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	raising goats for meat and dairy Felicity Stockwell Goats are one of the most practical additions to any smallholding or large garden. As well as endearing and sociable they are highly practical and there is a breed to suit each location and environment. Raising Goats for Meat and Dairy is aimed at the first time goat keeper through to those thinking of developing a small commercial enterprise in the 21st Century. Raising Goats for Meat and Dairy covers choosing the right breed for you, general care, maintenance, housing, feeding and dietary requirements, land management, showing, keeping goats as pets and dealing with routine and emergency veterinary care. Aspects of dairying, cheese making, shearing and spinning fibre, production of meat and skins for home use and direct selling are all covered as well as legal requirements and compliance with Defra and animal health issues plus a detail resource section are also included. 160pp more on goats Price: £10.95
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	starting with goats Katie Thear An ideal introduction to goats and goatkeeping, this well-illustrated book is full of practical and up-to-date information.Coverage includes dairy, fibre, pygmy, meat and harness goats, as well as managing, showing, breeding and dairying. 104pp more on goats Price: £7.95
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	goats: a guide to management Patricia Ross This title is aimed at small-scale operators and hobbyists, designed to cater for the needs of those who have only limited resources, in terms of time, money and land. Covering all aspects of goat husbandry, and written in such a way that it is accessible to the novice goat keeper, the author discusses choice of animals, day-to-day management, accidents and diseases, breeding and caring for the young, and showing. Whether the intention is to keep goats for milk, hair or other products, all the basic necessary information should be found in this book. 112pp more on goats Price: £9.99
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	all about goats Lois Hetherington 'All About Goats' is the ideal introduction to keeping goats. It covers housing, feeding and breeding goats, rearing young, milking, dairy produce, by-products and showing. This newly revised third edition includes a comprehensive veterinary section by John G. Matthews, a veterinary surgeon with specialist knowledge of goats. There is also a helpful chapter on the commercial herd by L. F. Jenner. 178pp click on image for contents page more on goats Price: £15.99
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	practical goat keeping Alan Mowlem There are well over 200 identifiable breeds of goat in the world with some 13 in the UK as well as many cross-breeds. Distinctive cheese and yoghurt, prime lean meat and highly prized cashmere and mohair fibre are all products of this unique species. In this illustrated manual, the author provides essential information for successful goat keeping. In addition, Hilary Matthews has written a chapter on showing which should give the reader an insight into the world of the show ring. Subjects covered include: characteristics and breeds; breeding and reproduction; kid rearing; milk production and dairy work; goat fibre and production; health and disease; showing; and profitable goat keeping. 112pp more on goats Price: £16.99
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	goat farming Alan Mowlem This second edition of a book on goats reflects the increasing interest in these animals as a domestic breed. The book emphasizes the impressive performance of the goat - it has the ability to survive in areas of the world that will not support other livestock, and in such environments it will produce products of value to man. Breeds of goats have been developed to yield prodigious quantities of product. For example, on a body weight comparison, a good milking goat produces much more milk than a cow in a comparable environment and the Angora goat grows its fine mohair coat at an impressive rate. On performance alone, it is difficult to understand why the goat has not reached a position of importance in agricultural production before now. Even in the developing countries, where over 65% of the world's goats are to be found, they are rarely considered as desirable as cows. However, this situation is changing, as education in developing countries has shown that it is often best to improve indigenous species' breeds and systems rather than import exotic species or breeds from overseas. In the West the paradox of over-production has forced farmers to seek alternative enterprises, concentrating on products for which the demand is still greater than the supply. All of this adds up to an increased interest in the goat and the justification for writing this book. 192pp more on goats Price: £16.99
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	goat health and welfare: a veterinary guide David Harwood Goats are fairly adaptable creatures in the wild but, if kept as pets, or commercially farmed, they rely on their owners not only for food, but also for protection from diseases, injury and predators. As the title of the book suggests, goat health and welfare are closely linked and it is a truism that 'a fit and healthy goat is a happy and productive goat'. This is a comprehensive and non-technical book covering the following: general goat health, welfare, behaviour and related management issues; principal diseases and abnormalities affecting goats - considers their causes, main diagnostic signs, treatment and prevention; recognizing abnormal behaviour as an early indicator of ill-health; the importance of goat keepers establishing good working relationships with their vets; poisoning and diseases that can be transmitted between goats and man. 200pp more on goats Price: £19.95
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