Organic Goat Production
Below are some websites that may be helpful if you are interest in starting an organic goat production system:
…Goat Facilities
Facilities
Websites that are available to help in designing facilities for goats:
- Goat Facilities
- Designs available from North Dakota State University (look at sheep for goats)
- Hay Storage Barns
- Dairy Goats
The following plans were developed for Tobacco Barns but will work for any existing barn of similar size.
…Goat Operation (Dairy, Meat, Fiber)
Goat Operation
Starting in the goat business, it is necessary to know the best management practices of the operation (dairy, meat or fiber) before you begin. The following will give you an overview about goats and each area of operation that you may be considering to start your business.
Establishing a Dairy Goat Operation
Establishing a Meat Goat Operation
Establishing a Fiber Goat Operation
…Goat Management Wheel
The Meat Goat Management Wheel makes meat goat management and production decisions simple and easy.
The wheel is basically a management calendar. To use it, set the date you kid, and the wheel indicates the dates for all the doe, buck and kid management tasks for the entire year.
The wheel contains lots of general management information that can be adjusted for individual operations and different management styles. If you have questions about any of these management or production recommendations, …
Goat Breeds Pygora
Pygora
Pygora buck.
Pygora kid.
Pygora doe.
The Pygora goat is a breed developed and registered in Oregon by Katherine Jorgensen. She wanted an animal that would produce fine fiber for hand spinning. The Pygora is a cross between the Pygmy, a goat with short, soft down and the Angora, a goat with long, silky fleece. The Pygora breed may contain up to 75% of one of the parent breeds.
Pygora does weigh from 65 …
Goat Respiratory Diseases
Goat Breeds Pygmy
Pygmy
Pygmy goat.
Pygmy goat.
Pygmy does grazing.
Pygmy goats are small goats of African origin. They were originally called the Cameroon Dwarf goat. The goat is mostly restricted to the West African countries. Similar forms of Pygmy goats also occur in all of northern Africa, in the southwestern African countries and also in east Africa. However, what we call the Cameroon Dwarf goat is the one …