The Meat Goat Handbook
Title | The Meat Goat Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Yvonne Zweede-Tucker |
Publisher | Voyageur Press (MN) |
Pages | 226 |
Release | 2012-01-15 |
Genre | Science |
ISBN | 0760340420 |
DIVLongtime goat rancher Yvonne Zweede-Tucker draws on twenty years of hands-on experience to help you raise your own meat goats. Illustrated throughout with color photography, this instructive handbook includes advice about breeds, feeding, housing, safety, health, kidding, butchering, and selling product. Included is a glossary and a resources appendix. Essential reading for every meat goat owner!/div
Storey's Guide to Raising Meat Goats
Title | Storey's Guide to Raising Meat Goats PDF eBook |
Author | Maggie Sayer |
Publisher | Storey Publishing |
Pages | 345 |
Release | 2010-01-01 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1603425829 |
Goat meat production is the fastest growing segment of U.S. agriculture, and an estimated 70 percent of all meat consumed globally is from goats. Storey's Guide to Raising Meat Goats is the essential reference on raising, caring for, and marketing meat goats. This updated edition gives caprine producers the vital information they need to start a meat-goat business or expand their current operation.
Raising Meat Goats for Profit
Title | Raising Meat Goats for Profit PDF eBook |
Author | Gail B. Bowman |
Publisher | Bowman Communications |
Pages | 268 |
Release | 1999 |
Genre | Business & Economics |
ISBN |
A wonderful resource for goat breeders, Raising Meat Goats for Profit includes Information about the Meat Breeds, How to get started with meat production, Easy to use feed ration tables, Real advice for new breeders, Kidding and Raising Kids, How to sell your goats, Up-to-date informations about health and diseases, Recipe book, 250 pages of user friendly information!
Meat Goat Production Handbook
Title | Meat Goat Production Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | R. C. Merkel |
Publisher | |
Pages | 512 |
Release | 2015 |
Genre | Goat meat industry |
ISBN | 9781880667064 |
The Whole Goat Handbook
Title | The Whole Goat Handbook PDF eBook |
Author | Janet Hurst |
Publisher | Voyageur Press (MN) |
Pages | 194 |
Release | 2013-01-14 |
Genre | Cooking |
ISBN | 0760342369 |
Goats are the hottest animal today to raise for hobby farmers, commercial farmers, and members of both 4-H and FFA. But using the producst from a goat requires special skills, handling, and recipes. Here’s The Whole Goat Handbook, chock full of recipes, crafting projects, advice, and more. Cooking with goat meat requires special, adapted recipes because the meat is so strong in flavor; there’s no devoted goat-meat cookbook on the market—until now! Here as well are recipes for making cheese with goat milk as well as goat-milk soap. And for those raising goats for fiber, here are hard-won recommendations on crafting, knitting, and weaving. This book will shows you how to do all this—and more.
Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats, 5th Edition
Title | Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats, 5th Edition PDF eBook |
Author | Jerry Belanger |
Publisher | Storey Publishing, LLC |
Pages | 297 |
Release | 2018-02-06 |
Genre | Technology & Engineering |
ISBN | 1612129331 |
This best-selling handbook is packed with detailed information on housing, feeding, and fencing dairy goats. It’s been the trusted resource on the topic for farmers and homesteaders since it was originally published in 1975, and the new edition — completely updated and redesigned — makes Storey’s Guide to Raising Dairy Goats more comprehensive and accessible than ever. In-depth sections explain every aspect of milking, including necessary equipment, proper hand-milking techniques, and handling and storing the milk. New color illustrations show each stage of kidding, and substantial chapters on dairy goat health and breeding include the most up-to-date research and practices.
Farming Meat Goats
Title | Farming Meat Goats PDF eBook |
Author | Barbara Vincent |
Publisher | CSIRO PUBLISHING |
Pages | 349 |
Release | 2018 |
Genre | Goat meat industry |
ISBN | 1486306586 |
"Comprehensive and practical information on all aspects of the goat meat industry. Goat meat is growing in popularity in Australia and is also an important export industry. It offers many opportunities for large- and small-scale farmers who need to diversify or seek alternative enterprises. Farming Meat Goats provides producers with comprehensive and practical information on all aspects of the goat meat industry. It covers selecting and preparing a property, choosing breeding stock, breeding, health care and nutrition, drought feeding, condition scoring and marketing. This second edition of Farming Meat Goats has been updated throughout and contains new information about the National Livestock Identification System, current regulations for ovine Johne's disease and animal welfare during transportation, and information about marketing. It will allow farmers to produce animals to specification for targeted markets in Australia and overseas including: butchers; supermarkets; restaurants; on-farm live sales; sales to abattoirs that specialise in Halal kills; and breeding stock either as replacements or for improved herd genetics." -- CSIRO Publishing Website.