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Book Synopsis

Produce your own milk, cheese, meat, fiber, fertilizer, and more

Incorporating dairy goats into a diversified homestead can be the key to greater self-sufficiency. Responding to questions and concerns from readers from all over North America and beyond, this fully revised and expanded edition of Raising Goats Naturally will help readers work with nature to raise dairy goats to produce milk, cheese, meat, fertilizer, leather, fiber, and soap all without relying on drugs or following the factory farm model.

By observing your own animals closely and educating yourself about their specific needs, you can create an individualized plan for keeping them healthy and maximizing their productivity. This unique, fully-illustrated guide will teach you to help your herd thrive with:

  • Breed-specific descriptions to help you choose the right goats for your goals and lifestyle
  • Detailed information on housing, fencing, breeding, health, milking

    Table of Contents

    Acknowledgments
    Preface to the Second Edition
    Introduction

    Part I: Planning, Purchasing, and Protecting
    1. Choosing Your Goats
    Breeds
    Does
    Bucks
    Registration
    Pedigree
    Purchasing

    2. Housing Your Goats
    Shelter
    Bedding

    3. Protecting Your Goats
    Fencing
    Livestock Guardians

    Part II: Raising, Remedies, and Reproduction
    4. Day-to- Day Life With Goats
    Behavior
    Anatomy
    Health
    Grooming
    First Aid Supplies
    Medicating the Sick Goat

    5. Feeding Your Goats
    Rotational Grazing
    Hay
    Grain
    Minerals
    Baking Soda

    6. Parasites
    Internal Parasites
    Controlling Internal Parasites
    Preventing Infection
    External Parasites
    Controlling External Parasites

    7. Injury, Illnesses, and Diseases
    Abortion and Stillbirth
    Abscesses
    Acidosis
    Bloat
    Brucellosis
    Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis
    Constipation
    Cryptosporidiosis
    Enterotoxemia
    Floppy Kid Syndrome
    Foot Rot
    Hardware Disease
    Hypocalcemia
    Infertility in Bucks
    Infertility in Does
    Johne's Disease
    Ketosis
    Listeriosis
    Mastitis
    Nutritional Deficiencies
    Neonatal Mortality
    Pinkeye
    Polio (Polioencephalomalacia)
    Respiratory Conditions
    Ringworm
    Scours
    Scrapie
    Skin Cancer
    Sore Mouth
    Tetanus
    Tuberculosis
    Urinary Stones (Urinary Calculi)
    White Muscle Disease
    Vaccines

    8. Breeding
    Breeding Season
    Breeding Age
    Signs of Estrus
    Breeding Methods
    Buck Behavior
    Successful Breeding
    Artificial Insemination
    Feeding for Fertility

    9. Pregnancy
    Gestation
    Signs of Pregnancy
    False Pregnancy
    Feeding During Pregnancy

    10. Birthing
    Getting Ready
    Signs of Labor
    Birth
    Feeding Post Birth
    Newborn Check
    Kid Complications

    11. Raising Kids
    Getting Started With Dam Raising
    Getting Started With Bottle-feeding
    Poop
    Feeding Grain and Forage
    Horns
    Castrating Males
    Tattooing and Ear Tags
    Weaning
    Barn Hygiene

    12. Milking
    Managing Milkers Naturally
    Teaching a Doe to Milk
    Milking Equipment
    Milking by Hand
    Milking With a Machine
    Handling Milk
    Storing Milk

    Part III: Milk, Meat, and More
    13. The Dairy Kitchen
    Equipment
    Ingredients

    14. Dairy Products
    Buttermilk and Sour Cream
    Yogurt
    Sweets

    15. Acid-ripened Cheeses
    Vinegar
    Citric Acid

    16. Culture-ripened Cheeses
    Choosing Cultures
    Flocculation
    Cutting Curds
    Semi-hard and Hard Cheeses

    17. Meat
    Meat Quality
    Butchering
    Cooking

    18. Soap
    Processes
    Safety
    Equipment
    Ingredients
    Step-by- Step Soap Making

    Final Thoughts

    Notes
    Glossary
    Suggested Reading
    Recipe Index
    Index
    About the Author
    About New Society Publishers

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      Description

      Book Synopsis

      Produce your own milk, cheese, meat, fiber, fertilizer, and more

      Incorporating dairy goats into a diversified homestead can be the key to greater self-sufficiency. Responding to questions and concerns from readers from all over North America and beyond, this fully revised and expanded edition of Raising Goats Naturally will help readers work with nature to raise dairy goats to produce milk, cheese, meat, fertilizer, leather, fiber, and soap all without relying on drugs or following the factory farm model.

