Goat Farming
Everything you need to know about raising goats for milk or meat including breeds, feeding, housing, and health in the U.S. and in India.
For information about Indian goat farming scroll down the page
GOAT FARMING RESOURCES
Fiasco Farm has a website about Goat Care, Health, and Husbandry,Cheese Making, and More…
– International Kiko Goat has compiled a wide range of publications and information on breeds, management systems, health, and much more.
– The University of Maryland has a free, comprehensive 412 page publication called the National Goat Handbook which covers a wide range of topics in detail.
– The National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service (ATTRA) publishes a 20 page Illustrated Guide to Sheep and Goat Production; a 24 page guide called Goats: Sustainable Production Overview; a 32 page guide called Dairy Goats: Sustainable Production; a 24 page guide called Meat Goats: Sustainable Production; an 8 page guide called Managing Internal Parasites in Sheep and Goats ; an 8 page guide called Managing Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants: Sericea Lespedeza; an 8 page guide called Managing Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants: Copper Wire Particles; and a 24 page Small Ruminant Sustainability Checklist and Comprehensive Resource Guide listing dozens of publications and links. All of these publications are free.
– A free .pdf publication from UC Davis called Small Meat-Goat Farms in California, with general information on goat farming and the current state of the industry (as of 2006) is also available.
– The American Dairy Goat Association Website contains articles, information on conferences, organizations, management, registration, recipes, and a whole lot more.
– The American Meat Goat Association Website is loaded with information about shows, articles, conferences, health, and more.
– The Maryland Small Ruminant Page offers a newsletter, classes, dozens of links, quick reference tables, forums, factsheets, power point presentations, research articles, and other resources.
– The Goat Source is another page with loads of information about all facets of goat farming, including information for beginners.
– The Boer and Meat Goat Information Center has lots of resources on goat farming including hundreds of articles, extensive links and tools, a breeders directory, goats for sale, catalogs, lists of auctions, and more.
– SheepGoatMarketing.info is a national resource for sheep and goat marketing which provides education, news, a marketing directory, producer directory, calendars, and links.
– The American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control has research information, publications, links, and lots of other information.
– Langston University offers a Web-Based Training and Certification Program for meat goat producers.
– Eat Wild is a popular site with comprehensive information on grass-fed animals, health, pasture management, and a whole lot more.
– Texas A&M had links to information and publication about many aspects of goat farming.
– The Michigan Boer Goat Association has an excellent website featuring activities, education, youth program, marketing resources, and a producer directory.
– For Goat Farming Enterprise Budgeting Tools, Check Out the Following Links: UW-Madison; ATTRA; OK-State.
– Everything Goat Milk explains all the benefits of goat milk, as well as how to use it to make cheese and other dairy products, as well as skin care products.
– Goat World is a comprehensive resource site with dozens of useful articles and much, much more.
– The Vet Technician’s Library has an enormous amount of information on large animal health, welfare, and medicine
– The Meat Goat Management Wheel – jointly developed through a partnership of University of Missouri Extension, the National Center for Approriate Technology, Missouri State University and Lincoln University – helps goat farmers refine their schedule to enhance goat production.
Information about Indian Goat Farming
– Self Pvt. Ltd. Has information about goat farming, history, and supplies.
– aAqua has a discussion thread about goat farming in India.
– Commercial Goat Farming: An Emerging Agri-Business Opportunity in India is an article written in 2007 by Shalander Kumar.
– The Indian Council of Agricultural Research has lots of information about commercial goat farming.
– About Goats and Boer Goats, has information about goat farming in India.
– Links to lots of goat products and individual farms in India can be found here.
– AISWARYAGRAM Agricultural Training and Research Center Promotes Goat Rearing
– Ajaputra Goat Farm situated 3 kms from Amalner town in northern part of Maharashtra in Dist. Jalgaon has a great website with information about raising goats, goat breeds, sales, and more.
– An article on Goat Farming in Bihar is available here.
– A comprehensive FAO Publication on Sheep and Goat Breeds for Each Region of India is available.
– The Indian Society for Sheep and Goat Production and Utilization Newsletter is a great resource.
– FarmNest.com is your little nest on the web for all the chirping about Indian agriculture. It often has content about goat farming and features a Goat/Sheep Farming knowledge base and resources forum.
– Our post listing Free Research Publications About Goat Farming in India is at: https://beginningfarmers.org/research-articles-on-goat-production-in-india/
Data from USDA-ARS “What’s in the Food You Eat” search tool 3.0
| Comparison Goat/Beef(Ground) | Cooked |
| Servings | 1 |
| Servings Weight | 100g |
| Content (units) | BEEF | GOAT |
| Water (g) | 56.75 | 67.93 |
| Energy (kcal) | 257 | 142 |
| Protein (g) | 25.56 | 26.99 |
| Fat, total (g) | 16.42 | 3.02 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 88 | 75 |
| Saturated fatty acids, total (g) | 6.317 | 0.926 |
| Monounsaturated fatty acids, total (g) | 7.305 | 1.354 |
| Polyunsaturated fatty acids, total (g) | 0.491 | 0.229 |
| Copper (mg) | 0.081 | 0.302 |
| Iron (mg) | 2.49 | 3.72 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 20 | 0 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 193 | 200 |
| Potassium (mg) | 304 | 403 |
| Selenium (mcg) | 21.3 | 11.8 |
| Sodium (mg) | 401 | 248 |
| Zinc (mg) | 6.21 | 5.25 |
| Vitamin B-6 (mg) | 0.366 | 0 |
| Choline, total (mg) | 80.4 | 106 |
| Vitamin B-12 (mcg) | 2.69 | 1.18 |
| Vitamin E, alpha tocopherol (mg) | 0.45 | 0.34 |
| Vitamin K (mcg) | 1.6 | 1.2 |
| Niacin (mg) | 5.107 | 3.933 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.176 | 0.607 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.047 | 0.09 |
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