NUTRITION
By-Product
Feeds
Concentrates
- Performance
by goats and sheep consuming a concentrate-based diet subsequent
to grazing of grass/forb pastures at different stocking rates
G. Animut, A. L. Goetsch, G. E. Aiken, R. Puchala, G. Detweiler,
C. R. Krehbiel, R. C. Merkel, T. Sahlu L. J. Dawson, Z. B. Johnson,
and D. H. Kiesler
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/library/animut2006-1.html
- Estimating
Supplemental Concentrate Needs
Langston University
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/research/suppconc.html
- Influence
of Grain Supplementation on Growth of Weaning Goats.
M.H. Poore and J.T. Green. NC Cooperative Extension Service.
Sept 1996
Minerals
Ration Balancing
Toxicosis
Vitamins
Water
General
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FORAGES
Grazing and
Pasture Management
Hay Quality
and Storage
- Big Round
Bale Hay Storage Barn
University of Kentucky
http://www.bae.uky.edu/ext/Plans/Feed/731-4.pdf
- Hay Storage
and Feeding Barn Plans
University of Kentucky
http://www.bae.uky.edu/ext/Plans/Feed/731-2.pdf
- Quality
Hay Production
Garry Lacefield, Jimmy C. Henning, Mike Collins and
Larry Swetnam. University of Kentucky
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/agr/agr62/agr62.pdf
- What About
Hay.
R. Machen. Texas A&M. Pub # ASWEB – 079
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/ASWeb079-goathaypdf.pdf
- Understanding
Forage Quality.
D. Ball, M. Collins, G. Lacefield, N. Martin, D. Mertens, K.
Olson, D. Putman, D. Undersander, and M. Wolf. American Farm
Bureau Foundation for Agriculture Pub # 1-01.
http://alfalfa.ucdavis.edu/-files/pdf/UnderstandingForageQuality.pdf
General
- Interpreting
Forage Quality Reports
Jimmy C. Henning, Garry D. Lacefield, and Donna Amaral-Phillips.
University of Kentucky
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id101/id101.htm
- Forage Identification
and Use Guide
University of Kentucky
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/agr/agr175/agr175.htm
- Aflatoxins
in Corn
Paul Vincelli, Gary Parker, and Sam McNeill. University
of Kentucky
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id59/id59.pdf
- Baling Forage
Crops for Silage
Jimmy C. Henning, Micheal Collins, David Ditsch, and
Garry D. Lacefield. University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/pubs/agr173.pdf
- Silage Storage
University of Kentucky
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/ip/ip47/ip47.pdf
- Why Cattle,
Sheep and Goats Can Eat Forages?
Donna Amaral-Phillips. University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/dairy/extension/nut0126.pdf
- Goat Forage
Production.
Brandon Sears. University of Kentucky (G10507)
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/GoatForageProduction_G10507_.pdf
- Forage:
An Economic Necessity.
Terry K. Hutchens and Dr. Monty Chappell. University
of Kentucky (G003-8-02)
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/ForageEconNec_Jan06_G003-8-02_.pdf
- Interpreting
Forage Quality Reports.
J. Henning, G. Lacefield, and D. Amaral-Phillips. ID-101. University
of Kentucky
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id101/id101.htm
- Managing
Forages for Meat Goats
Bruce Pinkerton and Frank Pinkerton. Clemson University
http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/forages.html
- Strategies
for Extending the Grazing Season
Penn State University
http://www.forages.psu.edu/topics/pastures/plants/extended/index.html
- Grazing
Systems
Julio E. Correa. Alabama Cooperative Extension System
http://www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/U/UNP-0007/
- Four Steps
to Rotational Grazing
Penn State University
http://www.forages.psu.edu/
- Forage Needs
for Meat Goats and Sheep
North Carolina State University
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/table2-97.htm
- Matching
Forages to the Nutrient Needs of Meat Goats
J. Paul Mueller, Matthew H. Poore, Jean-Marie Luginbulh, and
James T. Green, Jr. North Carolina State University
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/matchingforagesmg.pdf
- Feeding
Programs for Meat Goats
Frank Pinkerton and Bruce Pinkerton
http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/feeding.html
- Intake and
Digestion of Leguminous Forages by Mature Goats.poi
B. Kouakou, S. Gelaye, T. H. Terrill, J. Bennett, S. Miller,
E. A. Amoah, and A. C. Murry, Jr,
Agricultural Research Station, Fort Valley State University,
Fort Valley, GA 31030-3298
- Nutritive
Value of Florigraze Rhizoma Peanut as an Alternative Leguminous
Forage for Goats.
S. Gelaye and E. A. Amoah, Agricultural Research Station, Fort
Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030-3298
- Performance
of Yearling Goats Fed Alfalfa and Florigraze Rhizoma Peanut
Hay.
S. Gelaye, E. A. Amoah and P. Guthrie, Agricultural Research
Station, Fort Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030-3298
http://www.ag.fvsu.edu/Publicat/GoatCenter/gelaye1.htm
- Meat Goats
in Land and Forage Management.
J-M Luginbuhl, J T Green, J P Mueller and M H Poore. North Caroliana
State University. In: Proceedings of the Southeast Regional
Meat Goat Production Symposium "Meat Goat Production in
the Southeast - Today and Tomorrow". February 21-24, 1996.
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGLand.htm
- Matching
Forage to the Nutritional Needs of Meat Goats.
JP Mueller, MH Poore, J-M Luginbuhl, and J.T Green Jr. NC Cooperative
Extension Service.
- Forage
Species and Spatial Effects on the Dietary Intake of Goats.
M. Burgess, D. Baker, D. Zartman, R. Sulc, and S. Harrison.
Hay and Pasture Update, Sept/Oct 2004 Vol 2, issue 5. University
of Maryland. 2004.
- Grass-Fed
Lamb and Goat.
Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/grassfed.htm
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VEGETATION MANAGEMENT
Poisonous Plants
- Some Plants
of Kentucky Poisonous to Livestock
J. W. Herron, and D. E. LaBore. University of Kentucky
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/id/id2/id2.htm
- Plants Poisonous
to Goats
D. L. Ace, L. J. Hutchinson; Pennsylvania State University
http://netvet.wustl.edu/species/goats/goatpois.txt
- Toxic Plants
and the Common Caprine
Cornell University
http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/plants/goatlist.html
- Poisonous
Plants of Pennsyvlania
Penn State University
http://vetextension.psu.edu/Resources/circ/Poisonous%20Plants%20of%20Pennsylvania.pdf
- Poisonous
Plants
Texas A&M
http://aggie-horticulture.tamu.edu/PLANTanswers/publications/poison/poison.html
- Poisonous
Plants of the Southern United States
West Virginia University
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/library/poisonous/content.htm
- List of
Plants Reported to be Poisonous to Livestock in the U.S.
Joseph M. DiTomaso. University of California Davis
http://wric.ucdavis.edu/information/poisonous.pdf
- Do most
livestock losses to poisonous plants result from "poor"
range management?