      By observing your own animals closely and educating yourself about their specific needs, you can create an individualized plan for keeping them healthy and maximizing their productivity. This unique, fully-illustrated guide will teach you to help your herd thrive with:

      • Breed-specific descriptions to help you choose the right goats for your goals and lifestyle
      • Detailed information on housing, fencing, breeding, health, milking

        Table of Contents

        Acknowledgments
        Preface to the Second Edition
        Introduction

        Part I: Planning, Purchasing, and Protecting
        1. Choosing Your Goats
        Breeds
        Does
        Bucks
        Registration
        Pedigree
        Purchasing

        2. Housing Your Goats
        Shelter
        Bedding

        3. Protecting Your Goats
        Fencing
        Livestock Guardians

        Part II: Raising, Remedies, and Reproduction
        4. Day-to- Day Life With Goats
        Behavior
        Anatomy
        Health
        Grooming
        First Aid Supplies
        Medicating the Sick Goat

        5. Feeding Your Goats
        Rotational Grazing
        Hay
        Grain
        Minerals
        Baking Soda

        6. Parasites
        Internal Parasites
        Controlling Internal Parasites
        Preventing Infection
        External Parasites
        Controlling External Parasites

        7. Injury, Illnesses, and Diseases
        Abortion and Stillbirth
        Abscesses
        Acidosis
        Bloat
        Brucellosis
        Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis
        Constipation
        Cryptosporidiosis
        Enterotoxemia
        Floppy Kid Syndrome
        Foot Rot
        Hardware Disease
        Hypocalcemia
        Infertility in Bucks
        Infertility in Does
        Johne's Disease
        Ketosis
        Listeriosis
        Mastitis
        Nutritional Deficiencies
        Neonatal Mortality
        Pinkeye
        Polio (Polioencephalomalacia)
        Respiratory Conditions
        Ringworm
        Scours
        Scrapie
        Skin Cancer
        Sore Mouth
        Tetanus
        Tuberculosis
        Urinary Stones (Urinary Calculi)
        White Muscle Disease
        Vaccines

        8. Breeding
        Breeding Season
        Breeding Age
        Signs of Estrus
        Breeding Methods
        Buck Behavior
        Successful Breeding
        Artificial Insemination
        Feeding for Fertility

        9. Pregnancy
        Gestation
        Signs of Pregnancy
        False Pregnancy
        Feeding During Pregnancy

        10. Birthing
        Getting Ready
        Signs of Labor
        Birth
        Feeding Post Birth
        Newborn Check
        Kid Complications

        11. Raising Kids
        Getting Started With Dam Raising
        Getting Started With Bottle-feeding
        Poop
        Feeding Grain and Forage
        Horns
        Castrating Males
        Tattooing and Ear Tags
        Weaning
        Barn Hygiene

        12. Milking
        Managing Milkers Naturally
        Teaching a Doe to Milk
        Milking Equipment
        Milking by Hand
        Milking With a Machine
        Handling Milk
        Storing Milk

        Part III: Milk, Meat, and More
        13. The Dairy Kitchen
        Equipment
        Ingredients

        14. Dairy Products
        Buttermilk and Sour Cream
        Yogurt
        Sweets

        15. Acid-ripened Cheeses
        Vinegar
        Citric Acid

        16. Culture-ripened Cheeses
        Choosing Cultures
        Flocculation
        Cutting Curds
        Semi-hard and Hard Cheeses

        17. Meat
        Meat Quality
        Butchering
        Cooking

        18. Soap
        Processes
        Safety
        Equipment
        Ingredients
        Step-by- Step Soap Making

        Final Thoughts

        Notes
        Glossary
        Suggested Reading
        Recipe Index
        Index
        About the Author
        About New Society Publishers

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