious from the warm comments recently posted on Face Book regarding Hilda that she and her lovely goats left a lasting, very warm and wonderful impression. Reference: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC2D5WD_hilda-jarvis?guid=b675e880-9cd8-404f-8a3a-cd883491c9e7

FOR SALE

Saanen Buck & Doe Kids

Registered, purebred, hand reared, approx six months old, from top local and interstate blood-lines. Suit stud, dairy or export. Contact Trevor Blight on 0418 931 499, AH (08) 9571 8552 or Email: indigo_63@hotmail.com

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3 Reasons Goats Are Having A Moment In Wellness

(It Has Nothing To Do With Goat Milk)

by Dr. Bobby Buka - December 13, 2016

Finding our "spiritual" side can be such a strange exercise for anyone who doesn't have a regular practice or who is just starting out. By "spiritual" I don't mean religion, but entering and staying in present moment awareness. At first it might look like 60 minutes of yoga after work, or maybe you're invited to join in a larger group meditation to "go inward." I used to take Ayurvedic cooking classes with the hope of stretching my awareness muscles and eating healthier - a double whammy.

I have a dermatology practice in New York City, but I've started a passion project calledPrana Farms, a dairy farm 90 minutes north of the city, and whenever I spend time there I find myself trying a lot less to stay present. It just hap-pens, but without the effort. The mindful-ness is right there in front of me. When you're able to disconnect from the reality we've constructed and connect to nature, tuning into its rhythm, it becomes much easier to flow from moment to moment.

In particular, I've enjoyed caring for my goats. They've - albeit unexpectedly - taught me so much about what it means to be present, mindful, and well. Here are three things I've learned from them:

1. Goats stay present by using all their senses to experience what's directly in front of them. Within the first month of caring for La Manchas Pantera and Maiden, two of my goats, I noticed that their awareness does not extend beyond 10 feet. If there's a dog (a goat's biggest predator after man) or a tasty alfalfa nugget beyond 10 feet, it might as well be on Mars. But place something within snout reach of a goat and she will investigate it fully - nibbling, sniffing, rubbing - until it's been fully checked out.

This may not seem particularly smart from an evolutionary perspective, and if we were still hunting and gathering on the Great Plains, we'd be wise to pay better attention to things in the distance. But in our mod-ern age, waiting for trains, in traffic, and sitting at desks, we have the gift of relative safety from harm. We have that opportunity to get to present-moment awareness literally every second. Whether this means lis-tening to your loved one, who is speaking in front of you, or enjoying a slow cup of coffee, indulge this lux-ury, relish this ability in our age to stay focused on what is in front of you in the present moment.

2. Play is an integral part of a goat's daily routine. From the data the farming community has gathered on goat health and dairy production, we've con-cluded that goats enjoy being playful. I've learned from watching that goats don't play when they're told or at a particular time of day but break out in prance at a moment's notice. I don't propose you bring a trampoline to work, but I found when I do make time for play that everything else feels less serious. It's not that big of a deal! Little things like missing an elevator are less of a drag, a full subway car and being 10 minutes late feels just a little bit lighter. Remember that these mini stressful situations are often created by our perspec-tive. Just like these goats view this plain ole woodpile as a place to play.

3. Being kind of uncomfortable is an essential part of caring for goats. Cleaning the shed went from my least favourite, most dreaded chore to an incredible way to connect with Shakti, our most recently adopted Toggenburg goat. Once a month, there's a straw bedding layer to re-place, then a sawdust layer, and then a heavy sand layer. It takes about an hour without help, and it's heavy lifting - part pitchfork, part shovel. We spend so much time trying to curate our life with only beautiful things - the perfect weekend, the most stunning sunset, the most amazing acai bowl - that we forget how to sit through, how to enjoy discomfort. Then all beauty is shared, all posted to our highlight reels. Eventually, the impression this gives is that no one experiences sadness, ever. As a result, as a society, we've grown to smother difficulty or boredom with distraction. Shovelling this shed meant sitting with physically uncomfort-able stimuli, a sore back, a blistered finger and an unpleasant smell. It's a nice reminder that spending time with your demons is often the best way to get over something. The best way to get over is through. You may even be lucky enough to find some Shakti in it. Reference: http://www.mindbodygreen.com/0-27534/3-reasons-goats-are-having-a-moment-in-wellness-it-has-nothing-to-do-with-goat-m.html

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Nic’s Ice Cream

(Article by Sharyn Dauti)

At the end of the final day at the Royal Show, I went for a wander into the Dairy Pavilion. I had been at the show for 9 days and hadn’t found time to go into the

pavilion until then. There I was pleasantly surprised to find a stall selling ice cream made from goats’ milk.

