Dairy Goat Production

Author : Antonello Cannas,Giuseppe Pulina,Ana Helena Dias Francesconi
Publisher : CABI
Page : 307 pages
File Size : 53,8 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781845933487

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Dairy Goats Feeding and Nutrition by Antonello Cannas,Giuseppe Pulina,Ana Helena Dias Francesconi Pdf

Dairy goats have long been considered an important source of income for rural populations, providing the opportunity for profitable and sustainable diversity for small farms. Their importance is also increasing in intensive feeding systems and in large farms. They are highly adaptable due to their unique feeding habits and have become popular livestock animals in a range of environments, from temperate grasslands to subtropical, semi-arid and mountainous areas. Moreover, goat milk products are finding a growing acceptance in the world market and research has increased in feeding strategies for improved productivity and quality. Examining all aspects of dairy goat feeding and nutrition, this book represents a long awaited review of recent scientific research and updated techniques. Chapters discuss aspects such as the modelling and production of goat's milk as well as the estimation of nutrient requirements and food intake of goats.

Author : George W. Van Der Noot
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 22 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781447489320

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Dairy Goats - With Information on the Breeds, Breeding and Management of Dairy Goats by George W. Van Der Noot Pdf

This rare manual provides information on the breeds, breeding and management of dairy goats, one of the oldest species of animal domesticated by humans. Suitable for the goat farmer, animal husbandry enthusiast or historian, this book provides a comprehensive guide with many details still of practical use today. Summary of contents: Breeds; Selection of Breeding Stock; Management of the Breeding Stock; Care of Doe at Kidding; Rearing the Kids; Horns and Polling; Feeding the Doe; Feeding the Buck; Minerals and Water; Lactation Period; Milking; Characteristics of Goats’ Milk; Housing for Goats; Diseases and Parasites of Goats; Methods of Making Cheese; Suggested Readings. Complete with a new introduction and the illustrations featured in the original, we are republishing this vintage work in a high quality, modern, and affordable edition.

Author : Harvey Considine
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 1996
Category : Goat breeds
ISBN : WISC:89066587700

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Dairy Goats for Pleasure and Profit by Harvey Considine Pdf

Author : Sándor Kukovics
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 41,9 Mb
Release : 2018-06-20
Category : Medical
ISBN : 9781789232028

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Goat Science by Sándor Kukovics Pdf

Goat science covers quite a wide range and varieties of topics, from genetics and breeding, via nutrition, production systems, reproduction, milk and meat production, animal health and parasitism, etc., up to the effects of goat products on human health. In this book, several parts of them are presented within 18 different chapters. Molecular genetics and genetic improvement of goats are the new approaches of goat development. Several factors affect the passage rate of digesta in goats, but for diet properties, goats are similar to other ruminants. Iodine deficiency in goats could be dangerous. Assisted reproduction techniques have similar importance in goats like in other ruminants. Milk and meat production traits of goats are almost equally important and have significant positive impacts on human health. Many factors affect the health of goats, heat stress being of increasing importance. Production systems could modify all of the abovementioned characteristics of goats.

Author : Terry A. Gipson,Steve Hart,Trong Trung Le
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 50,9 Mb
Release : 1992
Category : Dairy products industry
ISBN : 1880667010

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Proceedings of the National Symposium on Dairy Goat Production and Marketing by Terry A. Gipson,Steve Hart,Trong Trung Le Pdf

Author : United States. Agricultural Research Service. Animal Husbandry Research Division
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 8 pages
File Size : 54,5 Mb
Release : 1968
Category : Goat milk
ISBN : STANFORD:36105129754102

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A Dairy Goat for Home Milk Production by United States. Agricultural Research Service. Animal Husbandry Research Division Pdf

Author : Gail Dameron
Publisher : WorthyKids
Page : 182 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2000-01-30
Category : Nature
ISBN : 0913589241

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Raising Milk Goats Successfully by Gail Dameron Pdf

Covers feeding, housing, breeding, milking and more.

Author : C. Devendra,Marca Burns
Publisher : CABI Publishing
Page : 200 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 1983
Category : Animal industry
ISBN : WISC:89031316292

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Goat Production in the Tropics by C. Devendra,Marca Burns Pdf

This book covers Goat production in the Tropics.

Author : Jerry Belanger,Sara Thomson Bredesen
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 296 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2018-02-06
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781612129334

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Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats, 5th Edition by Jerry Belanger,Sara Thomson Bredesen Pdf

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.

Author : Jill Winger
Publisher : Flatiron Books
Page : 384 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2019-04-02
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9781250305947

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The Prairie Homestead Cookbook by Jill Winger Pdf

Jill Winger, creator of the award-winning blog The Prairie Homestead, introduces her debut The Prairie Homestead Cookbook, including 100+ delicious, wholesome recipes made with fresh ingredients to bring the flavors and spirit of homestead cooking to any kitchen table. With a foreword by bestselling author Joel Salatin The Pioneer Woman Cooks meets 100 Days of Real Food, on the Wyoming prairie. While Jill produces much of her own food on her Wyoming ranch, you don’t have to grow all—or even any—of your own food to cook and eat like a homesteader. Jill teaches people how to make delicious traditional American comfort food recipes with whole ingredients and shows that you don’t have to use obscure items to enjoy this lifestyle. And as a busy mother of three, Jill knows how to make recipes easy and delicious for all ages. "Jill takes you on an insightful and delicious journey of becoming a homesteader. This book is packed with so much easy to follow, practical, hands-on information about steps you can take towards integrating homesteading into your life. It is packed full of exciting and mouth-watering recipes and heartwarming stories of her unique adventure into homesteading. These recipes are ones I know I will be using regularly in my kitchen." - Eve Kilcher These 109 recipes include her family’s favorites, with maple-glazed pork chops, butternut Alfredo pasta, and browned butter skillet corn. Jill also shares 17 bonus recipes for homemade sauces, salt rubs, sour cream, and the like—staples that many people are surprised to learn you can make yourself. Beyond these recipes, The Prairie Homestead Cookbook shares the tools and tips Jill has learned from life on the homestead, like how to churn your own butter, feed a family on a budget, and experience all the fulfilling satisfaction of a DIY lifestyle.

