Farming Meat Goats : Breeding, Production and Marketing
Goat meat industry Goats e-böcker
CSIRO Publishing
2018
EISBN 9781486306589
Cover; Title; Copyright; Contents; Preface; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 Will breeding meat goats pay?; Selecting and preparing the property; Chapter 2 Fencing and yards; Electric fencing; Non-energised mesh fencing: ring-lock and hinge-joint; Yards; Chapter 3 Choosing your breeding stock; Choosing a buck; Which breeds are best?; Acquiring your first goats; Transporting goats; Quarantine and handling of newly arrived goats; Identify and record the new stock before release; Chapter 4 Breeding season; The importance of record-keeping; KIDPLAN; Mating age; Preparation for breeding.
Destocking and agistmentBreeding issues; Alternative feed; After the drought; Chapter 9 Health; Nutritional and metabolic diseases; Clostridial diseases; Other infectious diseases; Other diseases and conditions; Chapter 10 Parasites; Intestinal parasites; Control measures: faecal egg counts and drenching; External parasites; Chapter 11 Poisoning; Plant poisoning; Urea poisoning; Chapter 12 Marketing; Body condition scoring; Markets and market requirements; Preparing goats for market; Appendix: Resources for producers; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V.
Oestrus cycleNatural mating; Artificial insemination; Embryo transplant; Pregnancy; Abortion; Chapter 5 Kidding management; Labour and parturition; Kidding difficulties; Immediately after birth; Mothering and mismothering; Feeding; Diarrhoea; Predators; Herd guardians; Chapter 6 Tagging, marking, vaccinating, weaning and foot-trimming; Tagging; Marking; Vaccinating; Weaning; Foot-trimming; Chapter 7 Nutrition; Digestive system; Kid nutrition and growth rates; Nutrition for older goats; Using goats for weed control; Chapter 8 Drought feeding and strategies; Forward planning.
Destocking and agistmentBreeding issues; Alternative feed; After the drought; Chapter 9 Health; Nutritional and metabolic diseases; Clostridial diseases; Other infectious diseases; Other diseases and conditions; Chapter 10 Parasites; Intestinal parasites; Control measures: faecal egg counts and drenching; External parasites; Chapter 11 Poisoning; Plant poisoning; Urea poisoning; Chapter 12 Marketing; Body condition scoring; Markets and market requirements; Preparing goats for market; Appendix: Resources for producers; Glossary; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K; L; M; N; O; P; Q; R; S; T; U; V.
Oestrus cycleNatural mating; Artificial insemination; Embryo transplant; Pregnancy; Abortion; Chapter 5 Kidding management; Labour and parturition; Kidding difficulties; Immediately after birth; Mothering and mismothering; Feeding; Diarrhoea; Predators; Herd guardians; Chapter 6 Tagging, marking, vaccinating, weaning and foot-trimming; Tagging; Marking; Vaccinating; Weaning; Foot-trimming; Chapter 7 Nutrition; Digestive system; Kid nutrition and growth rates; Nutrition for older goats; Using goats for weed control; Chapter 8 Drought feeding and strategies; Forward planning.
