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	Fainting goat - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		A fainting goat is a breed of domestic goat whose external muscles freeze for roughly ten seconds when the goat is startled.
		The origin of the fainting goat is peculiar.
		The goats appear to have arrived in Marshall County, Tennessee in the early 1800's, courtesy of a reclusive and unnamed farm worker who was most likely from Nova Scotia.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Fainting_goat (277 words)

	H bar H Farms
		Though the origin of the Fainting goat is not known, the prevailing tale is, during the late 1800’s, a farm worker named John Tinsley, arrived in Marshall County, Tennessee.
		Tennessee Fainting goats, sometimes known as the “Myotonic,” “Scare,” “Stiff Leg,” “Texas Nervous,” or “Wooden Leg” are a rare type of meat goat, with an estimated population of under 15,000 animals.
		Fainting goats are easy kidders and make some of the best mothers in the goat world.
	www.hbarhfarms.com (416 words)

	Running Bird Fainting Goats
		Goat milk is not only very nutritious, but is an excellent replacer, and if you've ever been in a situation where you have had to buy some, you know how costly it can be.
		Heavily muscled, the goats were prized for their meat, and were easily kept, because they did not have climbing abilities typical of other goats.
		The trait of them collapsing into a "faint" led to their becoming an endangered species in the later 1970's, when an influx of coyotes in Tennessee made easy prey on the fainting goats.
	www.agonline.com /runningbird/goats.asp (327 words)

	Fainters (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The goats do not pass out or lose consciousness as in fainting, but instead remain awake and alert through the stiffening of their muscles and are in no pain.
		The Tennessee goats are a rare breed animal with less than 5000 presumed in all of the United States.
		The heavily muscled goats were later classified as a meat breed and highly prized for their meat.
	www.lucky7faintinggoats.com /Fainters.html (346 words)

	Fainting goats aren’t kidding - March 2, 2004 (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Jacob sheep, painted desert sheep, Newbian goats and Bower crosses rotate the grazing of the horses.
		Fainting goats are a rare variation of the standard goat, smaller and noticeably calmer.
		The Hackenburgs currently have five adult fainting goats — four females and one male — and are looking to increase their herd.
	www.dailyitem.com /archive/2004/0302/fea/stories/05fea.htm (440 words)

	Learn About Fainting Goats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Fainting goats can show varying degrees of myotonia.
		Fainting goats generally have large and prominent eyes.
		Fainting goats are easy to raise, easy to contain, can be a great meat animal, and are safe for children and neighbors.
	www.faintinggoat.com /learnab.htm (446 words)

	Voice in the Desert: Fainting Goats
		"Fainting goats are a slightly smaller version of the standard goat, who, believe it or not, thanks to a genetic condition called myotonia congenita, actually seem to faint when they are startled.
		Shepherds often kept the goats in with their flocks as insurance in case of predator attacks.
		The theory went something like this- as wolves would come down from the hills to attack a flock of sheep, the goats would become startled and, as per the name of their breed, they would faint.
	www.voiceinthedesert.org.uk /weblog/archives/2005/04/fainting_goats.html (228 words)

	IFGA International Fainting Goat Association
		The International Fainting Goat Association was founded in the fall of 1989 by a group of people who appreciated the Fainting Goat as a breed and wished to see them preserved.
		If you are a Fainting goat breeder and would like to register your stock please contact the IFGA registrar at the below address.
		Fainting Goats are known by a number of descriptive terms such as Nervous, Stiff-leg, Wooden-leg, and Tennessee Scare goats.
	www.faintinggoat.com (160 words)

	Fainting Goats breeder Wisconsin our fainting goats are the best pet goats. fainting goats for sale in wisconsin Wi.
		Fainting goats are probably the best goats for pets because of their good nature and ease of
		Goats, although very social animals, are not as flock-oriented as sheep.
		Goats have an erect tail; sheep have hangy-down tails.
	www.dedicatedhomeservices.com /fainting_goats_home.html (2542 words)

	planetdan (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Apparently some goats are bred to faint when startled so as to be sacraficed for the good of the lamb when the wolves attack.
		I have worked with goats, and can see the flight response being autonomic, like normal goats react, and the fainting kicks in while they are mid-gallop.
		Goats can run full-tilt at close quarters without running into each other, and these guys are clearly losing consciousness after they are already moving.
	www.planetdan.net /blog/2005/10/fainting-goats.htm (635 words)

