Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats, 4th Edition: Breeds, Care, Dairying, Marketing - Softcover

Jerry Belanger

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1603425802 ISBN 13: 9781603425803

Publisher: Storey Publishing, 2011

Synopsis

The expert animal books that our readers depend upon now include essential information for a new generation of farmers. Expanded coverage of humane animal treatment, grass-fed livestock, organic farming methods, and 21st century marketing opportunities ensures that the guides will remain relevant and indispensable for years to come. With minimal space and housing needs, dairy goats are a practical choice for the small or backyard dairy farmer. Dairy goats require a smaller investment than Cows and produce easily digested milk that is much in demand for making yogurt, cheese, and other dairy products- Includes more information on pygmy goats Updated information on disease diagnosis and treatment More information on breeding, milking, dairying and cheese making

About this title

About the Author

Jerry Belanger is the co-author of Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats. His goat raising guidance has been indispensible to new goat owners for many years, for he has been raising goats since the 1950s. Belanger is the former editor and publisher of Countryside & Small Stock Journal, and lives in Wisconsin with his wife. Sara Thomson Bredesen is the coauthor of Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats and a licensed cheese maker and goat cheese promoter. A life member of the American Dairy Goat Association and an active member of the Wisconsin Dairy Goat Association for more than 30 years, she was the owner and operator of one of Wisconsin's first goat cheese farmsteads.

Edition details

• Publisher: Storey Publishing
• Publication date: 2011
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1603425802
• ISBN 13: 9781603425803
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 4
• Number of pages: 344