The annealing between the primer and the. target gene is an equilibrium reaction, and the annealing reaction proceeds with a smaller Î´G (see lower right. Figure on the previous page). 2.3 GC content. Primers are designed so that their GC content is between about 40% to 65%. Primers with GC content between 50% and 60% tend to give relatively good primers. 2.4 Secondary structure. It is important, particularly for the Inner primer, that primers are designed so that they do not form secondary. structures.
Kids are dewormed the first time at one month of age at Onion Creek Ranch. Deworming kids at an earlier age won't hurt them, but it is a waste of time and money, because they don't begin to eat significant amounts of solid food until they are about three weeks old.
Kids can be weaned about 8 weeks old, making the milk available to feed your family for many months. While nannies also grow horns, they tend to be shorter and are only used to establish a pecking order at the feed trough or to protect their young. Young goats, or kids, are born about 151 days after conception. Usually a single kid or twins are born, but triplets are not unheard of. The kids are born fully covered with hair and are able to walk after a few shaky minutes. Female goats, called nannies or does, are more docile, friendly and love their group mates.