Jerry L. Holechek. Texas A&M
http://uvalde.tamu.edu/jrm/May02/holechek.htm
- Integrated
Toxic Plant Management Handbook
Charles Hart, Allan McGinty, and Bruce Carpenter. Texas A&M
http://wildlife.tamu.edu/publications/TOXICPLA.PDF
- Does Drought
Contribute to Livestock Losses from Poisonous Plants?
Rachel Frost. University of Idaho
http://www.cnr.uidaho.edu/range556/Appl_BEHAVE/projects/drought.html
- Nitrate
Poisoning in Cattle, Sheep, and Goats
Dan Undersander, Dave Combs, Randy Shaver, and Dave Thomas.
University of Wisconsin
http://www.uwex.edu/ces/forage/pubs/nitrate.htm
- Nitrate
Poisoning of Livestock
Charlie Stoltenow and Greg Lardy. North Dakota State University
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ansci/livestoc/v839w.htm
- Nitrate
Poisoning of Livestock
Christopher D. Allison. New Mexico State University
http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_b/b-807.html
- Causes and
Prevention: Nitrate Poisoning of Livestock
Kim E. Cassel and Scott Barao. University of Maryland
http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/Publication.cfm?ID=7
- Nitrate
Poisoning
T. L. Stanton and J. Whittier. Colorado State University
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/PUBS/LIVESTK/01610.html
- Nitrate
Toxicity
Nolan R. Hartwig. Iowa State University
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/ag/drought/NitrateToxicity.pdf
- Nitrate
Poisoning in Forages
Dennis Cash, Howard Bowman and Roger Brownson. Montana State
University
http://www.montana.edu/wwwpb/pubs/mt9301.pdf
- Forage Nitrate
Poisoning
O. E. Olson, R. J. Emerick, and E. I. Whitehead. South Dakota
State University
http://agbiopubs.sdstate.edu/articles/FS420.pdf
- Prussic
Acid Poisoning
T. L. Stanton and J. Whittier. Colorado State University
http://www.ext.colostate.edu/pubs/livestk/01612.html
- Prussic
Acid Pointoning
Charlie Stoltenow and Greg Lardy. North Dakota State University
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/ansci/livestoc/v1150w.htm
- Minimizing
the Prussic Acid Poisoning Hazard in Forages
C. L. Rhykerd and K. D. Johnson. Purdue University
http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/forages/publications/ay196.htm
- Prussic
Acid Poisoning of Livestock
C. D. Allison and R. D. Baker. New Mexico State University
http://www.cahe.nmsu.edu/pubs/_b/B-808.pdf
- Prussic
Acid Poisoning
Kansas State University
http://www.oznet.ksu.edu/pr_forage/pubs/97notebook/fora14.pdf
- Prussic
Acid in Livestock
University of Maryland
http://www.agnr.umd.edu/CES/Pubs/PDF/FS427.pdf
- Nitrate
and Prussic Acid Toxicity in Forage: Causes, Prevention, and
Feeding Management
Gene Towne. Kansas State University
http://www.oznet.k-state.edu/library/crpsl2/MF1018.PDF
- Prussic
Acid
John Jennings and Shane Gadberry. University of Arkansas
http://www.uaex.edu/Other_Areas/publications/PDF/FSA-3069.pdf
- The Tall
Fescue Endophyte Story
West Virginia University
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/fescue_endophtye/story.htm
- Tall Fescue
Toxicosis
Craig Roberts. University of Missouri
http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/crops/g04669.htm
- Minimizing
Tall Fescue Toxicity
Keith D. Johnson. Purdue University
http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/forages/publications/ay258.htm
- The Diagnosis
of the Tall Fescue Endophyte
Tom Hooper and Keith Johnson. Purdue University
http://www.agry.purdue.edu/ext/forages/publications/endophyte.htm
- Ergot
Purdue University
http://www.vet.purdue.edu/depts/addl/toxic/plant14.htm
- Ergot
Marcia McMullen and Charles Stoltenow. North Dakota State University
http://www.ag.ndsu.edu/pubs/plantsci/crops/pp551w.htm
- What is
Aflatoxin?
Joseph P. Krausz. Texas A&M University
http://plantpathology.tamu.edu/aflatoxin/index.htm
- Aflatoxins
in Corn
Iowa State University
http://www.extension.iastate.edu/Publications/PM1800.pdf
- OVERVIEW
OF MYCOTOXINS
Mary C. Smith. Cornell University
http://web.vet.cornell.edu/CVM/HANDOUTS/plants/Mycotoxins.html
- MOLDY GRAINS,
MYCOTOXINS AND FEEDING PROBLEMS
Erick DeWolf, Gretchen Kuldau, Patrick Lipps, Gary Munkvold,
Paul Vincelli, Charles Woloshuk, and Dennis Mills. Iowa State
University, University of Kentucky, Ohio State University, Penn
State University, and Purdue State University
http://www.oardc.ohio-state.edu/ohiofieldcropdisease/Mycotoxins/mycopagedefault.htm
Weed Control
- Weed Management
in Grass Pastures, Hayfields, and Other Farmstead Sites
J. D. Green, W. W. Witt, and J. R. Martin. University of Kentucky
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/agr/agr172/agr172.pdf
- Weed Control
in Alfalfa and Other Forage Legume Crops
J. D. Green, M. W. Marshall, and J. R. Martin. University
of Kentucky
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/agr/agr148/AGR148.PDF
- Potential
for Using Goats as a Vegetation Management Tool for Enhancing
Landfill Cap Stability and Reducing Maintenance Costs.
William Ison UK, Animal Science Student & Terry K. Hutchens,
University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/GoatsVegetationManagement.pdf
- Sheep Institute
a Natural Step Toward Weed Control
Montana State University
http://www.montana.edu/cpa/news/nwview.php?article=330
- Sustainable
Use of Goats as a Vegetation Management Tool
E. Nelson Escobar. Langston University
http://www.nal.usda.gov/afsic/nsfc/323.htm
- Use of Goats
as Biological Agents for the Control of Unwanted Vegetation.
J-M Luginbuhl, J T Green, M H Poore and J P Mueller. NC Cooperative
Extension Service. Oct. 1998.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGVeget.htm
- Weed Control
and Fire Hazard Reduction in Forest Ecosystems with Sheep Grazing
Tim Longwell, Nick Miller, and Melissa Schreiweis.
Purdue University
http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/ansc442/Semprojs/forest/sheep.html
- Control
of Autumn Olive, Multiflora Rose, and Tartarian Honeysuckle
Jamey Darlington, Bruce M. Loyd. USDA Natural Resources
Conservation Service, West Virginia University
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/5412.htm
- Mechanical
Control of the Multiflora Rose
William B. Bryan. West Virginia University
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/~forage/5420.htm
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FACILITIES
Fencing
Housing
- Poly-tube
Heating-Ventilation Systems & Equipment
George A. Duncan, John N. Walker and Larry W. Turner.
