Ky. Producers use several dewormers. Gill Myers, a parasitologist from Magnolia, Ky., advises rotating these products each year to prevent the buildup of resistance. Goat producers should avoid quick rotation between dewormer products and never underdose. This triggers resistance. To prevent bringing resistant worms into pastures, purchased animals should be isolated and dewormed before joining a herd.
Resistance varies from farm to farm.
Contact a veterinarian to set up a parasite control program for your herd. Goats thrive on plants that cattle don't like. But the Illinois native has chosen an unusual enterprise for her northern Kentucky farm-meat goats. Lily's Wildwood Boer Goats provides a perfect setting for these animals. Her goats have cleaned the bushes and weeds off a good section of Kinsey's hillside pastures near Sadieville.