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

by Amundson, Carol A.

• ISBN13: 9780760343784
• ISBN10: 0760343780
• Edition: Revised
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-01-21
• Publisher: Voyageur Press

Summary

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.

Author Biography

Carol Amundson is the former editor of the Minnesota Dairy Goat Association newsletter, the Gopher Goat Gossip. Her articles have appeared in Goat Magazine and the United Caprine News. She has been raising goats since 1989 on a farm near Scandia, Minnesota. Learn more about their farm: www.frontiernet.net/~terrapin.acres.

Table of Contents

ACKNOWLEDGMENTS INTRODUCTION CHAPTER 1A Goat Is Just a Goat—Right?CHAPTER 2Preparing Your Goat Farm CHAPTER 3BreedingCHAPTER 4Health and Wellness CHAPTER 5Life 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