University of Kentucky
http://www.ca.uky.edu/agc/pubs/aen/aen7/aen7.pdf
- Tobacco
Barn Renovation and Design for Meat Goat Production.
Joe Lawson; Goat Producer, Paul Sizemore; Owsley County
Extension Agent; UK, Terry Hutchens, UK/KSU
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/TobaccoBarnRenovationMeatGoats.pdf
- Barn Renovation
Design Methods.
Joe Lawson; Goat Producer, Paul Sizemore; Owsley County
Extension Agent; UK, Terry Hutchens, UK/KSU
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentations/barnrenovdescrip04web.pdf
- Barn Renovation
Design Sheets.
Joe Lawson; Goat Producer, Paul Sizemore; Owsley County
Extension Agent; UK, Terry Hutchens, UK/KSU
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/Animalciences/goats/pubs/TobaccoBarnRenovationDesigns.pdf
- Facilities
and Equipment for Commercial Meat Goat Production
Susan Schoenian. University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/goathouse.htm
- Idea Plan:
Goat Housing and Equipment
Penn State
http://www.age.psu.edu/extension/ip/IP728-26.pdf
- Goat Equipment
and Housing Plans
Colorado State University
http://www.cerc.colostate.edu/Blueprints/Goat.htm
- Feeding
and Housing Dairy Goats
Barry Steevens and Rex Ricketts. University of Missouri
http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/dairy/g03990.htm
- Idea Plan
Goat Housing and Equipment
Penn State University
http://server.age.psu.edu/extension/ip/IP728-26.pdf
- Goat Equipment
and Housing Plans
Colorado State University
http://www.cerc.colostate.edu/Blueprints/Goat.htm
- Housing
Your Goat.
T. McKinney, Langston University. Pub # G-02
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/library/fact_sheets/g02.htm
- Raising
a Small Flock of Goats for Meat and Milk - Management Practices,
Housing and Facilities.
C. H. McGowan. Florida A&M University.
http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/cesta/raising-flock.html
General
- Inexpensive
Feed Storage Bins for Goat and Sheep Farms.
Terry Hutchens. University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentation/feedstorageforgoats07.pdf
- Housing,
Fencing, Working Facilities, and Predators
Lynn Harwell and Frank Pinkerton
http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/housing.html
- Natural
Ventilation for Livestock Housing
Don D. Jones and William H. Friday. Purdue University
http://www.ces.purdue.edu/extmedia/AE/AE-97.html
- Raising
A Small Flock of Goats for Meat and Milk - Management Practices,
Housing and Facilities.
C. H. McGowan. Florida A&M University.
http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/cesta/raising-flock.html
- Windbreaks
for Livestock Operations
Vernon Quam, LaDon Johnson, Bruce Wight, and James
R. Brandle. North Dakota State University, Soil Conservsation
Service, and University of Nebraska
http://ianrpubs.unl.edu/forestry/ec1766.htm
- Facilities
and Equipment for Commercial Meat Goat Production.
S Schoenian, University of Maryland .
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/goathouse.htm.
1999.
- Efficient
Handling of Meat Goats.
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
S Schoenian, Western Maryland Research & Education Center
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/handling.html
- Disposing
of Dead Goats.
J. J. Estienne.
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/compost.html
- Efficient
handling of meat goats.
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/handling.html
- Housing,
Facilities, and Equipment for Commercial Meat Goat Production.
University of Maryland
http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/PDFs/FS817.pdf
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HEALTH
Biosecurity
Medications
Parasites
External
Parasites
Ticks (Sheep
Ked)
Nose/Nasal
Bots, Bot Flies
Fly Strike
(Blow flies, Fleece rot, Wool maggots)
Lice
Mites –
Mange
Mosquito
Insect
Pest Control
General
Internal Parasites
Barber
Pole Worm
- Management
of Barber Pole Worm in Sheep and Goats in the Southern U.S.
J. Burke, Research Animal Scientist USDA, ARS, Dale Bumpers
Small Farms Research Center, Booneville, AR. Small Farms
Research Update, February 2005
http://attra.ncat.org/downloads/goat_barber_pole.pdf
Parasitology
Roundworms/Nematodes
Nematodirus
Tapeworms
Meningeal
Worm
Liver Flukes
General
- Goat
Parasite Management Application of Farm Gastrointestinal
Parasite Assesment (Farm-GPA).
Terry Hutchens, Extension Goat Specialist, University of
Kentucky, Animal & Food Sciences Dept (G10107)
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/GastrointestinalParasiteG10107.pdf
- Gastro-Intestinal
Parasite Survival Kit for Goats.
T.K. Hutchens and G.L.M. Chappell. University of Kentucky
Cooperative Extension Service. Pub # gt-sg-66516. Spring
2004.
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentations/parasitekit0104.pdf
- The
Internal Parasites that Affect Sheep and Goats
Susan Schoenain. University of Maryland
http://sheepandgoat.com/articles/sheepgoatparasites.html
- Internal
Parasite Issues Impacting Grazing Flocks
J. S. Rook and Linda Mansfield. Michigan State
University
http://cvm.msu.edu/extension/Rook/ROOKpdf/isuho1.PDF
- Internal
Parasites
Clell V. Bagley. Utah State University
http://extension.usu.edu/files/agpubs/sheep08.pdf
- Integrated
Parasite Management for Livestock
Ann Wells. Appropriate Technology Transfer for
Rural Areas (ATTRA)
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/livestock-ipm.pdf
- Gastrointestinal
Parasite Management of Meat Goats
J-M Luginbuhl. North Carolina State University
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGWormer.htm
- Internal
Parasite Issues Impacting Grazing Flock
J. S. Rook and Linda Mansfield. Michigan State
University
http://cvm.msu.edu/extension/Rook/ROOKpdf/isuho1.PDF
- Winter
Management Tip for Internal Parasite Control in Meat Goats
Jean-Marie Luginbuhl. North Carolina State University
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/wintermanaggoats.html
- Monitoring
Internal Parasite Infection in Small Ruminants
Rick Machen, Frank Craddock, and Tom Craig. Texas
A&M
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/L5094-monitor_parasites_ruminants.pdf
- Management
Tips for Internal Parasite Control in Sheep and Goats
Frank Craddock, Rick Machen, and Tom Craig. Texas
A&M University
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/B5092-parasitesheep.pdf
- Sheep
and Goat Internal Parasite Survey
Frank Craddock, Rick Machen, and Tom Craig
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ANSC/publications/sheeppubs/l5093-sheepsurvey.pdf
- Winter
Management Tip for Internal Parasite Control in Meat Goats.
J-M Luginbuhl, NC Cooperative Extension Service. Feb 2000
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/wintermanaggoats.html
- Monitoring
Internal Parasite Infection in Small Ruminants.
R. Machen, F. Craddock and T. Craig. Texas A&M. Pub
# L – 5094
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/L5094-monitor_parasites_ruminants.pdf
- Sheep
and Goat Internal Parasite Survey.
