(July 2011). Optic nerve hypoplasia (ONH) is a medical condition arising from the underdevelopment of the optic nerve (s). This condition is the most common congenital optic nerve anomaly. The optic disc appears abnormally small, because not all the optic nerve axons have developed properly.
By Katy Steinmetz Monday, Jan. 03, 2011. An African export initially exhibited in zoos, the pygmy goat today is used for milk and meat like its bigger relatives, in addition to being kept as a pet.(Owners describe the goats as anything but gruff.) The National Pygmy Goat Association has strict requirements for registering an animal.y Katy Steinmetz Monday, Jan. 03, 2011. An African export initially exhibited in zoos, the pygmy goat today is used for milk and meat like its bigger relatives, in addition to being kept as a pet.
Alpines and LaManchas both produce fairly rich milk, Toggenburgs produce thinner milk, and Nigerian Pygmy goats produce small quantities of creamy milk. Angora goats can be raised for their mohair, Cashmere goats for their luxurious fiber, and Pygmy and dwarf goats are often kept as pets.Boer, Spanish and Kiko goats are meat breeds. For details on choosing a goat breed, see âGet Your Goatâ in the November/December 2008 Grit (www.Grit.com/Animals/Get-Your-Goat.aspx).reating the goats as pets is made fun with a goat jungle gym. Raising goats can be fun, rewarding and frustrating â all at the same time. My first goat, Zygota, was a hellion. Milking was a battle where she performed a flamenco dance, often stomping her foot (triumphantly, it seemed) in the milk pail.