I had to buy an ice cream and sample the ware. I had a choice of vanilla or chocolate, both fla-vours looking inviting, it was too hard to choose. I cheekily asked if I could have both flavours on a single cone, to which Nicole, the proprietor cheerfully obliged. The next thing we knew, all the public in the queue were also wanting both flavours. Oops, I had started a trend.

The ice cream tasted really nice, thick and creamy. Nic explained she sourced her goats’ milk from Caprino Farm, Miriam and John Martin. As a dairy goat breeder it was pleasing for me to see how our members were supporting this industry.

At the end of the day, Nic offered the unfinished tubs of ice cream to me. I took them back to the shed to share, however being night time, there was only Keren, Rebecca and myself left. We de-cided to have an ice cream party to celebrate our time at the show and to finish on a happy note.

Of course, it wouldn’t have been right if we did-n’t have a goat at our party, to enjoy the goat milk ice cream and to give her opinion. Seren-dipity Fleur eagerly sampled the ice cream along with us. She gave it her qualified ap-proval. I hope Nicole’s business flourishes, goat milk ice cream, how inspirational is that?

DAIRY GOAT SOCIETY OF WA INC.

ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING

DATE: SATURDAY - 18 February 2017

VENUE: OGDENS BAR AND GRILL , GOSNELLS HOTEL. 2149 ALBANY HIGHWAY (Corner Fremantle Road)

Time: 11.45am for lunch at 12.15 noon. (Reasonable prices)

Meeting: 1pm to 2.30pm

Agenda – Present: Apologies: President, Treasurer and Auditors Reports: Declaration of Office Bearers for 2017: General Business Presentation of Annual Trophies

Please email Secretary, Shirley Gillies Email: jaydonnubians@westnet.com.au

or phone 9571 4145 before 4th February to advise your attendance

PS The meeting is open to all DGSWA members, new and old, come along and renew old acquaintances and probably make new ones.

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Osborne Park Show

3rd December 2016

Judge’s Report - Liz Ruis (NSW)

Firstly, I’d like to thank the WA DGSA Branch for inviting me to judge at Osborne Park Show. It was a very friendly show with lots of laughs and great comradery. I had two cadet judges (Sharon Dauti and Keren Muthsam) judging with me, which I thoroughly enjoyed. Once judging had fin-

ished the exhibitors, with swift efficiency and organisation, put on the best Christ-mas lunch. Lots of fine food, drink and pleasant talk made the day complete.

Three breeds were represented; Saanens, British Alpines and Anglo Nubians. All of high standard and well presented in show condition. The Senior Champion, who proceeded to become Supreme Exhibit, was a stylish young Saanen doe. This doe was beautifully blended throughout the body with a well attached udder. This doe also won the 1st lactation best udder class.

The Best Uddered doe overall was a Saanen from the 2nd and subsequent lactation class. This does udder was capacious with an outstanding fore attachment. On milk out, the collapse of the udder was soft and silky textured which allowed her gain her the points to win this award. I was very impressed with the high quality of udders throughout the udder classes. Congratulations to all owners and breeders of these animals.

The Champion and Reserve Champion from the Goatling classes were also Saanens. Both very stylish and well grown animals. In the kid classes I was most impressed with the Anglo Nubians. These kids were well blended and displayed good bone structure. The winner of the Anglo Nubian kid class went onto be awarded Kid Champion.

It was lovely to judge the bucks. The Saanen bucks from the different age groups really impressed me. They were very masculine but with a dairy fineness. The Champion Buck was an outstanding animal with strength in the forequar-ters and well blended withers. His dairyness was pleasing to the eye.

Some classes were difficult to judge due to the high quality of the exhibits. Only minor faults had to be used as the criteria for placement within classes. The stewards and exhibitors were extremely patient during the times when cadetting took place. Both Keren and Sharon will be an asset to the DGSA as both proved their worth during the judging process.