	Unexplored corners of the known universe (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		But they cannot, I believe, hold a candle to the International Fainting Goat Association, which is unsurprisingly available at www.faintinggoat.com.
		Fainting goats are valued, nurtured, loved, and bred to preserve their qualities of faintingness, which may not be a word.
		The origins of the fainting goat are shrouded in mystery.
	www.sfgate.com /cgi-bin/article.cgi?f=/c/a/2002/11/07/DD120009.DTL (634 words)

	Amber Waves Goat Information Articles (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The first thing that a goat loses when it is domesticated is its adaptability; the last thing a goat regains when returning to its feral state is its ability to adapt to its surroundings and survive.
		Goats are being rediscovered in the <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 ns = "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" /><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:country-region w:st="on">United States</st1:country-region></st1:place>.
		Goats stand on their hind legs and eat leaves off the trees, leaving a clear area to walk under the trees.
	www.amberwavespygmygoats.com /article/categories/Goats-General (3441 words)

	Fainting Goats \| Qarxis.com (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Myotonic goats are also called Wooden Leg goats, "stiff leg" or Tennessee fainting goats.
		When the goat is being fed or becomes startled its muscules become stiff allowing the goat to fall on the ground in a fainting position.
		Aabo is convinced that these goats are cursed or 'made out of cag" cus him being a geeljire, he says he's never encountered or never heard of such goats that act this way.
	www.qarxis.com /Fainting_Goats (422 words)

	American Livestock Breeds Conservancy: Tennessee Fainting Goat (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Most goats are horned, and horns vary from large and twisted to small and simple.
		The Tennessee Fainting goat breed is gaining attention for its combination of meat traits with reproductive efficiency, and it is increasingly recognized as an important genetic resource in the United States.
		Goats are being used both as purebreds and for crossing with other breeds, especially the Boer goat, a recent import from South Africa.
	www.albc-usa.org /tenngoat.htm (608 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Goat Breeds
		The goat, along with sheep, were among the earliest domesticated animals.
		Goat remains have been found at archaeological sites in western Asia, such as Jericho, Choga, Mami, Djeitun and Cayonu, which allows domestication of the goats to be dated at between 6000 and 7000 B.C. However, unlike sheep, their ancestry is fairly clear.
		The major contributor of modern goats is the Bezoar goat which is distributed from the mountains of Asia Minor across the Middle East to Sind.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/goats (113 words)

	Fainting - eMedicine - Fainting : Article Excerpt by: James Kimo Takayesu, MD (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Fainting (syncope) is a sudden, temporary loss of consciousness due to The major cause of fainting is a sudden decrease in blood flow to the brain.
		Fainting goats are a slightly smaller version of the standard goat, who, A: You can register a fainting goat by contacting the International Fainting
		Fainting is a temporary loss of consciousness, where the person falls to the floor.
	pagesfindout.com /psfo/fainting.html (451 words)

	Small Farm Center (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Goats come in many colors and combinations of colors, but solid colored goats are much preferred.
		Goats have neither the layer of body fat nor lanolin-laden wool that sheep have.
		A frightened or startled goat is apt to jump or flail around and handlers should always use caution to prevent injury from the horns-especially to eyes.
	www.sfc.ucdavis.edu /pubs/brochures/Cashmeregoats.html (1932 words)

	Fainting Goats - Michigan - Lash's Unique Animals
		Because of the fainting factor, they don't easily climb or jump for ways of escape, and they stay where they are put.
		Most goats can easily clear 4' to 5' in fence height, and that is not the case with fainting goats.
		These goats are hardy and easy to raise and a nice alternative to have on our farm.
	www.lashsuniqueanimals.com /goats (423 words)

	Fainting Goats in Yooper Land (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The U.P. is a great place to raise goats if you don't mind a little snow....OK some years it's more like a lot of snow but we wouldn't live anywhere else.
		We've raised many breeds of goats over the years but our favorite by far are the Myotonics.
		A Myotonic goat is a normal goat in every way except they have a muscle condition called myotonia which causes their external muscles to "lock-up" or "stiffen" when startled.
	www.faintinggoatheaven.com (228 words)

	Faint Hope Acres - Breeder of Fainting Goats
		Our first introduction to the Tennessee Fainting Goat was in 1999 with the purchase of our eldest doe "Sassy".
		Our goats are dewormed twice a year and hooves are trimmed regularly.
		Here at Faint Hope Acres, we are working hard to preserve and improve this Rare breed of goat here in Canada.
	www.angelfire.com /ab7/fainthopeacres (598 words)

