GOAT RESOURCES

SUMMARY:

This section is intended to include useful information about goat farming including titles of books, lists of useful web sites, etc.

A range of topics will eventually be covered including:

• GENERAL GOAT INFORMATION
  • Goat Facts Around the World - 2005
  • Goats: Sustainable Agriculture
  • Goat Species - Distinguished by horn shape !
  • Goat Breeds - Learn about dozens of breeds of the earliest domesticated animal
  • Parts of a Meat Goat
  • Test your knowledge of goat anatomy                         
  • Goat Symbolism
  • Goat Jokes
  • Common Goat Terms
  • University Links
  • EXCEPTIONAL Farm and General Goat Websites       
  • Goat Publications
  • Goat Book Reviews
  • National Goat Handbook
     
• BUSINESS INFORMATION FOR COMMERCIAL MEAT GOAT FARMERS AND/OR  BREEDERS
  • Meat Goat Industry Overview  by Marvin Shurley, AMGA and Dr. Frank Craddock
  • Money saving tips - a list of suggestions by IKGA members
  • Sustainable Goat Production: Meat Goats  good sections on "profitability" and "sample budgets"
  • Guarantees
  • Marketing - including current market data !
  • Holidays on which goat meat is in demand                 
  • Sales Contracts
     
• MANAGEMENT SYSTEM INFORMATION
  • Meat Goat 101 - Penn State University terrific overview of many goat topics
  • Meat Goat 102 - Langston University certification education for meat goat producers
  • Feeding
  • Fencing                  
  • Kidding (Due Date Estimator)                     
  • Performance Management Tools
  • Body Condition Scoring of Meat Goats
  • Farm Production Cycle - a planning calendar for goat farmers
  • National Animal Identification System News  
  • Training a Livestock Guardian Dog   
  • Transporting Goats                                 
  • Teeth and the age of the goat   
  • Tattoo - Year Indicators           

• GOAT SUPPLIES
  • Goat Supplies (links to selected vendors)            
  • Homemade goat equipment
     
• GOAT HEALTH
  • Goat Wellness - a list of suggestions by IKGA members
  • Goat Disease Symptoms
  • Integrated Parasite Management (Maryland Small Ruminant)
  • Copper Bolus Study (Ray Kruse)
  • Goat Medications 1 (University of Kentucky)       
  • Goat Medications 2 (Jack Mauldin)
  • How to give an injection
  • How to trim hooves
  • FAMACHA Evaluation
  • Managing Internal Parasitism

• GOAT MEAT
  • What is Chevon and why should I eat it?
  • Nutritional Value of Goat meat
  • Featured Recipe - try it, you'll like it
  • Cuts of Goat Meat - Interactive Diagram
  • Safe handling of goat meat                            
    
     
•  GOATS FOR TWO LEGGED KIDS
   
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