Thankyou to everyone for making this experience fun and enjoyable!

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Class O- 1 Best Presented – goat and handler 1st Trevor Blight 2nd Betty Keown 3rd Paul Carter

Class O-2 Veteran Doe in Milk Age 6 years and over. 1st Paperbark Gully Trinity T & S Blight 2nd Kalama Sitara S & R Dauti

Class O-3 Saanen Doe, 3 years and under 6 years, in milk 1st Cedarvale Park Sophie 2 T & S Blight 2nd Buttara Lotus T & S Blight 3rd Betdale frushia B Keown 4th Kalama Charlie-Mae S & R Dauti

Class O-5 British Alpine Doe, 3 years and under 6 years, in milk 1st Betdale Ella B Keown

Class O-6 Anglo Nubian Doe, 3 years and under 6 years, in milk 1st Betdale Reeny B Keown

Class O-7 Saanen Doe, under 36 months, in milk 1st Dandalee Park Tamsin T & S Blight 2nd Dandalee Park Lena T & S Blight 3rd Kalama Wild Rose S & R Dauti 4th Serendipity Petal K Muthsam 5th Betdale Rose B Keown

Class O-9 British Alpine Doe, under 36 months, in milk 1st Betdale Magill B Keown

Class O-10 Anglo Nubian Doe, under 36 months, in milk 1st Brookshire Asher M Wiltshire 2nd Brookshire Matilda M Wiltshire

Class O-12 WA Futurity Stakes doe – 1st Lactation. 1st Dandalee Park Tamsin T & S Blight 2nd Betdale Magill B Keown 3rd Dandalee Park Lena T & S Blight 4th Kalama Wild Rose S & R Dauti

Class O-13 24 Hour Type and Production Doe 1st Cedarvale Park Sophie 2 T & S Blight 2nd Dandalee Park Tamsin T & S Blight 3rd Buttara Lotus T & S Blight

Class O-14 Type and Production Doe 1st Buttara Lotus T & S Blight

2nd   Kalama Charlie‐Mae    S & R Dauti   

3rd   Cedarvale Park Sophie 2  T & S Blight  

Osborne Park Show 3rd December 2016

Judge - L Ruis (NSW)

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Class O-15 Doe with best udder, 1st lactation 1st Dandalee Park Tamsin T & S Blight 2nd Dandalee Park Lena T & S Blight 3rd Kalama Wild Rose S & R Dauti 4th Betdale Magill B Keown 5th Serendipity Petal K Muthsam

Class O-16 Doe with best udder, 2nd or subsequent lactation 1st Buttara Lotus T & S Blight 2nd Cedarvale Park Sophie 2 T & S Blight 3rd Paperbark Gully Trinity T & S Blight

Doe with Best Udder: Buttara Lotus

Class O-17 Dry Doe, any dairy breed, must have kidded at least once 1st Betdale Bree M Wiltshire

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Senior Champion Saanen Doe:

Dandalee Park Tamsin

Reserve Senior Champion Saanen Doe:

Cedarvale Park Sophie 2

Senior Champion British Alpine Doe:

Betdale Magill

Reserve Senior Champion B/Alpine Doe:

Betdale Ella

Senior Champion Anglo Nubian Doe:

Betdale Reeny

Reserve Senior Champion A/Nubian Doe:

Betdale Bree

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Osborne Park Show results continued…………….

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Class O-18 Saanen Goatling

1st Dandalee Park Noni T & S Blight 2nd Dandalee Park Ivy T & S Blight 3rd Betdale Calamity Jane B Keown 4th Serendipity Fleur K Muthsam

Class O-20 British Alpine Goatling 1st Betdale Avenda B Keown

Class O-21 Anglo Nubian Goatling 1st Betdale Mary Lincoln B Keown 2nd Betdale Hannah Lincoln B Keown 3rd Serendipity Rilka K Muthsam

Champion Goatling: Dandalee Park Noni

Reserve Champion Goatling: Dandalee Park Ivy

Class O-24 Saanen Doe Kid, under 6 months. 1st Dandalee Park Izabella T & S Blight 2nd Dandalee Park Lolah T & S Blight 3rd Kalama Primula S & R Dauti

