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Old 02/21/11, 07:44 AM
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Late pregnancy and early milking ketosis/milk fever

If you are new to goats, and your does are in their late pregnancy or just kidded, please spend some time reading at these links. What you feed can affect your doe's survival.

Ketosis, what is it and how does it happen
http://dairygoatinfo.com/index.php/topic,31.0.html

Hypocalcemia / ketosis questions
http://dairygoatinfo.com/index.php/topic,13086.0.html

Hypocalcemia, the link between calcium and phosphorous
http://dairygoatinfo.com/index.php/topic,21.0.html

Hypocalcemia in late Gestation does
http://dairygoatinfo.com/index.php/topic,22.0.html
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Old 02/21/11, 07:52 AM
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Thank you for the links!
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Old 02/21/11, 08:14 AM
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Thanks Alice I knew you would find the links.

Sure hope everyone reads these links Alice was so nice to post for everyone! They could really help alot of folks here, especially folks new to goats! Lots of great infor here!!
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Old 02/21/11, 08:22 AM
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Thanks Alice. You are always informative and I very much appreciate good links.
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Old 02/21/11, 11:01 AM
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Thanks, Alice! Great links. Especially the one on the link between calcium & phosphorus.
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Old 02/21/11, 11:21 AM
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Thanks alice, as soon as I get done working I am reading all of these!
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