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East
Grove Isle
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Farm Pygmy Goats |
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Pet Pygmy Goats |
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The Goats Teeth The
goat only has incisors on the bottom jaw. The top jaw has a pad which the goat
uses when browsing by biting with the teeth against this hard pad. The food is
then passed to the molars to be crushed. Assisted by the tongue the food is then
passed into the oesophagus and on to the stomach. By the age of one the goat
would have grown a full set of teeth. There are six molars on either side in the
lower and upper jaw, and eight incisors on the lower jaw making a total of
thirty-two teeth In all. At one year the milk incisors are gradually replaced by
permanent teeth, until by the time the goat is four and a half years old when it
is known as full mouthed. |
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The Herd
| The Rules
| The Pygmy Goat
| The Advantages
| Feeding & Housing
| The Teeth
| Health
| The Feet
| For Sale |
