Red Horse Valley, LLC

09/02/2024

MDA Warns of Elevated Mycotoxin Levels in Missouri
Producers and Feed Manufacturers Should Monitor Mycotoxin Levels in 2023 corn.

JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. –The Missouri Department of Agriculture encourages Missouri feed manufacturers, corn producers and livestock producers to monitor aflatoxin and fumonisin levels in corn harvested in 2023. Mycotoxin levels have increased in Missouri corn due to prolonged drought. Feed contaminated with high aflatoxin and fumonisin levels may impact livestock.

09/01/2024

Happy 2024!

15/12/2023

Amos is enjoying the beautiful weather today!

15/12/2023

Bureaucracy that even Santa goes through, LOL!

**FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: Santa Claus Cleared to Spread Christmas Cheer Missouri Department of Agriculture sent this bulletin at 12/15/2023 09:01 AM CST Having trouble reading this email? View it in your browser. Click to edit this placeholder text. For Immediate Release: Dec. 15, 2023 Media Contact:...

23/10/2023

Well, this is concerning for many Nigerian Dwarf breeders. https://adga.org/performance-programs/dna-exclusions-placed-on-hold/?fbclid=IwAR3sI6hovh7B6ToJ-gFhQclC97S5fyU04ZnX0vmiWpy2KTOR3vettzGi4qc

DNA Exclusions placed on hold The following animals have been placed on hold by the American Dairy Goat Association. To minimize the number of offspring and herds that would be impacted; no registrations, transfers, leases, or service memos will be processed for any of these animals or their descend...

28/08/2023

Someone is supposedly trying to claim our business Fb account has been shut down due to copyright violation (with a link that I suspect is malware). Please contact us if you are having any difficulties. As always, our website www.RedHorseValley.Com is an alternative source for contact/browsing…

Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goat Farm

02/08/2023

Fill those barns with hay! Here's a useful resource to locate what you need:

27/07/2023

RedHorseValley BC Du a Gwyn
Sire: RHV PZ Butch Cassidy *B (Dragonfly HLU Piezo d'Electrá *B x SG RHV CTO Rachel 4*M)
Dam: RHV CNT Drop of Golden Sun (SG RHV CTO Cointreau +*B x Chenango-Hills Lizabet 6*M)

Love, love, LOVE this doe! She's such a great mama and so very productive. Got her clipped and pulled kids for a few hours, and I'm pleased. She's not filled to capacity here, but she's very pretty, and sweet as can be, imho!

06/07/2023

She-camels for milk?? Yes, indeed! Take a peek:

05/06/2023

Happy Birthday to the newest additions to RHV. Introducing the latest kids out of Dragonfly CP Chicquera (Dragonfly SOL Capriccio x GCH Dragonfly IH Peregrine 09-01 91 EEEE). These kids are sired by RHV CNT Amos *B (SG RHV CTO Cointreau +*B x SG RHV SMF Fawn 7*M ELITE), whose two littermate sisters are 9 months shy of 3 YEARS in continuous milk from their first freshening August 2020!! (How's that for persistent lactations, huh??) Chicquera and aunts of these kids really have high production and the "will to milk"!

Yes, there is a lot of genetic potential in these kids, and I'm going to be selfish and keep the gold/white doe kid for myself as a replacement for her granddam, Fawn, who we lost this winter. There are two very nice looking bucks in this litter who are available. Though just born, width thurl-to-thurl is fantastic. Those who know of Peregrine will remember that she scored "E" in rump several times throughout her lifetime. Fingers crossed these boys will follow suit ;o)

21/05/2023

Triplet bucks out of RHV AM Bright Eyes (Dragonfly T Ashen Myst x SG RHV CTO Rachel 4*M), sired by RHV LP Donnagan (RHV CNT Little Pinky x SG Agape Oaks M Golden Fire 3*M) born 5/12/23. The two without much white are polled!

21/05/2023

Gwyn’s littlest (black and white doe) and Brighty’s littlest (mostly white buckskin boy) are doing great!

07/05/2023

Gwyn’s litter is doing well! She’s such a good mama.

07/05/2023

Five.... Gwyn had 5 kids today... One tiny one, but everyone is doing well so far. 3 does and 2 bucks, all black with various amounts of white. First kids sired by Sinai Thunder O Elohim *B! Gwyn is really impressing me with her udder, volume of production and how much room she has in there to fish out those kids. She's a champ in my book!

01/05/2023

New kids on the block looking for homes after weaning. 2 doe kids out of RedHorseValley OR Rejoice, sired by RedHorseValley CNT Ambrosia. One buck kid out of RHV SMF Pente sired by RedHorseValley TS Bona Fide *B.

01/05/2023

Great talent producing these portraits:

Kevin Horan makes fine art photographs of ungulates: goats, sheep, and pigs. Portraits are available as archival prints.

28/04/2023

I realize that disbudding kids is a controversial issue, but this is one example why it can rightfully be justified.

17/04/2023

This doe is a favorite of mine who has gotten little publicity. Meet RedHorseValley BC Du a Gwyn {RHV PZ Butch Cassidy *B x RHV CNT Drop of Golden Sun} (Yes, I did clear the name with our colleague who owns that herdname before registering this girl!) She freshened once before with a single buck/wether. Milk testing was nearly impossible for her first lactation so I don’t have “impressive” numbers to share. Never-the-less, I know this genetic package and the joy of milking her! This photo of her developing udder (she’s due about 5/3) is insufficient to show how nice it appears in person… ya know, the black goat thing….

