Why Meat Goats? | p. 1 |
The Pros and Cons of Raising Meat Goats | |
Finding and Working with a Goat-Savvy Veterinarian | |
There's More Than One Way to Raise a Goat | |
Which Niche? | |
Before You Begin | p. 18 |
Adding Your Farm to the Equation | |
Availability Matters | |
Do the Homework | |
Which Breed? | p. 25 |
Parts of a Goat | |
Boers | |
Savannas | |
Kikos | |
Myotonics | |
Tennessee Meat Goats | |
Composite Breeds | |
Spanish Goats | |
Dairy Goats | |
Angoras | |
Registered, Fullblood, Purebred, Percentage, or Crossbred? | |
Where (and Where Not) to Buy Goats | p. 45 |
Individual Producers and Breeders | |
Which Seller? | |
Production and Dispersal Sales | |
Sale Barns | |
Selecting Breeding Stock | p. 54 |
Don't Buy Trouble | |
Breeding Better Boers | |
Look 'em Over Before You Buy | |
Closing the Sale | |
Think Like a Goat | p. 75 |
Range and Feeding Behavior | |
Social Order | |
Breeding Behavior: Bucks | |
Breeding and Kidding Behavior: Does | |
Behaviors of Newborn Kids | |
Goat Handling 101 | |
Goats on the Go | p. 95 |
Stress and the Traveling Goat | |
Plan Ahead | |
Weather Kills | |
Choosing a Hauling Conveyance | |
Meat Goat Housing and Facilities | p. 103 |
Shelter | |
Pens | |
Feeders | |
Watering Devices | |
Handling Facilities | |
Fencing | |
Feeding Meat Goats | p. 123 |
The Caprine KIN (Keep It Natural) Diet and Your Goats | |
The Goat's Digestive System | |
Goats and Poisonous Plants | |
A Forage-Based Diet | |
Keeping Goats Healthy (and What to Do When They Aren't) | p. 136 |
To Be or Not to Be Your Own Vet? | |
Learning the Ropes | |
Checking Vital Signs | |
Caprine Maladies You Should Recognize | |
Stop Disease in Its Tracks - Vaccinate! | |
Antibiotics: Good or Bad? | |
Epinephrine - Don't Leave Home without It | |
Drenching a Goat | |
Medical Alternatives for Goats | |
Parasites 101 | p. 169 |
Dewormer-Resistant Worms | |
Meet the Enemy | |
Other Gastrointestinal Nematodes | |
Reducing Drug Resistance | |
Those Other Worms | |
External Parasites | |
Livestock Guardians | p. 180 |
Statistics Tell the Tale | |
Protecting the Herd | |
Breeding Meat Goats | p. 198 |
Bucks Are Half the Herd | |
Those Does | |
You've Got to Be Kidding | |
Marketing Meat Goats | p. 226 |
Market Goats | |
Breeding Stock | |
Show Goats | |
An Unexplored Market: Working Goats | |
Promoting Your Goat Business | p. 243 |
Choosing a Business Name | |
Web Sites Sell Goats | |
Industry Advertising for Pennies | |
Make Business Cards Your Ace in the Hole | |
Create Your Own Flyers and Brochures | |
13 Additional Easy, Low-Cost Promotion Strategies | |
DEFRA's Code of Recommendation for the Welfare of Goats | p. 261 |
Photograph Your Goats | p. 270 |
Identify Your Goats | p. 276 |
Trim Your Goats' Hooves | p. 282 |
A Milk Goat for the Kids | p. 287 |
So You Want to Show Meat Goats? | p. 295 |
Clipping for Shows | p. 298 |
Emergency Euthanasia | p. 299 |
Resources | p. 300 |
Glossary | p. 313 |
Index | p. 328 |
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