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Storey's guide to raising dairy goats: breeds, care, dairying, marketing
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Publisher
Storey Pub
Publication Date
c2010
Language
English
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Table of Contents
From the Book - 4th ed., New ed.
1: Basic Information About Goats
Basic terms
Goat myths and truths
Little history
Breeds of goats
Selecting a breed
So, you want a goat?
2: All About Goat Milk
How much milk?
Discovering a new taste
Goat milk as "medicine"
Exploding more goat-milk myths
Goat milk vs cow milk
Raw milk vs pasteurized
3: Getting Your Goat
Beginning your search
Terms to learn
Which goat is best for you?
Spotting a "good" goat
Assessing a goat's worth
Getting your goat home
4: Housing Your Goats
Ideal housing
Size requirements
Manger
Gates and latches
Other considerations
Final thoughts
5: Fencing
How much is necessary?
What kind of fence?
6: Feeding
Long and the short of it
Digestive system
Basic nutritional requirements
Formulating a goat ration
Science and art of feeding
7: Grooming
Hoof care
Disbudding
Dehorning
Tattooing
Hair care
8: Health
Health: the natural state
Finding and using a veterinarian
How to tell if your goat is sick
A-to-Z guide to common health problems
Don't expect to be a goat doctor
9: Buck
Reasons not to keep a buck
Reasons to keep a buck
Improving the breed
Choosing a buck
Living with a buck
Caring for the buck
10: Breeding
Milking through
Preparing for breeding
Successful breeding
11: Kidding
Anticipating the delivery
Birth
Caring for the newborns
12: Raising Kids
Early feeding
Weaning
Castration
13: Milking
Milking essentials
How to make a folding milking stand
Facilities: a milking parlor or in-barn milking
Preparing to milk
Milking procedure
Milk handling
Cleaning your equipment
14: Keeping Records
Basic barn record
Figuring out costs
Capital costs and operating expenses
15: Chevon
Market for Chevon
Slaughtering and butchering
16: Dairy Products
Preserving milk for future needs
Cheese making
Yogurt
Kefir
Koumiss
Butter
Cultured buttermilk
17: Recipes For Goat Products
Recipes for goat milk
Cooking chevon
Soap making with goat milk
Appendixes
A: Where milk comes from
B: Somatic cell counts
C: Composition of milk
D: Giving injections
E: Immunizations
F: Goat-keeping calendar: plotting tasks for a year
G: Making and feeding silage
Resources
Glossary
Index.
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9781603425810
9781603425803
9781603425803
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