Publisher's Synopsis
Raising goats is synonymous with raising funds. If you want to be financially independent, you can embark on goat farming as a business venture. Your goats can be a source of meat and milk for consumers. Also, it can be a source of hides and skin for leather production industries.In this book, you will learn how to raise goats and the economic impact of your activities on the society. Then, you will start breeding goats easily and selling meat, milk, and cheese, including fiber with high returns on your investments. Other things to learn in this book include:
- Different Kinds of Goats for Breeding, their Origins, and Characteristics
- Spanish Goats
- Kikos Goats
- Angoras
- Alpine Goats
- Crossbred Goats
- Percentage Goats
- Nigerian Dwarf Goats
- Boer Goats
- American Pygmy Goats
- Dairy Goats
- Saanen Goats
- Tennessee Meat Goats
- Myotonics Goats
- Anglo-Nubian Goats
- Cashmere Goats
- How to Care for your Goats
- Disbudding a Goat's Kid
- How to Poll Goats
- Trimming the Hooves of a Goat
- How to Bottle-feed Kids
- How to Dam-Raise Kids
- How to Manage Abortions in your Goats
- Which Grasses are Poisonous to Goats?
- Using Salt Blocks for Goats
- Reviving a Dying Kid Goat
- Vaccinating your Goats
- How to Raise Goats for Milk Production
- Different Goats for Milk Production
- How to Get Milk from the Goats
- What is the Quantity of Milk to get from your Goats?
- How to Test the Milk you Produced
- How much can you Sell a Quart of Goats Milk?
- Which Dairy Products are made with Goat's Milk?
- How to Raise Goats for Hide and Leather
- The Kinds of Goats Suitable for Producing Hide and Leather
- How to get Hide from Goats
- What is the Quantity of Hide to get from Goats?
- What are the Uses of Hides and Skin from Goats?
- How to Raise Goats for Money
- Consider their Basic Needs
- Making Money by Selling Goat's Milk
- Making Money by Selling the Hide and Skin of Goats
- How to Make Money Selling Goat's Meat
- What is the Average Annual Revenue of a Goat Farmer?
- How to Raise Goats for Meat
- What is the Duration of Breeding Goats for Meat?
- What is an Estimated Cost of Breeding Goats for Meat?
- The Best Goats for Meat Production
- Consulting a Veterinarian for Goats
- What Age Can You Kill a Goat for Meat?
- How to Manage Destructive Goats
- Requirements for Raising Goats
- How much Cash is Required to Get Started
- Prepare a Shelter for Them
- Build Fence for Security
- Get their Feeding Equipment
- Watering Equipment
- Purchase their Feeds
- Get First Aid Equipment
- Ensure your Backyard has Enough Pasture
- Signs and Symptoms of a Goat's Illness
- Reasons to Visit a Veterinarian
- How to Raise Goats in your Backyard
- The Amount of Money Needed to Start from your Yard
- How Much Space is Needed for Raising Goats
- How many Goats Can you Start with?
- Are there Risks for Locking up Goats at Night?
- What Kind of Environment do Goats Dislike?
- Registering your Goats' Business
- How Much Does it Cost to Register a Goat?
- Where can you Register your Goats?
- How to Market your Goats
- And many more......
