How to Raise Goats: Everything You Need to Know, Updated & Revised

 

Whether you want to raise a dairy barn full of milkers, one hundred meat goats for market, a herd of Angoras for mohair fiber, or a few Pygmies as pets, this book is for you. Expert, hands-on advice makes it easy to get started raising a healthy herd. Longtime goat farmer Carol Amundson describes the breeds popular in the United States and Canada and explains all the helpful dos and don'ts. You'll find information about traveling with goats, marketing, treating illness, and more, including a glossary of caprine terms, tables and charts for easy reference, and a list of breed associations. Illustrated in full color, this guidebook is an indispensable resource for those who want to raise their very own goats. Easy-to-follow tips help you to:

  • Choose the right breed for your needs
  • Evaluate and purchase goats
  • House and feed your herd
  • Keep your herd healthy
  • Breed goats and birth kids
  • Market goats and their products
 Reviewed and approved by Dr. Clint Rusk (Purdue University Associate Professor in the Youth Development and Agriculture Education Department), this book will give you the tools you need to succeed in this challenging but rewarding venture.

 

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How to Raise Goats: Everything You Need to Know, Updated & Revised

 

Whether you want to raise a dairy barn full of milkers, one hundred meat goats for market, a herd of Angoras for mohair fiber, or a few Pygmies as pets, this book is for you. Expert, hands-on advice makes it easy to get started raising a healthy herd. Longtime goat farmer Carol Amundson describes the breeds popular in the United States and Canada and explains all the helpful dos and don'ts. You'll find information about traveling with goats, marketing, treating illness, and more, including a glossary of caprine terms, tables and charts for easy reference, and a list of breed associations. Illustrated in full color, this guidebook is an indispensable resource for those who want to raise their very own goats. Easy-to-follow tips help you to:

  • Choose the right breed for your needs
  • Evaluate and purchase goats
  • House and feed your herd
  • Keep your herd healthy
  • Breed goats and birth kids
  • Market goats and their products
 Reviewed and approved by Dr. Clint Rusk (Purdue University Associate Professor in the Youth Development and Agriculture Education Department), this book will give you the tools you need to succeed in this challenging but rewarding venture.

 

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How to Raise Goats: Everything You Need to Know, Updated & Revised

How to Raise Goats: Everything You Need to Know, Updated & Revised

by Carol Amundson
How to Raise Goats: Everything You Need to Know, Updated & Revised

How to Raise Goats: Everything You Need to Know, Updated & Revised

by Carol Amundson

Overview

 

Whether you want to raise a dairy barn full of milkers, one hundred meat goats for market, a herd of Angoras for mohair fiber, or a few Pygmies as pets, this book is for you. Expert, hands-on advice makes it easy to get started raising a healthy herd. Longtime goat farmer Carol Amundson describes the breeds popular in the United States and Canada and explains all the helpful dos and don'ts. You'll find information about traveling with goats, marketing, treating illness, and more, including a glossary of caprine terms, tables and charts for easy reference, and a list of breed associations. Illustrated in full color, this guidebook is an indispensable resource for those who want to raise their very own goats. Easy-to-follow tips help you to:

  • Choose the right breed for your needs
  • Evaluate and purchase goats
  • House and feed your herd
  • Keep your herd healthy
  • Breed goats and birth kids
  • Market goats and their products
 Reviewed and approved by Dr. Clint Rusk (Purdue University Associate Professor in the Youth Development and Agriculture Education Department), this book will give you the tools you need to succeed in this challenging but rewarding venture.

 

Product Details

ISBN-13: 9781610586788
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Publication date: 01/15/2013
Sold by: Barnes & Noble
Format: eBook
File size: 20 MB
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About the Author

Author Carol A. Amundson (Scandia, MN) has been raising goats since 1989. Her articles have appeared in Goat Magazine and United Caprine News, and she is the former editor of the Minnesota Dairy Goat Association newsletter, Gopher Goat Gossip.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
INTRODUCTION
CHAPTER 1: A Goat Is Just a Goat—Right?
CHAPTER 2: Preparing Your Goat Farm
CHAPTER 3: Breeding
CHAPTER 4: Health and Wellness
CHAPTER 5: Life with Goats
APPENDIX I: MANAGEMENT CALENDAR
APPENDIX 2: ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS, AND REGISTRIES
APPENDIX 3: EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY DEALERS
APPENDIX 4:
GLOSSARY: HOW TO TALK GOAT
INDEX
ABOUT THE AUTHOR with Goats APPENDIX I: MANAGEMENT CALENDARAPPENDIX 2: ASSOCIATIONS, CLUBS, AND REGISTRIES APPENDIX 3: EQUIPMENT AND SUPPLY DEALERS APPENDIX 4: GLOSSARY: HOW TO TALK GOAT INDEX ABOUT THE AUTHOR
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