Class O-26 British Alpine Doe Kid, under 6 months 1st Betdale Flowy B Keown

Class O-27 Anglo Nubian Doe Kid, under 6 months 1st Brookshire Grace M Wiltshire 2nd Brookshire Keltie M Wiltshire 3rd Betdale Meg B Keown

Champion Doe Kid: Brookshire Grace

Reserve Champion Doe Kid: Dandalee Park Izabella

Junior Champion Doe: Dandalee Park Noni

Reserve Junior Champion Doe: Dandalee Park Ivy Supreme Champion Doe: Dandalee Park Tamsin Class O-30 ADB Buck over 12–24 months

1st Dandalee Park Tyrion K Muthsam 2nd Dandalee Park Imperial S & R Dauti 3rd Betdale Abraham Lincoln B Keown

Junior Champion Buck: Dandalee Park Tyrion

Class O-31 ADB Buck under 12 months 1st Dandalee Park Impressario T & S Blight 2nd Brookshire Hunter M Wiltshire 3rd Betdale Fonzie B Keown

Champion Buck Kid: - Dandalee Park Impressario

Supreme Champion Buck: Dandalee Park Tyrion

Osborne Park Show results continued…………….

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Class O-32 Sire’s Progeny Pair 1st Progeny pair by Dandalee Park Kokoda T & S Blight 2nd Progeny pair by Cedarvale Park Monarch T & S Blight 3rd Progeny pair by Betdale Simon M Wiltshire

Class O-33 Dam’s Progeny Pair. 1st Pair out of Paperbark Gully Trinity T & S Blight 2nd Pair out of Brookshire Matilda M Wiltshire 3rd Pair out of Serendipity Primrose K Muthsam

Class O-34 Dam and Daughter 1st Paperbark Gully Trinity & daughter T & S Blight 2nd Buttara Lotus & daughter T & S Blight 3rd Betdale Ella & daughter B Keown

Class O-35 Breeders Trio 1st Dandalee Park trio T & S Blight 2nd Dandalee Park trio T & S Blight 3rd Brookshire trio M Wiltshire

Class O-36 ‘Junior Handler’ 5 to 15 years of age 1st Kayla Evers 2nd Blake Evers

Osborne Park Show results continued…………….

FOR SALE

"Brookshire Hunter"

Quality Registered Anglo Nubian Buck Kid

Born 27/9/2016

$450.00.

Will ready to use for this years breeding season.

Contact: Marj Wiltshire on (08) 95744369, Mobile 0427 112 709 or Email: rwiltshire@bigpond.com .

(Photos taken at Osborne Park Show 03/12/2016)

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Saanen Doe 3-6 years in milk 1st Kalama Sitara S&R Dauti 2nd Kalama Charlie-Mae S&R Dauti 3rd Kalama Lilli-Lee S&R Dauti

Saanen Doe under 3 years in milk 1st Kalama Tessa – Mae S&R Dauti 2nd Kalama Wild Rose S&R Dauti

Champion Senior Doe - Kalama Tessa - Mae Reserve Champion Senior Doe - Kalama Sitara

Doe with best udder first lactation 1st Kalama Tessa Mae S&R Dauti 2nd Kalama Wild Rose S&R Dauti 3rd Kalama Charlie-Mae S&R Dauti

Doe with best udder second or more lactations 1st Kalama Sitara S&R Dauti 2nd Kalama Lilli-Lee S&R Dauti

Doe with best udder - Kalama Tessa - Mae

Type and Production Doe 1st Kalama Sitara S&R Dauti 2nd Kalama Charlie-Mae S&R Dauti 3rd Kalama Lilli-Lee S&R Dauti

Type and 24 Hour Production Doe 1st Kalama Sitara S&R Dauti 2nd Kalama Wild Rose S&R Dauti 3rd Kalama Charlie-Mae S&R Dauti 4th Kalama Lilli-Lee S&R Dauti

Saanen doe kid less than 3 months 1st Kalama Primula S&R Dauti 2nd Kalama Little Angel S&R Dauti 3rd Kalama Abi – Mae S&R Dauti

Champion Doe Kid - Kalama Primula Reserve Champion Doe Kid - Kalama little Angel Junior Champion Doe - Kalama Primula Reserve Junior Champion Doe - Kalama little Angel