F. Craddock, R. Machen and T. Craig. Texas A&M. Pub
# L – 5093
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/l5093-sheepsurvey.pdf
- Management
Tips for Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats.
F. Craddock, R. Machen, and T. Craig. Texas A&M. Pub
# L-5092
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/B5092-parasitesheep.pdf
- The
Internal Parasites That Affect Sheep and Goats.
Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/sheepgoatparasites.html
- Drugs
(anthelmintics) Used to Control Internal Parasites in Livestock.
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/antheltable.html
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/antheltable906.pdf
GENERAL
- Controlling
Pests of Pastured Livestock on Organic Farms.
William Murphy. University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/ControllingPestsPasturedLIvestockOrganicFarms.pdf
- 2004 County
Assessment of FAMACHA.
Hank Schweickart;, KSU,; Keith Hackworth, UK, Linda
Sexton, UK,; Paul Sizemore, UK; Tony Shirley, UK; Wanda Miick;
KSU Terry K. Hutchens, UK; Patty Scharko, UK and Gil Myers,
Consulting Parasitologest, Jimmy Henning University of Kentucky,
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/CoStudyFAMACHA.pdf
- A Haemochus
Contortus Management Plan for Sheep and Goats in Texas.
R. Machen, F. Craddock, T. Craig, and T. Fuchs. Texas A&M.
Pub # L-5095
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/L5095-haemonchus.pdf
- Acidosis
(Grain Overload, Founder).
Texas A&M. ASWeb – 048
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/ASWeb048-acidosis.pdf
- Integrated
Parasite Management (IPM) in Small Ruminants.
Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/IPM.html
Vaccinations
Prevention
Scrapies
Toxicosis
Bacterial Diseases
Anthrax
Caseous Lymphadenitis
Contagious
Agalactia
Johnes Disease
Infectious
Diseases
Lamb
& Kid Diseases
General
Border Disease
(Hair Shakers, Fuzzy Lamb Syndrome)
Clostridial
Diseases
Diarrhea
Enterotoxemia
Type D (Overeating disease, Pulpy Kidney Disease)
Entropion
(Inverted Eyelids)
Floppy Kid
Syndrome
Hypothermia
Pneumonia
Rectal Prolapse
- Rectal
Prolapse in Lambs
Fed M. Hopkins and W. Warren Gill. University of Tennessee
http://sutton-tx.tamu.edu/publications/ACFD10E.pdf
- Length
of docked tail and incidence of rectal prolapse in lambs
D. L. Thomas, D. F. Waldron, G. D. Lowe, D. G. Morricals,
H. H. Meyer, R. A. High, Y. M. Berger, D. D. Clevenger, G.
E. Fogle, R. G. Gottfredson, S. C. Loerch, K. E. McClure,
T. D. Willingham, D. L. Zartman, and R. D. Zelinsky. University
of Wisconsin-Madison, Texas A & M, Iowa State University,
Oregon State University, and Ohio State University.
http://cals.arizona.edu/pima/4-h/projects/sheep/tail_docking_rectal_prolapses.pdf
Spider Lamb
Syndrome
Tetanus
Watery Mouth
(E. coli scours)
White Muscle
Disease (nutritional muscular dystrophy, stiff lamb/kid disease)
Metabolic and Nutritional Diseases
General
Bloat
Copper-Related
General
- Goat Health
Management Tips.
Patty Scharko, University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/health.pdf
- Increasing
Lamb Survival .
Mike Neary. Purdue University
http://ag.ansc.purdue.edu/sheep/articles/incrlamb.html
- A Case
of Bottle Jaw in a Goat.
P. A. Hunter and J. Beaudouin, Florida A&M University.
http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/cesta/bottle-jaw.html
- Pinkeye
in Goats: A Case History.
P. A. Hunter, DVM. Florida A&M University.
http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/cesta/pinkeye.html
- Herd
Health Management Program for Goats.
S. Mobini, Agricultural Research Station, Fort Valley State
University, Fort Valley, GA 31030-3298
http://goatconnection.com/articles/publish/article_50.shtml
- Meat Goats
- Health Requirements.
J-M Luginbuhl, NC Cooperative Extension Service. Oct 1998
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGHealth.htm
- How to
Calculate Dry Ingredients for a Foot Bath.
B.C. Allison. Animal Hubandry news letter October 1996.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/news/oct96/oct96-5.html
- Enterotoxemia
Type D.
Texas A&M Pub # ASWeb – 052
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/sheeppubs/ASWeb052-enterotoxemia.pdf
- Contagious
Food Rot: An Update.
C.V. Bagley. November 1998. Pub# AH/Sheep/07.
http://extension.usu.edu/files/agpubs/sheep07.pdf
- White
Muscle Disease (WMD) in Sheep and Goats.
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/WMD.html
- Mastitis
in Ewes and Does.
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/mastitis.html
- The Truth
About Grain: Feeding Grain to Small Ruminants.
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/graintruth.html
- General
Health Care of Sheep and Goats.
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/generalhealthcare.html
- Pregnancy
Toxemia in Ewes and Does.
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/pregtox.html
- Urinary
Calculi in Sheep and Goats.
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/urincalc.htm
Zoonotic Diseases
Anthrax
Brucellosis
(Brucella Melitensis)
Cryptosporidiosis
Caprine Arthritis
Encephalitis
Caseous Lymphadenitis
(CL or CLA)
Cryptosporidiosis
Johne's Disease
Leptospirosis
Listeriosis
Louping Ill
Orf (soremouth)
Rabies
Ringworm
Salmonellosis
Tetanus
Toxoplasmosis
General
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REPRODUCTION & BREEDING
Artificial
Insemination
Breeding Systems
Management
Nutrition
Sire Selection
General
- Selection
to Meet Production Goals.
Ken Andries Animal Science Specialist Kentucky State University
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/MeetProductionGoals.pdf
- Goat Herd
Improvement Program.
Ken Andries Kentucky State University
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/GoatHerdImprovement.pdf
- Billy Soundness
Greg Strait. Penn State
http://bedford.extension.psu.edu/agriculture/goat/Billy%20Soundness.htm
- Procurement
of Foundation Stock
Frank Pinkerton
http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/procure.html
- Inbreeding:
Its Meaning, Uses and Effects on Farm Animals
Dale Vogt, Helen A. Swartz and John Massey. University of Missouri
http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/ansci/g02911.htm
- Meat Goats:
Extension Animal Husbandry
Jean-Marie Luginbuhl. North Carolina State University
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/ahgoats_index.html
- Meat Goat
Breeds and Bredding Plans
Terry A. Gipson. Clemson University
http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/breed.html
- Preparing
Meat Goats for the Breeding Season
Jean-Marie Luginbuhl
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/ANS%2000%20602MG.pdf
- Heritability
and Its Use in Animal Breeding.
