Raising goats / by Cheryl K. Smith.
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.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781119772583
- ISBN: 1119772583
- Physical Description: xiv, 367 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Edition: 2nd edition.
- Publisher: Hoboken, New Jersey : John Wiley & Sons, Inc., [2021]
- Copyright: ©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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- Goats.
Goats > Miscellanea.
Goat breeds.
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Instructional and educational works.
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- 4 of 5 copies available at NC Cardinal.
- 1 of 1 copy available at Onslow County Public Library. (Show)
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| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
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| Jacksonville Main Library | 636.39 SMI (Text) | 36015000048815 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Forsyth Central | 636.39 S 2021 (Text) | 0112400004761 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| Harnett County Main Library | 636.39 Smi PBK (Text) | 33630005293696 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
| High Point Library | 636.39 Smith (Text) | 30519010810094 | Adult Nonfiction | Checked out | 07/09/2026 |
| Public Library of Johnston County and Smithfield | 636.39 Smi (Text) | 38955500006110 | Adult Nonfiction | Available | - |
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| 505 | 0 | 0. | ‡gGetting started with goats. ‡tDiscovering the joys of raising goats -- ‡tGlimpsing vital goat statistics -- ‡tKnowing your Capra Aegagrus Hircus (goat, that is) -- ‡tGetting your property ready for a goat ‡gBringing your goats home. ‡tHome sweet homestead : sheltering your goats -- ‡tDinner time : what and how to feed your goats -- ‡tGetting your goats : choosing, buying, and bringing goats home -- ‡tWorking with your goats -- ‡tHandling routine care and important one-time tasks ‡gManaging goat health and breeding. ‡tOutlining basic health-care requirements -- ‡tAddressing common health problems and ailments -- ‡tBreeding and looking after pregnant goats -- ‡tNow comes the fun part : kids! -- ‡tCaring for aged goats ‡gMaking your goats work for you. ‡tDiscovering goat milk : how to get, use, and sell it -- ‡tGoat meat : from breeding to selling and beyond -- ‡tShowing your goats -- ‡tMore benefits of goats : fiber, breeding, weed control, and more ‡gThe part of tens. ‡tTen common mistakes first-time goat owners make -- ‡tTen misconceptions about goats ‡gAppendix: Goat-milk recipes. |
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