Deborah Niemann

Raising Goats Naturally, 2nd Edition (eBook, ePUB)

The Complete Guide to Milk, Meat, and More

• Format: ePub

Produktbeschreibung

Raise healthy, productive goats without antibiotics, chemicals, or expensive veterinary interventions using natural health management. Complete guide to goat husbandry that prevents problems through nutrition, environmental management, and natural breeding practices.

Why Natural Goat Management Works Better:

Chemical-dependent goat raising creates ongoing costs and health problems. Natural methods build strong immune systems, reduce veterinary expenses, and produce healthier milk and meat.

What You'll Master:

• Natural health protocols that prevent common goat diseases without chemicals
• Pasture management for optimal nutrition and parasite prevention
• Breeding programs that improve herd genetics naturally over time
• Milk and meat production systems for family food security or income generation
• Problem-solving through observation and natural interventions

Cost Savings and Health Benefits:

Natural goat managers report 75% lower veterinary costs, healthier animals, and superior milk and meat quality compared to conventionally managed herds.

Raise goats the natural way for healthier animals and lower costs. Essential for homesteaders and small farmers committed to sustainable livestock management.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: New Society Publishers
• Seitenzahl: 336
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. September 2018
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781771422376
• Artikelnr.: 53584302

Autorenporträt

Deborah Niemann and her family moved to the country in 2002, and soon 2 goats turned into 20, and a desire to make a simple chevre launched a new career helping people raise goats. Deborah is the author of Homegrown and Handmade, Ecothrifty, and Raising Goats Naturally. She blogs at thriftyhomesteader.com from her farm in Illinois.

Inhaltsangabe

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