John W. Massey and Dale W. Vogt
http://extension.missouri.edu/xplor/agguides/ansci/g02910.htm
- Reproductive
Management of the Meat Goat
Stephan Wildeus. Clemson University
http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/reproduction.html
- Lambing
Worksheet for Producers.
Joseph S. Rook. Michigan State University
http://cvm.msu.edu/extension/Rook/ROOKpdf/Lambwksh.pdf
- How to
Plan Your Breedings to Target Specific Holidays.
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/targetbreeding.htm
- Biotechnological
Advances in Goat Reproduction.
E. A. Amoah and S. Gelaye, Agricultural Research Station, Fort
Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030-3298
http://jas.fass.org/cgi/reprint/75/2/578.pdf
- Embryo Recovery,
Evaluation, Storage and Transfer in Goats.
E. A. Amoah and S. Gelaye, Agricultural Research Station, Fort
Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030-3298
- Superovilation,
Syncrinization, and Breeding of Does.
EA Amoah. S Gelaye, Fort Valley State University. Nov 1988
- Preparing
Meat Goats for the Breeding Season.
J-M Luginbuhl, Extension Meat Goat Specialisty. NC Cooperative
Extension Service. Pub # ANS 00-602-MG.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/ANS%2000%20602MG.pdf
- Breeding
and Kidding Management in the Goat Herd.
J-M. Luginbuhl, M H Poore, J P Mueller and J T Green, NC Cooperative
Extension Service. Oct 1998
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGBrdKidd.htm
- Heat Detection
and Breeding in Meat Goats.
J-M Luginbuhl. NC Cooperative Extension Service. Pub # ANS 00-607-MG
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/ANS%2000%20607MG.pdf
- Evaluation
and Preparation of the Meat Goat Breeding Herd.
J-M Luginbuhl. NC Cooperative Extension Service. Jan 1998
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/news/nov96/nov96-2.html
- Breeding
Soundness in Rams: How to Do it and How to Interpret it.
C. Bagley. AH/sheep/13. July 1997.
- Crossbreeding
for profit.
Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/crossbreeding.htm
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KIDDING
Colostrum
Kid Management
General
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BREED SELECTION
General
- Selection
to Meet Production Goals.
Ken Andries, Kentucky State University
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/pubs/MeetProductionGoals.pdf
- Selecting
Foundation and Replacement Goats.
G.L.M. Chappel, T.K. Hutchens, University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentations/selectingfoundationandreplacementgoats04.pdf
- Meat Goat
Selection and Care.
R. K. Brown and C.Forrest, Mississippi State U. Publication
2177
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2177.htm
- Breeds
and Production Traits of Meat Goats.
J-M Luginbuhl, Extension Meat Goat Specialist, NC Cooperative
Extension Service. Pub. # ANS 00-603MG
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/ANS%2000%20603MG.pdf
- Selection
and Evaluation of Live Meat Goats and Grade Standards.
S. Gebrelul. Southern University.
http://marketingoutreach.usda.gov/info/99Manual/goatstandards.htm
- Selection,
Management and Judging of Meat-Type Spanish Goats.
E. E. Martinez , J. C. Paschal , F. Craddock and C. W. Hanselka
November 7, 1996 B-5018
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2177.htm
- Evaluating
Meat Goat Breeding Stock.
Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/evaluatinggoatbrstock.htm
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MARKETING
Ethnic Markets
General
- Web-Calculator-
Kid Feeding Budget (Interactive Excel File)
University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentations/caculator_feederkidfinishingprogram07.xls
- Web-Calculator-
Goat and Kid Budget (Interactive Excel File)
University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentations/caculator%20-%20goatbudget%20-%20UKy%20KSU07.xls
- 2007 Goat
Management & Marketing Calendar.
Kentucky Goat Producers Association, Kentucky Department
of Agriculture, University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/2007%20Goat%20Mgt%20Calendar.pdf
- Market &
Outlook: 2005.
Lee Meyer, Tess Caudill, Terry Hutchens. University
of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentation/goatmarketoutlook0206.pdf
- Boer Goat
Production:Progress and Perspective
Christopher D. Lu. University of Hawaii
http://www.uhh.hawaii.edu/uhh/vcaa/documents/BoerGoatProductionProgressandPerspective2002.pdf
- Specialty
Market Pooling
Robert J. Melchior. Cornell University
http://www.sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/specmarketpooling.htm
- On-Farm
Makreting of Lambs and Slaughter Goats
Tatiana Stanton. Cornell University and University
of Maryland
http://www.sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/onfarm.htm
- Marketing
Strategies for Small Farms: Missouri Goats First on Internet
Auction
Emmanuel I.S. Ajuzie. Lincoln University
http://www.luce.lincolnu.edu/SNFC2PDFs/Marketing%20Stragegies.pdf
- Direct Marketing
ATTRA
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/directmkt.html
- Sustainable
Meat Goat Production
ATTRA
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/meatgoat.pdf
- Marketing
Channels for Meat Goats
Frank Pinkerton and Lynn Harwell. Clemson University
http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/market.html
- Developing
Your Marketing Plan
Daniel W. Block. University of California
http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/pubs/SFNews/archive/92031.htm
- Should You
Market Chevon, Cabrito, or Goat Meat?
Robert L. Degner. University of Florida
http://www.agmarketing.ifas.ufl.edu/pubs/1990s/GOAT.pdf
- Marketing
Meat Goats: Channels, Supply and Demand
Frank Pinkerton, Lynn Harwell, William Drinkwater,
Nelson Escobar. Langston University
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/library/fact_sheets/m03.htm
- Lamb and
Goat Marketing - Terminology.
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/terminology.htm
- Distribution
Chains.
Robert J. Melchior.
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/chains.htm
- Establishing
A Price for Your Livestock.
Robert J. Melchior
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/price.htm
- Selling
Smart.
Robert J. Melchior
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/sellingsmart.htm
- Northeastern
Auction Barns: Are they Doing the Job?
Robert J. Melchior
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/auctionbarns.htm
- Protection
Available to Livestock Sellers.
Robert J. Melchior
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/protection.htm
- Grades of
Goats and Lambs for Northeast Markets.
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/negrades.htm
- Evaluating
Meat Goat Kids.
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/eastergoatkids.htm
- Lamb and
Goat Marketing - Dressing Percentages of Slaughtered Carcass.
http://www.sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/dressingpercentages.htm
- Factors
Affecting Dressing Percentage.
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/dressingfactors.htm
- Finding
A Specialty Market for your Farm Products.
Martha Goodsell
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/secrets.htm
- Specialty
Market Pooling.
Robert J. Melchior
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/specmarketpooling.htm
- Adventures
in Market Pooling to Live Animal Markets.
Chris Parsons
http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/livemarketpooling.htm
- Cutting
Date Effects on Yield and Quality of Unimproved Kudzu (Pueraria
Lobata (WILLD.) OHWI.).