ADB Buck over 12 months 1st Dandalee Park Imperial S&R Dauti

Champion Buck - Dandalee Park Imperial

Dam and Daughter 1st Kalama Charlie-Mae and daughter S&R Dauti

Progeny Pair 1st Progeny of Abacus Calculus S&R Dauti 2nd Progeny of Dandalee Park Imperial S&R Dauti

Breeders Trio 1st Kalama Stud S&R Dauti

Child Handler 1st Olivia Buckley

Supreme Exhibit - Kalama Tessa - Mae

Collie Show

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Judge - R Coe

Kalama Tessa - Mae

Kalama Sitara

Junior Handler - Olivia Buckley

Dandalee Park Imperial

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Five Common Milk Parlour Mistakes You Should Avoid To Keep Somatic Cell Counts Low   

Reference: M2 Magazine Text: Jeffrey Bewley – jeffrery.bewley@uky.edu   

Maintaining a low bulk tank somatic cell count has always been a good dairy management strat‐egy. Low somatic cell counts are associated with improved milk quality, increased shelf life and improved  cheese  yield  after  the milk leaves  the  farm,  increased milk  pro‐duction,  and  reduced  veterinary  and drug  costs.  Recent  market  changes have  led to an  increased emphasis by milk buyers toward lowering bulk tank somatic  cell  counts  at  the  farm. As  a result, many dairy producers have re‐focused  efforts  to  lower  somatic  cell count.  Often,  the  reasons  for  a  high bulk  tank  somatic  cell  count  can  be found  in  the milking parlour. The  fol‐lowing  are  5  common  parlour  mis‐takes  that should be avoided  to keep somatic cell counts low:   

1. Milking dirty or wet  teats Poorly cleaned or  inadequately dried teats result  in an  increased incidence of mastitis and higher somatic cell counts. The slogan for effective milkers should be ‘We milk clean, dry teats.’ The first step to milking clean, dry teats  is to keep cows as clean as possible  before  they  ever  enter  the milking  area. Clean  cows  are  exposed  to  fewer  environ‐mental mastitis‐causing bacteria and they are easier to clean before milking. If you feel the need to wash the teats of a high percentage of your cows, you may want to reconsider how your pas‐tures or barns are managed  to  improve cow cleanliness. Dirt, manure, or debris can often be removed by hand or with a  towel without  the use of water. When cows are excessively dirty, some use of water may be necessary  to clean  the  teats. However,  this practice should be  the exception and not the rule. Water use  in the milking process should be kept to a minimum.  If water is used, be sure to wet only the teats and not the entire udder. It is nearly impossible to dry the udder and this water ends up being drawn into the liners and milk lines during the milk‐ing process. Generally,  the use of water  in  the parlor  results  in  increased mastitis and higher bacteria levels in the milk. All teats should be thoroughly dried with a single service, absorbent cloth or paper  towel. Never use  the same  towel on  two cows. All debris, manure and pre‐dip residue on the teats should be removed while drying, using a gentle, twisting motion. During the drying process, pay particular attention to getting the teat ends clean and dry.  If teats are not adequately dried, water, containing mastitis‐causing bacteria, may end up in the teat cups dur‐ing the milking process and can expose the open teat ends to these bacteria.   

2. Poor pre or post‐dip coverage Pre‐dipping and post‐dipping are two “tried and true” mastitis management strategies. Unfortunately, carelessness in the milking parlour often leads to inade‐quate teat dip coverage. Pre‐dipping with a sanitizing solution eliminates bacteria on teat ends prior to milking and helps to control mastitis caused by environmental mastitis pathogens. The pre‐dip should remain on the teats for at least 30 seconds before drying. As soon as possible af‐ter the milking units are removed, teats should be dipped with a post‐dip, which has been dem‐onstrated to be an effective germicide through independent research. An effective post‐dip kills bacteria on teats, prevents organisms from colonizing in the teat canal, and reduces the rate of 

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new  infections  from  contagious mastitis bacteria. When pre‐dipping and post‐dipping, as a minimum, at least three‐quarters of the teat should be covered with the goal of covering the entire teat. Teat dip cups should be kept clean. Some  dairy  producers  choose  to  spray  teats rather  than  dip.  While  it  is  possible  to  ade‐quately cover teats with a spray bottle, full cov‐erage  is often  inadequate when spraying teats. A good way to test the effectiveness of dipping is  to wrap  a paper  towel  around  the  teat  just after  dipping.  The  goal  is  to  see  a  continuous streak of teat dip on the paper towel, indicating the entire teat was covered. With spraying, you will  often  find  broken  streaks  of  teat  dip  be‐cause  the  side of  the  teat opposite  to  the op‐erator’s position is often not covered.   

