Chairman of the NSW Farmers' sheepmeats committee, Andrew Martel, said grower bodies were recommending the standards for electronic devices in sheep and goats remains in draft form for the time being and not be introduced until there was an identifiable need and a cost benefit analysis of such technology. Don't rush electronic sheep ID says NSW Farmers Thursday, 7 June 2007 The NSW Farmers Association is worried about what it sees as the Victorian Department of Primary Industries'...

One of the five goats is a survivor of a February pit bull attack that killed three goats and two sheep. They're five brown-and-white goats, males each about a year old, whose job is to munch vegetation in a particularly hilly section of the historic Lynchburg graveyard. Cemetery groundskeepers found those goats and sheep dead in their pen one morning. A wooden cross wrapped in black ribbon with hay at its base sits near the goats' pen, a small memorial to the animals slain in February....

Will Getz, an FVSU professor of animal science and extension specialist, said this is the school's first clinic on goats for agriculture teachers. Another advantage goats provide for students is that the animals are less expensive to keep and require less space than cattle, hogs or sheep, Getz said. The heightened interest in goats, he said, is due to the growing demand for goat meat, which is a common food source throughout much of the world. The teachers visiting Fort Valley State will...

Owner Doug Hennigar said they had a total of eight goats in the pen - three adults and five young ones - but he noticed one of the baby goats had disappeared when he went to feed them Wednesday evening. The goat, which is only a couple months old, stood out from the rest because of its colour and Hennigar noticed it missing because it usually greeted him at the pen door. Hennigar said at the time that the person or people responsible could return the goat, no questions asked, and they...

June 5, 2007 Old City Cemetery replaces goats killed by wild dogs Lynchburg'smost popular tourist attraction lost some of its popular attractions a little over three months ago. With five goats here now, and three more coming later this week, the focus is on keeping the animals safe. The goats had been a big hit with visitors, especially children. The new goats will keep the hillside clear of overgrowth and debris, with a dash of public relations on the side. They also helped to clear the...