T.H. Terrill, S. Gelaye, S. Mahotiere, E. A. Amoah, S. Miller,
and W.R. Windharn, Agricultural Research Station, Fort Valley
State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030-3298
- Meat Goat
Production and Marketing.
F. Pinkerton, Langston University; D. Scarfe, Tuskegee University;
and B. Pinkerton, Clemson University. June 1991 Pub # M-01.
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/library/fact_sheets/m01.htm
- Marketing
Meat Goats: Channels, Supply and Demand.
F. Pinkerton, Langston University; L. Harwell, Clemson University;
W. Drinkwater, Virginia Department of Agriculture; and N. Escobar,
Langston University. April 1994 Pub # M-03.
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/library/fact_sheets/m03.htm
- Consumer
Demand for Goat Meat.
F. Pinkerton, Langston University; L. Harwell, Clemson University;
W. Drinkwater, Virginia Department of Agriculture; and N. Escobar,
Langston University. April 1994 Pub # M-04.
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/library/fact_sheets/m04.htm
- Livestock
Grade Standards and their Effect on Quality.
K.W. McMillin and M. E. Michel, Louisiana State University.
http://marketingoutreach.usda.gov/info/99manual/livestock.htm
- Meat Goat
Selection, Carcass Evaluation & Fabrication Guide.
K.W. McMillin and F. Pinkerton. Louisiana State University.
Pub # 2951 July 2006.
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/NR/rdonlyres/B8FE3706-64DC-417F-A592-B8DEC14B4D9F/27779/pub2951MeatGoatPubLOWRES.pdf
- Drug Withdrawal
Times for Sheep and Goats.
K. Clopton and F.D. Lehman. Mississippi State U. Pub # IS1467
http://msucares.com/pubs/infosheets/is1467.pdf
- Lamb and
Goat Marketing - Dressing Percentages of Slaughtered Carcass.
http://www.sheepgoatmarketing.org/sgm/education/dressingpercentages.htm.
- Live and
Carcass Evaluation of Meat Goats.
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/goatcarcass.html
- Tips for
Selling Sheep and Goats Through Public Livestock Auctions: A
Northeast Perspective.
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/sellingatauctions.htm
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MEAT
GOATS
General
- Meat Goat
Production and Marketing Handbook.
Sponsored by: Rural Economic Development Center Raleigh, North
Carolina and Mid-Carolina Council of Governors. Clemson University.
http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/cover.html.
- Meat Goat
Production
Susan Schoenian. University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/meatgoat.htm
- Meat Goat
Enterprise Budget for South Carolina.
W. N. Ferreira, H. Van Dijk, Clemson University
http://cherokee.agecon.clemson.edu/goat_bud.pdf
- Starting
a Meat Goat Operation.
Tatiana Stanton. Cornell University
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/meatgoat.html
- Meat Goat
Production and Marketing.
F. Pinkerton, Langston University; D. Scarfe, Tuskegee University;
and B. Pinkerton, Clemson University. June 1991 Pub # M-01.
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/library/fact_sheets/m01.htm
- Meat Goat
Selection and Care.
R. K. Brown and C.Forrest, Mississippi State U. Publication
2177
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2177.htm
- Basic Meat
Goat Facts.
J-M Luginbuhl, Extension Meat Goat Specialist. NC Cooperative
Extension Service. Pub # ANS 00-606MG.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/ANS%2000%20606MG.pdf
- Breeds
and Production Traits of Meat Goats.
J-M Luginbuhl, Extension Meat Goat Specialist, NC Cooperative
Extension Service. Pub. # ANS 00-603MG
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/ANS%2000%20603MG.pdf
- Meat Goats
- Health Requirements.
J-M Luginbuhl, Extension Meat Goat Specialist. NC Cooperative
Extension Service. Oct. 1998.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGHealth.htm
- Preparing
Meat Goats for the Breeding Season.
J-M Luginbuhl, Extension Meat Goat Specialisty. NC Cooperative
Extension Service. Pub # ANS 00-602-MG.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/ANS%2000%20602MG.pdf
- Meat Goat
Production in North Carolina.
J-M Luginbuhl NC Cooperative Extension Service. Feb 2000
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/mgproduction.html
- Meat Goat
Production in Georia
Calvin Alford, James Strickland, Kim Lewis and Sarah
Simpson. University of Georia
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/b1168-w.html
- Meat Goat
Production in North Carolina
Jean-Marie Luginbuhl. North Caralina State University
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/mgproduction.html
- Meat Goats
in Land and Forage Management.
J-M Luginbuhl, J T Green, J P Mueller and M H Poore. North Caroliana
State University. In: Proceedings of the Southeast Regional
Meat Goat Production Symposium "Meat Goat Production in
the Southeast - Today and Tomorrow". February 21-24, 1996.
Florida A&M University, Tallahassee.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGLand.htm
- Meat Goats
- Health Requirements.
J-M Luginbuhl, NC Cooperative Extension Service. Oct 1998
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGHealth.htm
- Meat Goat
Vaccination Program.
J-M Luginbuhl, NC Cooperative Extension Service. Jan 2000
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/mgvaccinations.html
- Nutrition
of Meat Goats.
J-M Luginbuhl and M H Poore, NC Cooperative Extension Service.
Oct 1998
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGNutr.htm
- Winter
Annual Forages: Grazing Experiment Progress Report - Meat Goats
and Forage Systems.
J-M Luginbuhl, NC Cooperative Extension Service. Oct 1998
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGForage.htm
- Matching
Forage to the Nutritional Needs of Meat Goats.
JP Mueller, MH Poore, J-M Luginbuhl, and J.T Green Jr. NC Cooperative
Extension Service.
- Evaluation
and Preparation of the Meat Goat Breeding Herd.
J-M Luginbuhl. NC Cooperative Extension Service. Jan 1998
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/news/nov96/nov96-2.html
- Agricultural
Alternatives: Meat Goats.
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Agricultural Research
and Cooperative Extension
http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/livestock/meatgoat/meat_goat.pdf
- Meat Goat
Home Study Course.
Melanie Barkley, Linda Spahr, and Greg Strait. Penn
State College of Agricultural Sciences Agricultural Research
and Cooperative Extension
http://bedford.extension.psu.edu/agriculture/goat/Goat%20Lessons.htm
- Body Condition
Scoring in Meat Goats.
L. Spahr. Penn State
http://bedford.extension.psu.edu/agriculture/goat/Body%20Condition%20Scoring.htm
- Selection
and Evaluation of Live Meat Goats and Grade Standards.
S. Gebrelul. Southern University.
http://marketingoutreach.usda.gov/info/99Manual/goatstandards.htm
- Meat Goat
Production - Elements Essential for Long - Term Success.
R. Machen, Texas A&M Research & Extension Center Uvalde
Tx. –
http://Uvalde.tamu.edu/staff/Machen6.htm
- Selection,
Management and Judging of Meat-Type Spanish Goats.
E. E. Martinez , J. C. Paschal , F. Craddock and C. W. Hanselka
November 7, 1996 B-5018
- Meat Goat
Production in Georgia.
