Goat Husbandry Books
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Goatkeeping 101, Third Edition, by Caprine Supply
$15.95Newly revised in 2009 with updated sections on breeds, registries, milking machines, tattooing, embryo transfer, and an expanded resources section. A Caprine Supply publication for beginning and experienced goatkeepers. Learn More -
All About Goats by Lois Hetherington
$34.95This revised introductory book gives insight into goat raising in the British Isles. Chapters on British breeds, feeding, housing, kidding, milking, dairy products, and by-products, management, the male goat, showing (in England), and the commercial herd. Learn More -
Goatkeeping 101, 6 or More
$12.00This book, newly revised in 2009 with updated sections on breeds, registries, milking machines, tattooing, embryo transfer, and an expanded resources section, has received outstanding reviews. It's a Caprine Supply publication for beginning and experienced goatkeepers. Learn More -
How to Raise Goats, by Carol Amundson
$19.95Published in 2009, this book is part of the FFA Agricultural Education Series. Large format, it is packed with useful information for breeders young and experienced. Learn More -
Living with Goats by Margaret Hathaway with photographs by Karl Schatz
$24.95The newest offering by the author of The Year of the Goat. Subtitled "Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Backyard Herd," this book has chapters on advanced planning, housing, fencing, feeding, breeding, kid raising, health, goat milk, butchering, and other uses for goats. Learn More -
Raising Dairy Goats, by Jerry Belanger
$19.95This expanded edition (revised in 2001) contains up-to-date information on milk, choosing a goat, housing, fencing, feeding, grooming, health, breeding and kidding, milking, raising kids, chevon and dairy products including recipes. Learn More -
Raising Meat Goats, by Maggie Sayer
$19.95A new Storey Guide book covering most aspects of meat goats. Breeds, buying, selecting, traveling, housing, feeding, health, parasites, breeding, plus livestock guardians (lots on dogs also donkeys and llama), marketing, all specific to meat goats. Learn More -
The Goat Handbook by Ulrich Jaudas & S. Mobini, D.V.M.
$12.95A basic, non-technical book on buying goats, goat care, housing, feeding, breeding, management, behavior, health, goat products, breeds of the world, and more. Learn More -
Raising Miniature Livestock by Sue Weaver
$19.95A new Storey Guide book is divided into two sections, "Raising Miniature Livestock" and "The Species." Also has breeder stories and lots of line drawings and color pictures of various breeds. Learn More -
Raising Meat Goats for Profit by Gail Bowman
$19.95A comprehensive book on what you need to know to start raising meat goats for profit. Covers meat breeds, getting started, meat production, kidding and kid raising, health and diseases, feed ration tables, work calendar for goat ranch. Learn More