	Fainting Goats
		"No," I reply, "they are definitely real." Fainting goats are a slightly smaller version of the standard goat, who, believe it or not, thanks to a genetic condition called myotonia congenita, actually seem to faint when they are startled.
		The actual degree of stiffness may vary widely from goat to goat and is based on a number of factors, including age, species purity, and degree of fright.
		The intensity of the "faint" varies with the intensity of the fright and the age of the animal.
	www-personal.umich.edu /~jimknapp/goats.html (904 words)

	G4 - Feature - Frequently Fainting Goats
		Don is especially good at frightening the goats, but his wife Jinnohn took the prize for inducing the spells when she brought out a rainbow-colored golf umbrella.
		She says all tests done on the goats indicate they are totally unaffected by the fainting.
		Fitchhorn says the stiffening of the goats' legs is attributable to a genetic mutation that occurred with the first fainters.
	www.g4tv.com /techtvvault/features/41723/Frequently_Fainting_Goats.html (691 words)

	Welcome & Fainting Goat History - Moonlight Farms
		The goats were sold to Dr. H.H. Mayberry who recognized their unique traits and kept and bred them.
		Myotonic goats are known by many colorful names such as Fainting, Nervous, Stiff Leg, Wooden Leg, and Tennessee Scare Goats.
		Fainting goats are easy to raise, they are easy kidders and excellent mothers.
	www.moonlightfarms.com (284 words)

	Genesis Acres Exotics ~ Myotonic (Fainting) Goats
		Our goats will not be sold for meat, but those that are looking for that type of goat they are available through other breeders.
		The meat type are a much larger type of myotonic goat as you will notice if you compare pictures to the type that we raise for pets, showing, starting your own herd, or adding new bloodlines to your already existing herd.
		There is some special "thread" that seems to run thru fainting goat breeders, and maybe it is so with other goat breeds as well, but whatever it is, we have been blessed many times over thru the friendships that have been established.
	www.genesisacresexotic.com (723 words)

	Breeds of Livestock - Myotonic (Wooden Leg) Goats (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		One of the possibilities is that a private herd sold to a Tennessee farmer around 1880 was the beginning of the breed.
		It is believed that all the Fainting goats in the U.S. can trace their orgins back to these four.
		The "fainting" gene is recessive, therefore it is usually not expressed in crossbred animals.
	www.ansi.okstate.edu /breeds/goats/myotonic (398 words)

	Fainting Goats Galore (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Recently in the mail, I received a copy of a spoken word CD called the Fainting Goats Tale by Wanda Wood.
		Wanda begins by explaining her experience with fainting goats and a general overview of the breed.
		He tells of the travelling man from Ireland who came to Marshall County, Tennessee with a sacred cow, some hound dogs and those fainting goats.
	home.earthlink.net /~faintinggoats (215 words)

	Goats, Music and More Festival - October 13 & 14, 2006 - Lewisburg, Tennessee
		The 2005 Goat Show results are being posted this week.
		Photographs of the 2005 goat shows will be available through the festival's official photographer Pj Wamble.
		Click the camera on the goat shows page to visit her website and view/order photographs.
	www.goatsmusicandmore.com (157 words)

	Kactus Canyon
		We are concentrating on breeding for goats with the conformation in mind that can be used for a variety of breed programs as well as fine pets.
		We have a several coat colors with various patterns [some with blue eyes] to offer appealing goats from Kactus Canyon which we want you to be proud to own.
		New goats brought in are quarantined and tested prior to being introduced to the herd.
	www.kactuskanyon.freeservers.com (295 words)

	PJ's Farm
		We began raising Boer goats in 1995 and were introduced to the Myotonic Fainting goat in 2000.
		Our decision to raise Fainting goats was based on their ease of handling, their hardiness, their higher degree of muscularity, and their high reproductive rate.
		Since our introduction to the Myotonic Fainting goat we have sold all our Boers and our herd of Fainters has increased substantially with much less work, stress, and cost in maintaining animals we love.
	www.pjsfarm.com (283 words)

	Fainting Goats
		Back in the mid-nineties when pygmy goats were all the rage, I wanted a goat, but something different.
		When raised in a proper environment, the fainting goat makes a wonderful pet.
		The fainters are quite independent, but still like to let you know every once and a while that they still need to be loved on and scratched every now and again.
	www.geocities.com /faintinggoatz (229 words)

	Welcome To Bgoat's Tennessee Fainting Goat Page!! (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The townspeople, unaware that the stiffness in these goats last only a few seconds, may have, quite naturally believed they had just witnessed a miracle of science.
		He did not sell his goats until he had been in the area of Marshall county for a while.
		It is from these few goats that all Tennessee Fainting Goats have originated.
	www.angelfire.com /tx/bgoat (408 words)

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