Storey's Guide to Raising Meat Goats |  | Author: Maggie Sayer
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Category: Book
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Media: Paperback
Pages: 320
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Dimensions (in): 8.9 x 6 x 0.9
ISBN: 1580176615
Dewey Decimal Number: 636.3913
EAN: 9781580176613
ASIN: 1580176615
Publication Date: April 30, 2007
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Product Description
Raising meat goats is an excellent proposition for today's livestock farmer. Niche or artisanal farmers looking for a profitable specialty should search no further than the simple goat. Compact, friendly, and efficient, meat goats do not require a lot of browsing land, and they can thrive on plants cows find inedible, such as nettles and thistles.
Most important, demand for chevon (goat meat) far outweighs supply in North America. Imported chevon from Australia and New Zealand has more than doubled in the past decade and industry studies estimate that the market will continue to grow by 10 to 15 percent annually for the foreseeable future, making goat the fastest growing meat business in North America. Add to these numbers the fact that chevon is lower in calories and fat and higher in protein than other red meats, and the future looks bright indeed for goat producers.
Now author Maggie Sayer adds Storey's Guide to Raising Meat Goats to the popular series that has guided countless farmers through the day-to-day tasks of animal care. Sayer thoroughly explains the basics of selecting a breed, buying the goats, and raising healthy animals. She explains how goats think and how to handle, house, and transport them properly. There is plenty of basic health-care information for preventing disease, addressing common ailments, and breeding safely. Finally, a wealth of information is offered on catering to ethnic populations and marketing the product.
With this invaluable resource, experienced and novice farmers alike will find raising goats to be immensely satisfying and profitable.
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 Above and Beyond the Ordinary May 31, 2007
The Goat Man (Missouri)
12 out of 13 found this review helpful
I was expecting an ordinary read.....but found it to be the best small book on goats that I have ever encountered. A beginner could take this book and start their goat project. She covers everything that one needs to know .....including how to understand those under your care. Totally impressed! I can give them to my customers to ensure they are prepared to take care of their newly purchased goats.
Very Informative May 29, 2007
Binny Su (Waiting to go North)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
I am new to the goat business and I found this book to be very informative.
I liked this authors writing style because it made it was easy for someone who is just starting to understand. Also, it had new
information for an old hand at raising goats. It gave a lot more information on all of the different aspects of the raising meat
goats not just taking them to the slaughter house. There are so many reasons to raise meat goats and Maggie Sayer hit on many of
those topics.
I would recommend this book to anyone who has contemplated raising meat goats for meat, show, pack animals or just to breed.
It's THE book for Boer breeders October 27, 2007
Sue Weaver
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
The reviewer who thinks everyone who raises meat goats to slaughter is mistaken. We raise top-flight Boer goats and they don't sell by the pound at the local sales barn. Anyone who raises or intends to raise show and breeding stock will love this book, and commercial raisers will find plenty of solid material between its covers too. I wrote Goats: Small-scale Herding for Pleasure And Profit (a Hobby Farms Handbook), also sold by Amazon and in researching that book, I read all the up-to-date goat books on the market, both here and abroad. This one and Gail Bowman's are the best *meat goat* books in print--anywhere--and of the two, I like this one better.
Excellent resource April 5, 2008
Jacque K. Doyle (Colorado Springs, Co)
4 out of 4 found this review helpful
This is a must have if you are new to the market goat world. Great detail, very informative, you will turn to it again and again.
Book provides exactly what it says it will July 17, 2009
Mary (Illinois, USA)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I raised goats years ago. I bought this book because I'm planning to get goats again next spring and wanted a refresher on general goat care and breeds. This book has excellent information on the different meat breeds, selecting stock, and goat care.
The chapter titled "Think Like a Goat" is my favorite because I like to train animals. This chapter very thoroughly explains how to establish dominance over goats, which is the most important step in training any animal. It also explains behavior that humans should avoid when working with goats.
But beware potential buyers who are looking for detailed instructions on training goats for pack/draft work. My fellow Customer Reviewer Sandra K. Miller says this book has an "overwhelming amount of information on clicker training and breaking goats to drive a cart". In my opinion that is a significantly inaccurate review. This book only gives a fairly brief overview of those subjects. I was therefore disappointed because I actually wanted a book with an "overwhelming amount" of info on those subjects.
I am NOT knocking the book over that, because the official book description does not claim to provide that info. I'm just warning potential buyers to take one of the negative reviews here with a grain of salt.
The bottom line, this book provides exactly what its description says it will: it thoroughly explains the basics of selecting a breed and buying goats. It also explains how to raise healthy goats, how goats think and how to properly handle, house, and transport them. And it's an excellent resource for basic health care, preventing disease, addressing common ailments, and breeding safely. In my opinion it is a 5-star book on those topics.
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