This thread of thought is interesting to me also. I have goats, horses, cats, and dogs. They nurse longer if allowed to do so but again our culture is not understanding of this. I think veterinarians that I speak to are taught in school that early weaning is ok. My miniature horse nursed her first baby a year as Kathryn D. posted . I hope to find out next year about goats. Thanks. Helen Curless, enjoying the fall color changes in Kentucky. *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html