3. Too little or too much time between teat stimulation of the cow and milker attachment Attaching milkers  too  soon or  too  late can  result  in excessive milking  time or  reduced milk yield. The timing of milking unit attachment is a critical step in a good milking procedure. Oxy‐tocin, which causes milk letdown, reaches peak levels at 60 seconds after stimulation. There‐fore, milkers should be attached within 1 to 1.5 minutes after teat stimulation. Coordinating attachment with milk  letdown helps  ensure  that  the milkers  are  attached during  the  time frame when milk flow is highest.   

4.  Spreading mastitis with  contaminated  hands  Contagious mastitis‐causing  bacteria,  like Staph. aureus, may live on your hands and be transmitted between cows during milking. As a minimum, hands should be thoroughly washed with soap and water before milking.  Ideally, because  bacteria  are  less  likely  to  ad‐here  to  gloves  than  rough,  calloused skin,  nitrile  or  latex  gloves  should  be worn  during  milking.  Gloves  minimize the  spread  of  contagious  mastitis  be‐tween  cows  during  milking  and  help protect the milker’s skin. Gloves are also easier  to  disinfect  than  bare  hands. Whether or not gloves are worn, hands should be washed periodically through‐out the milking process.   

5. Over‐milking Care should be taken to avoid over‐milking which  can  increase  the  incidence of  liner  slippage  and  lead  to  teat‐end damage. Damaged teat‐ends are more susceptible to mastitis. When automatic take‐offs are used, the unit settings should be adjusted to ensure they do not stay on too  long. Addition‐ally, it is important to resist the temptation to override the automatic detachment by putting the milker back on. The process of machine stripping, or holding down on individual teat cups or milking clusters, should be avoided. Properly stimulated cows milked with correctly func‐tioning and attached milking units should not have excessive residual milk  left  in the udder. The potential losses from machine stripping far outweigh any potential benefits.    

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How to Give Your Goat an Injection

By Cheryl K. Smith from Raising Goats For Dummies http://www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-give-your-goat-an-injection.html

You can have a vet visit or take your goats to a clinic to receive vaccinations or other injec-tions, and many goat owners do this. But to save the money, you can do it yourself. Giving in-jections is easy after you get over any fear you might have. It can help to have an experienced person demonstrate the technique before you try it. You can also practice by injecting into an orange — just remember to dispose of your practice needles and syringes. You can get nee-dles and syringes at a feed store, veterinary office, or livestock supply catalogue.

The two most common types of injections are subcutaneous (SQ), which is just under the skin, and intramuscular (IM), which goes into the muscle. Read the instructions that come with the medication you're using to determine what type of injection to give. Most injections that can be given IM also can be given SQ; consult with your veterinarian regarding which injections you need to give IM. Giving subcutaneous injections is a bit easier because you don't have to worry about hitting a blood vessel or vein.

When you're ready to give injections yourself, gather your supplies and bring your goat into an area away from the other goats. Have someone hold the goat and find the site where you will give the injection. Never use the rear leg as an injection site because you can hit a nerve and make your goat lame. The best places to give injections are the sides of the neck and "armpit" area just behind the front leg.

Gather your supplies: Medication, Disposable needle and syringe, Alcohol and cotton balls or other wipes and a container for sharps (used needles), which you can purchase at a drug store

Before giving the injection, wipe the top of the medicine vial with alcohol to ensure that it's ster-ile. Then insert the needle into the bottle and withdraw the required dose of medication. With-draw the needle and tap the syringe and push the injector slightly to push out any bubbles.

To give an SQ injection: 1. Lift the skin into a tent. 2. Insert the needle under the skin into the

tent, toward the body. 3. Make sure that the needle isn't in the

skin or muscle, or through the other side of the tent.