C. Alford, J. Strickland, K. Lewis, and S. Smpson University
of Georgia Cooperative Extension Bulliton 1168. 1998.
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/b1168-w.html
- Efficient
Handling of Meat Goats.
S Schoenian, Western Maryland Research & Education Center
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/handling.html
- Sustainable
Goat Production: Meat Goats.
L. Coffey, NCAT Agriculture Specialist. February 2002.
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/meatgoat.html
- Meat Goat
Industry.
Alberta Agriculture, food and rural development. Ag –
Ventures Agdex 435/830-1
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex1363
- Meat Goat
Profits.
Alberta Agriculture, Food, and rural Development. Agdex FS435/821-1
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex868.
- Efficient
handling of meat goats.
Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/handling.html
- Raising
Goats for Meat.
Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://www.agnr.umd.edu/MCE/Publications/PDFs/FS816.pdf
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MILK
GOATS
General
- Costs and
Returns for Organic Dairy Goat Production
Rutgers University
http://aesop.rutgers.edu/~farmmgmt/ne-budgets/organic/DAIRY-GOAT-1500LB-MILK.HTML
- Grade A
Dairy Goat Farm Requirements.
S.S. Zeng and E. N. Escobar, Langston University and
D. F. Rackley Oklahoma Department of Agriculture. Pub # D-04.
October, 1995
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/library/fact_sheets/d04.htm
- Dairy Goat
Production
Penn State University
http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/livestock/dairygoat/dairy_goat.pdf
- Dairy Goat
Breeds
University of California
http://www.goats4h.com/DairyGoats.html
- Dairy Goat
Production Guide
Barnet Harris, Jr., and Frederick Springer. University of Florida
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/DS134
- Your Dairy
Goat
Robert W. McNulty, A. D. Aulenbacher, E. C. Loomis,
Norman F. Baker, and Robert R. Bushnell. Washington State University
http://cru.cahe.wsu.edu/CEPublications/em4894/em4894.pdf
- Feeding
and Management of Lactating Goats.
F. Pinkerton, O. Simpson, N. Escobar, and B. Pinkerton. Langston
University Aug. 1993. No. D-03.
- Agriculture
Alternatives: Dairy Goats.
Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/livestock/dairygoat/dairy_goat.pdf
- Goat Management:
Status of the US Dairy Goat Industry.
G. Haenlein. GM-6.
- Dairy Goats:
Breeding/Feeding Management.
B. Colby, D. Evans, S. Lyford, W. Nutting, and D.
Stern. Pub # 439. 1972.
- Dairy Goats:
Sustainable Production.
L. Coffey, M. Hale, and P. Williams. NCAT Agriculture Specialist.
2004.
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/meatgoat.html
- Dairy Goats
for Family Milk Supply.
M. Gamroth. Oregon State University. Pub # EC – 1439.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/ec/ec1439/
- Owning
a Dairy Cow or Goat.
H.P. ADAMS, F. Bodyfelt, and M. Gramroth. Oregon State University
Pub # FS – 201.
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/html/fs/fs201/
- Mastitis
in Ewes and Does.
Susan Schoenian, Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/mastitis.html
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Enterprise
Budgets
General
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GENERAL
MANAGEMENT
Animal Identification
Foot Trimming
Guard Animals
- Livestock
Guardian Dogs: A New Method for Reducing Livestock Losses.
J. McGrew and W. Andelt. MF713 Jan. 1985.
- Introducing
Livestock-Guarding Dogs.
J. Lorenz. Circular 1224. June 1985
- Guidelines
for Using Donkeys as Guard Animals with Sheep.
B. Tapscott, Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural
Affairs September 1997
http://www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/sheep/facts/donkey2.htm
- Raising
and Training a Livestock Guarding Dog.
J.R. Lorenz and L. Coppinger, Oregon State University. Pub #
EC – 1238. April 1986
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/ec/ec1238.pdf
- Guarding
Dogs Protect Sheep from Predators.
J. Green and R. Woodruff. USDA bulletin # 455
General
- Pasture
Water Systems - Source Reservoir
University of Kentucky
http://www.bae.uky.edu/ext/Livestock/Calculators/PastureWaterSystems_SourceReservoir.htm
- Pasture
Water Systems - City Water Source
University of Kentucky
http://www.bae.uky.edu/ext/Livestock/Calculators/PastureWaterSystems_CityWater.htm
- Selecting
Foundation and Replacement Goats 2004.
G. L. M. Chappell and Terry K. Hutchens. University of Kentucky
http://www.uky.edu/Ag/AnimalSciences/goats/presentations/selectingfoundationandreplacementgoats04.pdf
- Feeding
the Billy
Greg Strait. Penn State
http://bedford.extension.psu.edu/agriculture/goat/Feed%20Billy.htm
- Feeding
the Doe
Greg Strait and Melanie Barkley. Penn State
http://bedford.extension.psu.edu/agriculture/goat/Feed%20Pregnant%20Doe.htm
- Feeding
the Market Goat
Melanie Barkley. Penn State
http://bedford.extension.psu.edu/agriculture/goat/Feed%20Market%20Goat.htm
- Predator
Control for Sustainable & Organic Livestock Production
Applied Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA)
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/predator.pdf
- Livestock
for Small Acreage Landowners
Richard V. Machen and Robert K. Lyons. Texas A&M
University
http://tcebookstore.org/tmppdfs/18555843-B6091.pdf
- Sustainable
Production Overview
Linda Coffey, Margo Hale, and Ann Wells. ATTRA
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/goatoverview.html
- Small Ruminant
Sustainability Checksheet
Linda Coffey, Jana Reynolds, and Margo Hale
http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/PDF/ruminantcheck.pdf
- Risk Management
for Goat Producers
Alabama Agricultural & Mechanical University
http://webspace.aamu.edu/smallfarmers/goat_factsheet.pdf
- Goat Care
Practices
University of California
http://www.vetmed.ucdavis.edu/vetext/INF-GO_CarePrax2000.pdf
- Owning a
Dairy Cow or Goat
H. P. Adams, F. Bodyfelt and M. Gamroth
http://extension.oregonstate.edu/catalog/pdf/fs/fs201.pdf
- Meat Goat
Production.
Penn State
http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/livestock/meatgoat/meat_goat.pdf
- Simplified
Meat Goat Production Fact Sheets.
C. McGowan and G. Nurse. Florida A&M University.
http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/cesta/fact-sheets.html
- Raising
a Small Flock of Goats for Meat and Milk - Management Practices,
Housing and Facilities.
C. H. McGowan. Florida A&M University.
http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/cesta/raising-flock.html
- Chevon
and Its Production.
S. Gelaye and E. A. Amoah, Agricultural Research Station, Fort
Valley State University, Fort Valley, GA 31030-3298
- Castrating
Buck Kids.
T. McKinney, Langston University. Pub # G-04
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/library/fact_sheets/g04.htm
- Meat Goat
Selection and Care.
