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• Subscribe to Meat Goat Mania • Email Us • Onion Creek Ranch • Bending Tree Ranch • OCR Health & Management Articles • MGM Archive |
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Subscribe FREE now! Monthly issues with new articles and other educational information on meat goat health, nutrition, and management written by Suzanne W. Gasparotto of Onion Creek Ranch and Pat Cotten of Bending Tree Ranch. In all cases, it is your responsibility to obtain veterinary services and advice before using any of the information provided in these articles. Neither Suzanne Gasparotto nor Pat Cotten are veterinarians. None of the contributors to this website will be held responsible for the use of any information contained herein. |
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GoatCamp™ 2024 is a wrap! Where? Onion Creek Ranch in Texas GoatCamp2024™, the 23rd consecutive year of this event at Onion Creek Ranch in Texas, is over and "in the can." Student and instructor participation was terrific. I will let two of the students tell the story themselves: "Thank you for a wonderful experience this past week at GoatCamp™. I wish I had known about it before purchasing my first goat. I did some things wrong at the beginning but with the knowledge I gained this week, I feel much better about getting my program back in line. All of your speakers were engaging and knowledgeable. It was obvious that you have put significant effort in the program. Everyone on your team was helpful and very polite. Your facility is amazing. The details of how you run your operation and how it is laid out is beyond impressive. My wife is interested in coming down for kidding internship if you have availability. Once you have more details on timeframe, please let me know so I can ensure she gets it on her calendar." AND "Just wanted to thank you for the great experience at this year's GoatCamp™. Really appreciate you and Pat Cotten for sharing the immense knowledge you have acquired over a period of 35 yrs. Also please pass on my thanks to Seth,Trisha, Jodi, and Del." Note: This is Sasanka's second attendance at GoatCamp™ in the last 3 years. GoatCamp2025™ will be October 20-23, 2025. Sign up information will be on the GoatCamp™ page on www.tennesseemeatgoats.com by approximately mid-November. |
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Tote bag and gifts inside for each student provided by Jeffers. |
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Dr. James Miller, Parasitologist, and his lovely wife Carol |
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Slaughter demonstration. |
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Dan Byfield, American Stewards of Liberty |
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Kent Mills. Hi Pro Feeds. Livestock nutritionist. He is retiring from HiPro Feeds on 12.31.24. I would like to thank him for 20+ years of teaching goat nutrition at GoatCamp™. We will all miss Kent. Sarah Abatti, whom he has trained at HiPro, will step into his shoes at GoatCamp2025™. |
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Necropsy. Dr. Price Ruffin, Coleman Vet Clinic. |
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Pat Cotten, Bending Tree Ranch, showing students to how give injections. |
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