4. Inject the medication and remove the needle.

5. Discard the needle and syringe into your sharps container.

To give an IM injection: 1. Insert the needle into the muscle, being

careful not to hit bone. 2. Withdraw the plunger slightly to make sure that you have not hit a vein or vessel. 3. If you see blood in the syringe, pull out the needle and start over. 4. Depress the plunger slowly, and then withdraw the needle. 5. Rub the injection area gently but firmly to distribute the medication. 6. Discard the needle and syringe into your sharps container.

Never use the same needle or syringe for different medications or on different goats. Mixing medications can make them less effective or cause an unexpected chemical reaction; sharing needles can spread diseases from one goat to another.

Important Note: Always have Epinephrine on hand when giving injections in case of anaphylactic shock (immediate severe allergic reaction). Have it with you, you won’t have time to go get it if a goat goes into shock. If a goat suddenly goes into shock or collapses after a shot, immediately administer at 1 cc, SQ, per 100 lbs. You want the 1:1000 strength. This is one medication that not good beyond the expiration date on the bottle, and you should always have an unexpired bottle of this around. REFERENCE: http://www.betterhensandgardens.com/giving-goats-injections/

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Understanding Dairy Goat Show Schedules (extract from DGSWA information booklet—Showing Dairy Goats in WA)

Exhibiting dairy goats can be a most enjoyable and rewarding experience. Goat Shows offer a wonderful way to socialise with fellow enthusiasts whilst also pro-moting dairy goats to potential enthusiasts and the public in general. Goat shows also provide a valuable medium in which to evaluate your stock and learn more about this wonderful pastime.

Whether attending as an exhibitor, steward, volunteer handler, spectator or judge it is beneficial to understand how the show program runs and where the various awards fit into the program.

Exhibitors enter prior to the show via a show schedule that lists the competition classes along with entry conditions, points of contact, fees applicable and prizes on offer. Most schedules in Western Australia are similar and an example is in-cluded at the end of this article. I will refer to this draft schedule throughout the article to help illustrate and explain the working of a typical local dairy goat show.

Put simply, the schedule can be broken into three key sections: 1. breed classes;

2. best udder and production classes; and

3. group / novelty classes.

1. BREED CLASSES The Breed classes are the main component of the show and can be likened to heats in a sporting competition. Each class having a specific entry criteria pre-dominantly categorised by gender and age but can be further divided by breed and/or lactation. The winners from particular age classes (like with sporting competition heats) then go on to compete against one another for Championship Awards (Finals) initially within Breeds and later Interbreed. The age categories in WA are as follows –

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Seniors Includes all goats over 24 months (2 yrs) of age. A younger doe is also considered a Senior immediately upon kidding the first time. A doe under 24 months of age with a maiden udder but unkidded remains a Junior until she either reaches 24 months of age or kids. Please note in WA a doe over 24 months must have kidded at least once to compete. A veteran is a specific Senior doe classification for animals over 6 yrs of age. At some shows veteran does have their own class.

Juniors All bucks and unkidded does that are under 2 yrs of age. Kidded does are automatically classified as Seniors irrespective of age. Within the Junior category there are two subgroups –

Kids - under 12 months Goatlings -12 –24 months

The same age parameters apply to male goats also, with 12 – 24 month old

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2. BEST UDDER & PRODUCTION CLASSES Being dairy goats, good udder conformation and milk production are important attributes. As such they often have separate classes to reward animals who ex-cel in these areas. These classes are treated separately to the breed classes and winners in this section do not go on to compete for breed championships unless they also won an actual Breed class (listed above).

Best Udder Classes – In a Best Udder Class the judge assesses only the exhibited does udders. The judge does not take into account other general conformation, type etc. The Australian Dairy Goat Standard outlines a points system for ud-der assessment as follows –

Standard Points System for Judging Dairy Goat Udders in Australia

Usually there is a separate udder class for does on their first lactation (ie. for does that have kidded only once and are currently lactating from this kidding) and does on their second and subsequent lactations with an over-all “Best Udder” chosen from the two class winners. Udder classes are not usually split for breeds. Judging assessment consists of two parts – as-sessment of each does udder full of milk and then the does leave the ring to be milked out and return empty to be assessed again before the final placing is decided. The assessment of the empty udder enables the judge to check for signs of udder damage, mastitis etc that might be hidden when the vessel is full. It also allows the judge to determine if the doe’s udder produced the volume of milk it appeared it would or if instead it re-mained “fleshy” and produced less than it appeared it would when full. Some judges will observe the milking process to assess ease of milking, jet flow and reaffirm capacity.

