Storey's guide to raising meat goats
By: by Maggie Sayer
Edition: 2nd ed.
Publisher: Storey Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: North Adams, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 344
ISBN-13: 9781603425827; 9781603425834
Other titles: Guide to raising meat goats; Raising meat goats
Description: Explores the basics of raising and breeding goats, detailing how to handle, house, and transport them, explaining goat behavior and psychology, discussing reproductive care and techniques, and providing tips for preventing disease and treating common ailments.
Notes: Includes index.
Table of contents: title: Why meat goats?; title: Before you begin; title: Which breed?; title: Where (and where not) to buy your goats; title: Selecting breeding stock; title: Think like a goat; title: Transporting goats; title: Meat goat housing and facilities; title: Feeding meat goats; title: Keeping goats healthy (and what to do when they aren't); title: Parasites 101; title: Livestock guardians; title: Breeding meat goats; title: Marketing meat goats; title: Promoting your goat business.