R. K. Brown and C.Forrest, Mississippi State U. Publication
2177
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2177.htm
- Monitoring
the Body Condition of Goats: A Key to Successful Management.
J-M Luginbuhl, Extension Meat Goat Specialist. NC Cooperative
Extension Service. Pub # 00-605MG.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/pdf_factsheets/ANS%2000%20605MG.pdf
- How to Calculate
Dry Ingrediants fo ra Foot Bath.
B.C. Allison. Animal Hubandry news letter October 1996.
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/news/oct96/oct96-5.html
- Basic Goat
Husbandry.
L.J. Dawson. College of Veterinary Medicine, Production Medicine,
Oklahoma State University.
- Agriculture
Alternatives: Dairy Goat.
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Agricultural Research
and Cooperative Extension
http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/livestock/dairygoat/dairy_goat.pdf
- Agriculture
Alternatives: Meat Goats.
Penn State College of Agricultural Sciences Agricultural Research
and Cooperative Extension
http://agalternatives.aers.psu.edu/livestock/meatgoat/meat_goat.pdf
- Livestock
for Small Acreage Landowners.
R. V. M. and Robert K. Lyons April 12, 2000 Texas Agricultural
Extension Service
http://williamson-tx.tamu.edu/AG/B6091.pdf
- Meat Goat
Production in Georgia.
C. Alford, J. Strickland, K. Lewis, and S. Smpson University
of Georgia Cooperative Extension Bulliton 1168. 1998.
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/b1168-w.html
- Dairy Goats:
Breeding/Feeding/Management.
B. Colby, D. Evans, S. Lyford, W. Nutting, and D. Stern. Pub
# 439. 1972.
- Disposing
of Dead Goats.
J. J. Estienne. Maryland Cooperative Extension
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/compost.html
- Feasibility
of Goat Production in West Virginia: A Handbook for Beginners.
D. Singh-Knights and Marlon Knights. Bulletin 728, 2005.
http://www.caf.wvu.edu/avs/sheep/Research%20Highlights/Goat%20production%20bulletin.pdf
- Goats:
Sustainable Production Overview.
L. Coffey, M. Hale, and A. Wells. NCAT Agriculture Specialists
August 2004.
http://www.attra.org/attra-pub/PDF/goatoverview.pdf
- Meat Goat
Industry.
Alberta Agriculture, food and rural development. Ag –
Ventures Agdex 435/830-1 http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex1363
- Recommended
code of Practice for the Care and Handling of Farm Animals:
Goats.
Canadian Agri-Food Research Council. 2003.
http://www.carc-crac.ca/common/Code%20of%20Practice%20-%20Goats%20English.pdf
- Here’s
a list of small ruminant resources I have compiled (books, videos,
etc):
Susan Schoenian, University of Maryland
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/references.htm
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4-H
& YOUTH
Dairy Goat
Judging
Meat Goat
Skillathon
Resources
General
- 4-H Dairy
Goat Project.
C. Thompson, G.LO.M. Chappell, and W. Stivers. University of
Kentucky. 4AM-01PO.
- Market Goat
Showmanship.
R. K. Brown. Mississippi State U. Pub # P2263
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2263.pdf
- 4-H Club
Goat Guide.
R. K. Brown. Mississippi State U. Pub # P2264
http://msucares.com/pubs/publications/p2264.htm
- Fitting
Market Goats for Shows in Tennessee.
Ricky C. Skillington. University of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/Fitting%20Market%20Goats%20for%20Shows%20in%20Tennessee.pdf
- Keeping
Your Goat At High Noon.
Ricky C. Skillington. University of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/Keeping%20Your%20Goat%20at%20High%20Noon.pdf
- Magic Powder
and Foo Foo Dust.
Ricky C. Skillington. University of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/Magic%20Powder%20and%20Foo%20Foo%20Dust.pdf
- Practice,
Practice, Practice.
Ricky C. Skillington. University of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/Practice,%20Practice,%20Practice.pdf
- Selecting
Your Market Goat.
Ricky C. Skillington. University
of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/Selecting%20Your%20Market%20Goat.pdf
- Showmanship
for Market Goats in Tennessee.
Ricky C. Skillington. University
of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/Showmanship%20for%20Market%20Goats%20in%20Tennessee.pdf
- What Goes
in the Lamb SHOWBOX??
Jackie Townsend. Texas A&M University
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/youthpubs/asweb115-lambshowbox.pdf
- Structural
Correctness.
Ricky C. Skillington, University
of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/Structural%20Correctness.pdf
- The First
Step Towards The Ring.
Ricky C. Skillington, University
of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/The%20First%20Step%20Toward%20the%20Ring.pdf
- These Are
Meat Animals!
Ricky C. Skillington, University
of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/These%20Are%20Meat%20Animals!.pdf
- Where Do
I Start?
Ricky C. Skillington, University
of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/Where%20Do%20I%20Start.pdf
- Your Project
Animal Home.
Ricky C. Skillington, University
of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/Your%20Project%20Animal%20Home.pdf
- Nutrition
101.
Ricky C. Skillington, University of Tennessee
http://www.utextension.utk.edu/4h/projects/AdditionalResources/Goat/Nutrition%20101.pdf
- Test Your
Knowledge of Goat Anatomy.
University of California, Irvine
http://www.ics.uci.edu/~pazzani/4H/Java/GoatPartsTest.html
- Training,
Grooming and Showing Market Goats.
Sarah M. Smith. Washington State University
http://www.animalag.wsu.edu/Youth%20Producers/SmithFS1010-2003.pdf
- A Low Cost
4-H Animal Project.
T. McKinney, Langston University. Pub # G-01
http://www.luresext.edu/goats/library/fact_sheets/g01.htm
- Goat Project
Book
Wilkerson, II, Hubert A. LSU Agricultural Center
http://www.lsuagcenter.com/en/crops_livestock/livestock/sheep_goats/Youth%2BProjects/Goat%2BProject%2BBook.htm
- Goat 1 -
Getting Your Goat.
Thomas Zurcher. BU-06162. 4-H goat project book
- Goat 2 -
Stepping Out.
Thomas Zurcher. BU-06163. 4-H goat project book
- 4-H Meat
Goat Guide.
F. Caddock and R. Stultz. Texas A&M. Pub # AS 3 - 4.060
- 10/98
http://animalscience.tamu.edu/ansc/publications/youthpubs/AS34060-meatgoatguide.pdf
- Feeding,
Fitting and Showing Suggestions for Spanish Goat Projects.
J.C. Paschal Reprint - March 29, 1995 Pub # L-5028
- Mid-Atlantic
4-H Market Goat Project Guide.
Cynthia Estienne, Susan G. Schoenian, Susan Truehart.
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Virginia
State University, Maryland Cooperative Extension, University
of Delaware
http://www.ext.vt.edu/resources/4h/4hpubs/pdfs/380-310.pdf
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