Mother goats ‘know kids’ voice’ after a year apart

I recently read an article regarding a study that found that mother goats can recognise their own kids calls after being separated for 12-18 months.  It perhaps highlights our lack of knowledge of the 'cognitive capacities' of goat as opposed to other domestic species and the need for more goat-specific welfare legislation in this country.   You can read the full article here.

Welcome!

You're very welcome to the new Teagasc Goat Blog. My name is Cian Condon and I'm the National Goat Adviser with Teagasc. I hope to keep you up to date with all matters goat related here in Ireland and beyond.

Here I am pictured with Michael Finegan outside Navan in County Meath. When beginning his goat milking enterprise, Michael understood that prices would be volatile and always planned to create a new product.  His Boyne Valley Blue has been a great success and will be widely available in Tesco from mid July. You can read the full Today's Farm article here. You can also read more on Michael's cheese on his Facebook page here.