Orbost Ag Show in Newmerella, Victoria, Australia | Agricultural cooperative

Orbost Ag Show

Locality: Newmerella, Victoria, Australia

Phone: +61 422 328 635

Address: Show grounds 3886 Newmerella, VIC, Australia

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22.01.2022 If you have suggestions for revisions on the upcoming show schedule, please contact us through this page!

21.01.2022 This time of year means lots of work for dairy goat breeders - lots of milk, lots of kids, lots of first time mums. It's really the time they get to see the results of all their hard work and breeding choices! So what is a breeder looking for in quality dairy animal? First of all, ability to milk. This means good strong legs and chest for getting around to eat, and a deep belly for lots of eating! Also, the udder should be strongly attached (nice and close to the body) at the... front, sides and back. It also needs to have good capacity - the ideal measurement is above the hocks (knees) but close, deep and wide enough to hold plenty of milk. Next, you need to be able to get all that lovely milk out - so you need teats which are long enough (at least 4cm, preferably ~7cm), point downwards (so that milk isn't all trickling down the walls) and with a large enough orifice (the little seal in the end) that you don't break your hands trying to squeeze a tiny stream out. When you have all these things, you get to the nitty gritty. A good dairy doe should have flat bone (unlike a meat goat, with round bone), which indicates all that expensive feed will go to milk instead of her hips. She must have even jaws for eating, good hooves and ankles which don't break down when she is middle aged, a long straight back for holding up all the weight of babies and milk, and a gently sloping rump for giving birth. Lastly, she should have soft fine skin, clear eyes and an alert expression, showing she is healthy - and the correct coloured skin and coat, ear shape and size, and nose shape for her particular breed. Ta da! You have a perfect dairy goat. Next time you see a goat in a picture book, or a toy, see if you can spot one of their three most common faults - really saggy ankles (aka dropped pasterns), saggy back (aka sway back), and number of teats. Questions of the day - how many teats should a goat have? And what is wrong with the second picture? See more

18.01.2022 Hi and good morning on this fine day! We've been pretty quiet here lately, so wanted to take a few minutes to welcome you to the page and give an update :D The Orbost Show goat section is for registered dairy goats of any of the 10 recognised breeds. Our current breeds are: Saanen (all white, pronounced sar-nen), Toggenburgs (brown with white markings on their face and legs), British Alpines (black with white markings on face and legs), Anglo Nubians (any colour pattern with ...a curved 'Roman' nose and very long droopy ears), Australian Brown (all brown), Australian Melaan (all black), Sable (cream with black/grey markings and dark skin), Alpine (usually cream or grey), Nigerian Dwarf (Miniature size with any colour pattern) and LaMancha (ear-less goat of most colours). The last 6 breeds are still very rare, only being introduced in the last 10 years. Can you tell what breeds these goats are from the descriptions? See more

16.01.2022 In order to show goats, they need to be a leader to lead and 'stand up'. In actual fact, leading and standing is something important for all goats to learn! Just like training your dog to walk takes time, repetition and reward, goats learn best with short (10min or less) lessons given regularly (daily if possible), and strong positive encouragement (treats, pats and praise). Lead training is best started at about a month old with a firm thick collar. Always lead/pull from the side, just below the ear, so that the kid can't strangle themselves or jump in the air, and remember to release the pressure when they walk forward to reward their compliance. When well trained, management and directing your goats becomes a lot lore fun!

06.01.2022 Dairy goats are very intelligent, and (if your fences are better than their brains!) they make fantastic pets and companions. A good quality dairy goat will make around 5 litres of milk a day, and some up to 8 or more - the most milk for its size of any animal on earth! Normally baby girl goats, called doe kids, can get pregnant from 3 months of age, but shouldn't until they are around a year old, so young boys (called buck kids) should be separated from them quite early. Aft...er each kidding (giving birth), usually twins, a good doe should milk for at least two years. Dairy goats are unusual in that kids (babies under 1yo) are shown along with goatlings (teenagers from 1-2yo) and bucks and does (over 2yo) - likely because they are born looking like miniature adults, unlike most other livestock. Keep an eye out for the adult, goatling and kid classes at our upcoming Orbost Show, March 2020! See more