hair (5)

Hair loss around ears

I've got a doe who kidded a couple of weeks ago who has hair loss around her ears. Not just a patch, but pretty much hair loss on the whole ear, both of them. The hair loss forms a circle at the base of the ear where the hair loss begins and ends. I

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Zinc Questions

If I suspect zinc deficiency in one goat (some hair loss around face, ears, and hind legs), should I suspect it in the other goat as well? Their diets are exactly alike.

Also, for those of you who think BOSS is a good dietary supplement for this, do

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Shedding...

My doe has started really shedding lately and I'm concerned it might be some sort of mineral deficiency.  The weather was relatively warm for the past few weeks so I thought maybe it was just because of that...but her skin seems dry, like she has som

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