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Raising goats / by Cheryl K. Smith.

Raising goats for dummies (other title)
Smith, Cheryl K., (author.).

Summary:

Provides an introduction to all aspects of raising and caring for goats, covering such topics as goat behavior, the gear required, keeping the animals healthy, living self-sufficiently, and making money from goat milk or meat.

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  • ISBN: 9781119772583
  • ISBN: 1119772583
  • Physical Description: xiv, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
  • Edition: 2nd edition.
  • Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021]

Content descriptions

General Note:
"Learning made easy" -- Cover.
"Understand kinds of goats and their care ; make the most of your goats through milk, meat, and fiber ; prepare your homestead for your herd" -- Cover.
Includes index.
Formatted Contents Note:
Getting started with goats. Discovering the joys of raising goats -- Glimpsing vital goat statistics -- Knowing your Capra Aegagrus Hircus (goat, that is) -- Getting your property ready for a goat Bringing your goats home. Home sweet homestead : sheltering your goats -- Dinner time : what and how to feed your goats -- Getting your goats : choosing, buying, and bringing goats home -- Working with your goats -- Handling routine care and important one-time tasks Managing goat health and breeding. Outlining basic health-care requirements -- Addressing common health problems and ailments -- Breeding and looking after pregnant goats -- Now comes the fun part : kids! -- Caring for aged goats Making your goats work for you. Discovering goat milk : how to get, use, and sell it -- Goat meat : from breeding to selling and beyond -- Showing your goats -- More benefits of goats : fiber, breeding, weed control, and more The part of tens. Ten common mistakes first-time goat owners make -- Ten misconceptions about goats Appendix: Goat-milk recipes.

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Subject:
Goats.
Goats > Miscellanea.
Goat breeds.
Goats > Care.
Genre:
Handbooks and manuals.
Instructional and educational works.
Trivia and miscellanea.

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