Author : Martha Maeda
Publisher : Atlantic Publishing Company
Page : 283 pages
File Size : 52,8 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Science
ISBN : 9781601383785

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How to Raise Dairy Goats by Martha Maeda Pdf

This book provides every detail you could possible need to become a dairy goat breeder and farmer. You will learn how goats are raised for different purposes, including as dairy goats, fiber goats, and as a means to maintain property. You will learn how to select the right breed of goat and how to know what to look for in a specific goat. You will also learn to breed goats, including how to care for the mother, how to wean the kids, and the care the kid will need once it is born. You will learn how to properly house goats and what they require from you to remain healthy and happy, both with their feed and their space. --

Author : Rosalee Sinn
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 242 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2008
Category : Goat cheese
ISBN : CORNELL:31924109638779

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Raising Goats for Milk and Meat by Rosalee Sinn Pdf

Author : Mary Gordon
Publisher : Read Books Ltd
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2013-04-16
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 9781446549940

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Modern Dairy Goats -Goat Keeping by Mary Gordon Pdf

This book deals with all aspects of goat culture, from breeding to feeding, together with the care and treatment of the milk and the making of butter and cheese. The author is well known for her writings and broadcast on the subject, for she draws from a thorough practical knowledge and a lifetime's experience. Contents Include : Why Not Keep a Goat? Breeds and Strains How to Choose a Goat Housing The Use and Abuse of Pasture Feeding Breeding The In-Kid Nanny Kid Rearing Male Goats General Management Milking, and The Care of Milk Butter and Cheese From Goats' Milk How To Treat a Sick Goat What Doctors Say About Goats' Milk

Author : Ann Starbard
Publisher : Voyageur Press (MN)
Page : 195 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2015-06-05
Category : Cooking
ISBN : 9780760347317

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The Dairy Goat Handbook by Ann Starbard Pdf

The Dairy Goat Handbook explains everything goat keepers need to know about their animals, from the best ways to keep them healthy to methods for making delicious goat cheese. The Dairy Goat Handbook is a guidebook for those who would like to raise dairy goats - or dream of raising dairy goats and want to know how to begin and maintain a successful herd. There are other books on the business of keeping dairy goats, but none quite like this. Written by a dairy goat farmer, this guide combines a deep knowledge of the animals themselves with fifteen years of experience running a successful business. Fully illustrated with photographs of life on a working dairy farm the goats, the farm, the dairy equipment, and the cheese and milk this book explains as well as celebrates the life of a dairy goat farmer. The author, Ann Starbard, owns Crystal Brook Farm in Sterling, Massachusetts, where she and her husband raise dairy goats and make fresh goat cheese that they sell onsite, at farmers' markets, and at restaurants. Ann explains the details of raising goats and running a dairy in simple, clear, easy-to-understand language; this is a book for everyone interested in the business of raising dairy goats.

Author : Zelene Ward
Publisher : Zelene Ward
Page : 133 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2021-06-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 8210379456XXX

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Raising Goats for Beginners by Zelene Ward Pdf

Are you currently having cold feet about starting a goat production business because you feel handicapped about the knowledge you have or from the narratives you have absorbed over the years? Or perhaps you have no clue how or where to start from? Then this book is for you... Goat farming is well embraced in the market world and the industry keeps growing and evolving every day, in all parts of the world. Goats are loved and raised for diverse purposes such as for milk and meat production, and as pets among others. While goats are lovely herds to have on the farm, as a goat breeder, you must be well-grounded and informed with the latest information, knowledge, and development in the goat industry to raise a healthy and happy herd else you will soon find yourself struggling and losing interest in this booming industry. Embedded in the pages of this book are nuggets that every goat breeder should know. The words are beautifully crafted, easy to read and understand, even if you are a novice in raising goats, thus, this is a must-have and a must-read. In this book, Raising Goats for Beginners, you'll find virtually all the information you need to raise healthy and happy goats for milk and meat purposes. Below is a snippet of what you stand to gain from this book: · The popular goat breeds for milk and meat production and how to choose the right goat breed. · The criteria to look out for before buying your goat. · How to adhere to good farm management practices, such as housing and protecting your goat, and cleaning your goat shelter among others. · What to feed and not to feed your goats with · Goat breeding procedure and how to nurture and care for newborn goat kids · Goat milking and safe storage procedures · An understanding of the behaviors associated with your goats and how they interact with each other · Harvesting your goats for meat production including criteria for proper marketing and profit-making And lots more! Raising goats for beginners has unveiled the deep secrets to raising goats in the most simple, yet excellent way. And now is the time to embark on the journey of raising healthy and happy goats. To get started right away, simply get a copy of this book RIGHT NOW