Storey's guide to raising dairy goats
Subtitle: breeds, care, dairying, marketing
By: Jerry Belanger & Sara Thomson Bredesen
Contributors: Thomson Bredesen, Sara
Edition: 4th ed., New ed.
Series: Storey's guide to raising series; Storey's guide to raising series
Publisher: Storey Pub.
Published: 2010
Place of publication: North Adams, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 296
ISBN-13: 9781603425803; 9781603425810
Subjects: Goats
Other titles: Guide to raising dairy goats; Raising dairy goats
Description: From the Back Cover:  Minimal space and housing needs make goats a practical choice for small or backyard dairy farmers, and Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats is the one book farmers need to raise healthy, productive animals. This comprehensive and reassuring guide includes complete instructions for turning your goat milk into profitable cheese, yogurt, kefir, and butter. The revised and updated fourth edition includes:  Updated information on disease diagnosis and treatment; Tips on choosing pygmy breeds; Expanded coverage of breeding, kidding, and raising kids; More information on milking, dairying, and cheesemaking; Expanded resource section.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 280) and index.
Table of contents: title: 1:  Basic Information About Goats; title: Basic terms; title: Goat myths and truths; title: Little history; title: Breeds of goats; title: Selecting a breed; title: So, you want a goat?; title: 2:  All About Goat Milk; title: How much milk?; title: Discovering a new taste; title: Goat milk as "medicine"; title: Exploding more goat-milk myths; title: Goat milk vs cow milk; title: Raw milk vs pasteurized; title: 3:  Getting Your Goat; title: Beginning your search; title: Terms to learn; title: Which goat is best for you?; title: Spotting a "good" goat; title: Assessing a goat's worth; title: Getting your goat home; title: 4:  Housing Your Goats; title: Ideal housing; title: Size requirements; title: Manger; title: Gates and latches; title: Other considerations; title: Final thoughts; title: 5:  Fencing; title: How much is necessary?; title: What kind of fence?; title: 6:  Feeding; title: Long and the short of it; title: Digestive system; title: Basic nutritional requirements; title: Formulating a goat ration; title: Science and art of feeding; title: 7:  Grooming; title: Hoof care; title: Disbudding; title: Dehorning; title: Tattooing; title: Hair care; title: 8:  Health; title: Health:  the natural state; title: Finding and using a veterinarian; title: How to tell if your goat is sick; title: A-to-Z guide to common health problems; title: Don't expect to be a goat doctor; title: 9:  Buck; title: Reasons not to keep a buck; title: Reasons to keep a buck; title: Improving the breed; title: Choosing a buck; title: Living with a buck; title: Caring for the buck; title: 10:  Breeding; title: Milking through; title: Preparing for breeding; title: Successful breeding; title: 11:  Kidding; title: Anticipating the delivery; title: Birth; title: Caring for the newborns; title: 12:  Raising Kids; title: Early feeding; title: Weaning; title: Castration; title: 13:  Milking; title: Milking essentials; title: How to make a folding milking stand; title: Facilities:  a milking parlor or in-barn milking; title: Preparing to milk; title: Milking procedure; title: Milk handling; title: Cleaning your equipment; title: 14:  Keeping Records; title: Basic barn record; title: Figuring out  costs; title: Capital costs and operating expenses; title: 15:  Chevon; title: Market for Chevon; title: Slaughtering and butchering; title: 16:  Dairy Products; title: Preserving milk for future needs; title: Cheese making; title: Yogurt; title: Kefir; title: Koumiss; title: Butter; title: Cultured buttermilk; title: 17:  Recipes For Goat Products; title: Recipes for goat milk; title: Cooking chevon; title: Soap making with goat milk; title: Appendixes; title: A:  Where milk comes from; title: B:  Somatic cell counts; title: C:  Composition of milk; title: D:  Giving injections; title: E:  Immunizations; title: F:  Goat-keeping calendar:  plotting tasks for a year; title: G:  Making and feeding silage; title: Resources; title: Glossary; title: Index.