Bred to Sinai Thunder O Elohim *B (SG Cedar View Olivero +*B x Sinai Thunder MD Elouisa 2*M 02-04 88 VVVE), we are hopeful for a doe kid to keep, but any others will be available.

Contact us ASAP if you would like to be notified of available kids!

27/03/2023

Sunrise beyond buck pen

31/01/2023

Just in from doing chores… It is a bit “nippy” out there today! I uncovered this much needed sweater archived in my drawer. This classic was a “nudge” purchase by a certain Scottish border collie Rescuer at one of the Highland Games we worked. Reminds me of how much I loved my dearest Gael, imported in utero

25/12/2022

Dragonfly RY Elation, rocking the goat coat, trying to entice the young boys despite her senior status! She certainly is enjoying the bit warmer temperatures as those extreme conditions can prove deadly. Happy to see her run around strutting her stuff.

07/12/2022

We regrettably said our final farewell to SG RHV CNT Flashy Citrine *M yesterday following a tragic accident. Shown here as a kid with her dam, SG RHV CS Golden Topaz, Trina was a very special friend, always making a point of coming to give me kisses whenever I was where she could get to me. Perhaps to those who only knew her in photos, she was best known for her magnificent teat size. Our grief is immeasurable right now….

06/11/2022

Breeding season is upon us! I've been a bit too busy to post much, but I just wanted to post a breeding that happened today. SG RHV CTO Rachel 4*M (a SG Rosasharn BB Cento ++*B daughter out of SG Agape Oaks M Golden Fire 3*M) was bred to RedHorseValley PZ Miku *B. Given the number of does I have, I haven't bred Rachel for several years. Today she was obviously wanting to be bred and she sure isn't getting any younger! I'm currently milking Miku's sister, Grounded, and boy she has a lovely, well attached and easily milked udder! For a first freshener, she is persistently productive and I'm very pleased with her (though her name reflects her "boss mare" attitude, LOL). So, ran a quick check of the inbreeding coefficient on taking Rachel to Miku, and decided to give it a go. Kids will be 31.3% Cento by blood, with 3.1% homozygosity. Overall coefficient of inbreeding is 13.5% which is perfectly reasonable in my experience with these genetics. Naturally, I'll likely retain something out of this litter, but if you are interested in making a reservation on this or any other breeding we have lined up, check out our 2023 planned breedings! http://www.redhorsevalley.com/planned-breedings/

13/10/2022

I’m so impressed with ValleyVet.com! I made an order yesterday for tetracycline among other items, since I was running low treating a case of pinkeye. I received the order before noon today!! Amazon can’t beat that. Kudos!
BTW, for those who need to treat with tetracycline, biomycin is much less painful upon injection than LA200.

11/10/2022

On-demand webinar:
“From parentage to understanding the milk microbiome, the use of high-throughput DNA technologies in the breeding and health of dairy cattle”

Christine Couldrey discusses the use of high-throughput and array technologies in the breeding and health of dairy cattle.

27/09/2022

I do apologize, however with the decreased availability and increased pricing of 64 ounce canning jars, we are increasing the milk jar deposit to $7.50 per jar/lid. Unfortunately, a few too many found it inconvenient to return our jars/lids and that leaves us with yet another loss. I know times are tight right now for everyone, but we cannot sustain losses indefinitely.

We do have a blessed surplus of milk, and if you are interested in trying some sweet, creamy, nutritious and delicious Nigerian Dwarf goat milk, drop us a line for an appointment to come try some. We'd love to supply milk for another family or two!

22/09/2022

We have an abundance of milk this fall and we plan to milk through winter! Those in the Rolla area, we do have a slot available for another regular milk customer. If you are interested, please contact us for details. Cheers

14/09/2022

ADGA friends:
It is my personal opinion that currently, ADGA does not have the capability to mediate DNA identity and parentage verification services. Too many of us are being told that there is no DNA on file, when ADGAgenetics and VGL states that there is DNA on file. Too many people have had their animals removed from the herdbooks due to sire exclusions, and the Registry has not been as proactive in helping to resolve issues in a timely and respectful manner. Too many breeders are affected when animals are removed from the registry that have grand kids and even great grand kids impacted and registrations removed.

There is an alternative. AGS has a registry affiliate program with UCDavis Veterinary Genetics laboratory. You can go to VGL online and order DNA testing services direct from the lab preferred by ADGA, click the "AGS Registry Affiliate", and you will receive a discount on DNA testing services. You can then fill out the required information (remember include birthday, breed, tattoo in order for ADGA to accept results should you wish to pay $15 to ADGA to receive those results directly from the lab), and you can immediately print out submission forms and mail the hair direct to the lab SAME DAY!!

VGL keeps the DNA testing results (including the genetic marker report) online and accessible to you, and also provides the information to AGS for their purposes. You do not need to grant indemnity to any institution against 3rd party lawsuits! Moreover, you can request parentage verification for any of your animals if you provide the ADG/AGS/GO DNA ID number for parents in the appropriate location in the VGL online submission forms. The DNA case ID is in the format ADG # # # # # for those submitted through ADGA, or AGS # # # # for those with AGS registry affiliation. For those done through VGL without registry affiliate, the format is GO # # # # #

I also believe that we should share these DNA ID numbers with each other so that we can parentage verify any goat we own, without being shackled by ADGA who is the only one that can request parentage verification for samples sent using them as a mediator! To that end, I have created and am sponsoring a database/spreadsheet where people can share DNA test information, even if purchased through ADGA. It is impossible to trust that the Registry is capable of protecting our investments in DNA testing at this point in time, and many are suffering severe financial losses, partially due to ADGAs failings at being a middle-man for DNA testing services.

If you have any questions about the Jotform, please message me.