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A fainting goat kid in the midst of a myotonic "fainting" spell. The myotonic goat or Tennessee fainting goat is an American breed of goat.It is characterised by myotonia congenita, a hereditary condition that may cause it to stiffen or fall over when excited or startled.
"Goats are great if you put in the time and effort with them. They are full of personality." To help the sanctuary, he is urging people to consider rescuing a goat, but only if they do their ...
The goat or domestic goat (Capra hircus) is a species of goat-antelope that is mostly kept as livestock. It was domesticated from the wild goat (C. aegagrus) of Southwest Asia and Eastern Europe. The goat is a member of the family Bovidae, meaning it is closely related to the sheep. It was one of the first animals to be domesticated, in Iran ...
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Goat breeds (especially dairy goats) are some of the oldest defined animal breeds for which breed standards and production records have been kept. Selective breeding of goats generally focuses on improving production of fiber, meat, dairy products or goatskin. Breeds are generally classified based on their primary use, though there are several ...
The purpose of removing the nuclei from the goats' oocytes was to extract all the DNA of the goat, so there would be no genetic contribution to the clone from the egg donor. The resultant embryos were transferred into a domestic goat (Capra hircus), to act as a surrogate mother. The first cloning attempts failed.
Cedar the goat was auctioned off in June at a Shasta County fair, but the family that owned the goat had second thoughts and offered to pay any losses to keep the pet from being slaughtered.