{"podcast":{"title":"Goat Wise | Meat Goats, Feeding Goats, Goat Fencing, Livestock Management","slug":"goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560","podcast_index_feed_id":6892560,"rss_url":"https://feed.podbean.com/getgoatwise/feed.xml","website_url":"https://getgoatwise.podbean.com","image_url":"https://pbcdn1.podbean.com/imglogo/image-logo/17897726/Get_Goat_Wise_Cover_03-10-26-19nw71.jpg","author":"Millie Bradshaw, MS – Animal Scientist & Rancher","episode_count":120,"summary":"Ranked in the top 2% of podcasts globally. Are you serious about raising goats but tired of advice that doesn't hold up in real life? Are you adding goats to your ranch or homestead and realizing they require different infrastructure, nutrition, and management than other livestock? Do you want fencing, feeding, and production systems that work under pressure? You're in the right place. I'm Millie Bradshaw, Animal Scientist and rancher. I grew up in the commercial cattle world, earned a Master's Degree in Animal Science, and now run a forage-based meat goat operation integrated with cattle in the high desert. We've built the infrastructure, refined the genetics, managed the forage, and learned firsthand what works — and what fails — when you're responsible for animals in a demanding environment. On Goat Wise, we talk fencing that actually contains goats, feeding and mineral strategies that make sense for your operation, genetics that match your environment and your goals, and the kind of steady decision-making that holds up when conditions aren't ideal. Production-minded livestock management for people who are in this for real. If you're ready to build systems that last, welcome to…","last_synced_at":"2026-07-21T00:17:25.299719+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560"},"episode":{"title":"116 | Early vs Late Banding: The Management Problems We Solved by Castrating Early","slug":"116-early-vs-late-banding-the-management-problems-we-solved-by-castrating-early","published_at":"2026-06-29T11:00:00+00:00","page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560/116-early-vs-late-banding-the-management-problems-we-solved-by-castrating-early","show_page_url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560","url":"https://getgoatwise.podbean.com/e/early-banding-castrating/","audio_url":"https://mcdn.podbean.com/mf/web/dm7hcbsrj6eygf9n/116_Early_vs_Late_Banding_The_Management_Problems_We_Solved_by_Castrating_Earlyajuyf.mp3","summary":"Back in Episode 46, I talked about early versus late banding of buck kids. We went through the full debate, the urinary calculi argument, the research, all of it, and I reported on a small test group we'd banded at birth. I said I'd follow up when we did it at scale. We've now done it at scale, and this is that follow-up. Let's get to it. Episode Mentions:46 | Early Banding vs Late Banding in Buck Kids: Will Your Goats Be Healthy if You Band Them Early? Leave a review on Apple Podcasts + grab your free Kidding Due Date Chart: https://www.goatwise.com/kidding-chart Join the insider email list: https://www.goatwise.com/join Email: millie@drycreekpastures.com Instagram: @drycreekpastures This podcast is for educational purposes only and is not a substitute for veterinary advice.","meta_description":"Back in Episode 46, I talked about early versus late banding of buck kids. We went through the full debate, the urinary calculi argument, the research, al…","key_points":[],"chapters":[],"topics":[],"duration_seconds":746,"processing_state":"not_requested","actions":[{"name":"request_transcript","method":"POST","url":"https://stenobird.com/v1/public/podcasts/goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560/episodes/116-early-vs-late-banding-the-management-problems-we-solved-by-castrating-early/transcription-requests","description":"Idempotently request low-priority transcript generation for this episode."},{"name":"read_markdown","method":"GET","url":"https://stenobird.com/podcast/goat-wise-meat-goats-feeding-goats-goat-fencing-livestock-management-6892560/116-early-vs-late-banding-the-management-problems-we-solved-by-castrating-early.md","description":"Read the agent-friendly Markdown representation of this episode resource."}]}}