Goat Husbandry Books
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Angora Goats the Northern Way by Susan Black Drummond
$21.95This updated and revised fifth edition is new in 2005. Again available, this edition focuses on raising Angoras in cold climates. Learn More -
Practical Goatpacking by Carolyn Eddy
$20.95Add to your goat packing library. Chapters cover the conformation needed for goats that will pack (including photos of good working breeds), herd health and management, training from choosing a likely prospect to advanced, gear, trail concerns, hunting with goats, toxic and poisonous plants, and field first aid. Learn More -
Raising Milk Goats Successfully by Gail Luttmann
$12.95A good book for the beginner, it covers basic management including nutrition, rations, housing, kid care, breeding, health care; plus sections on choosing sires and dams, showing, raising meat goats, training wethers to pull carts, and running a dairy business. Learn More -
Your Goats by Gail Damerow
$14.95A book for young people who want information about raising and showing all kinds of goats. Learn More -
Pygmy Goats: Management and Veterinary Care by Lorrie Boldrick, DVM and Lydia Hale
$19.95Book includes sections on the Pygmy breed, general care, reproduction, neonatal care. Learn More -
USDA Goat Extension Handbook edited by George Haenlein
$35.95USDA-sponsored handbook of information about goats, edited by George Haenlein, University of Delaware, and Donald L. Ace, Pennsylvania State University. More than 60 separate articles on management, housing, nutrition, genetics, reproduction. Learn More -
"Training Goats to Pull a Cart" by Caprine Supply
$3.95This Caprine Supply booklet details what you need to know to begin training a goat to pull a cart. Learn More -
Livestock Guardians, by Janet Vorwald Dohner
$24.95A complete guide to working with guardian animals. Learn about methods of predator control, chapters on livestock guard dogs, llamas, and donkeys, their selection, training, and care. Learn More -
Field First Aid for Goats by Alice Beberness & Carolyn Eddy
$24.95Subtitled "A Portable Guide to Health Care for Your Goat," this spiral-bound, 4-1/2" x 5-1/2" booklet covers most first aid topics, plus emergency information, systemic diseases, packgoat management, diseases of pregnancy and kidding. Learn More -
Diet For Wethers by Carolyn Eddy
$18.95A comprehensive guide to wether nutrition. The nutritional charts and feed composition charts are most helpful for all goats. Learn More