Capacity and shape 20 Front attachment 10 Rear attachment 10 Teat size and placement 5 Skin colour and texture 2.5 Jet flow 2.5 Milked out & collapse composition 10 TOTAL 60

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Production Classes – The Dairy Goat Society of Australia (DGSA) has a herd recoding scheme established whereby members can have their goat herds’ milk monitored and individual does can be eligible for permanent awards on their pedi-gree if they meet or exceed predetermined levels of production in either a 24 hour period or 365 day term. To encourage participation and reward success in herd recording, many Shows incorporate separate classes for animals with the 24 hour produc-tion awards and 365 day production awards. Determining the winners of these classes involves combining the individual animal’s production score with a conformation score determined by the judge at the show on the day. The winner is determined as the animal with the highest aggregate score overall. To participate in these classes the exhibitor submits details of the milk awards with their entries. The judge is not aware of individual production scores when he/she scores each animal out of 50. This is done using the points system outlined in the Australian Dairy Goat Breed Standards Man-ual point system which states the breakdown of points for conformation out of 100 points and halving the score to ensure the final assessment is out of 50 points.. A Steward will then collate the final aggregate score and advise the judge of the final placing of exhibits. At Perth Royal the 24 Hour milk testing is conducted the day prior to the main competition and sepa-rate classes are offered for each breed. PRODUCTION POINTS + CONFORMATION POINTS = TOTAL SCORE

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3. GROUP AND NOVELTY CLASSES

Group and Novelty Classes are additional classes added to the core breed classes and production /udder classes to provide addition competition and en-courage participation. Goats entered in the breed classes can – where eligible – be entered into the group and novelty classes. Winning group and novelty classes, however, does not – in itself - qualify an animal to compete in the Breed Championships. This section could include awards for best presented or breed specific recogni-tion such as best Anglo Nubian Head or even fancy dress classes. Classes are only limited by imagination, time and the availability of sponsorship support. Jun-ior handler classes are especially popular as they encourage involvement by po-tential future enthusiasts and are much enjoyed by spectators.

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UPCOMING 2017 EVENT LISTING

(When exhibiting goats at any Show you must complete a Waybill and include the PIC no. of that Show Ground. These are listed below.)

Annual General Meeting (see advert page 11) 18 February 2017

Kalamunda Show (PIC No. WASG0052) 8 April 2017

Incorporating:the DGSWA Kid & Goatling Show and WA Futurity Stakes—Kid & Goatling classes

see Website http://www.kalamundashow.com.au/#xl_

Harvey Agricultural Show (PIC No. WASG0029) 29 April 2017

see Website http://harveyshow.com.au/

Northam Agricultural Show (PIC No.WCSG0089) 9 September 2017

see Website http://www.northamshow.com.au/

Perth Royal Show (PIC No.WCSG0001) 23 - 30 September 2017

see Website http://www.perthroyalshow.com.au/

Dardanup Bull & Barrel Festival (PIC No.WCSG0022) 7 October 2017

(Display only) see Website www.bullandbarrel.net.au

Toodyay Show (PIC No. WCSG0030) 7 October 2017

(Display and soap sales only) see Website www.toodyayagsociety.com.au

Kelmscott /Branch Show (PIC No. WCSG0033) 14 October 2017

see Website http://kelmscottshow.com.au/

Brunswick Show (PIC No. WCSG0019) 21 October 2017

see Website http://brunswickshow.com.au/ Gidgegannup Show (PIC No. WCSG0023) 28 October 2017

see Website http://gidgegannup.info/community/agsociety.htm

Busselton Show (PIC No. WCSG0036) 28 October 2017

see Website http://www.busseltonshow.com.au/

Collie Show (PIC No. WBSG0034) 18 November 2017

see Website www.collieag.org.au

Osborne Park Show (PIC No. WASG0075) 2 December 2017

(Incorporating WA Futurity Stakes- 1st Lactation Doe class) see Website http://opas.org.au/