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Raising Goats for Dummies‰ Spine=.72" Agriculture/Nature ™ Realize the joy and benefits Making Everything Easier! of raising and caring for goats Interest in raising goats is on the increase as people become Open the book and find: Raising Goats more concerned about where their food comes from, what is • The benefits of owning goats as in it, and how it is produced. Goats have become more than companions or helpers just a source for food — they make great companions and • What to expect from your goats helpers, too. This helpful and friendly guide introduces you to all aspects of owning and caring for goats so that you, too, • Tips for keeping your goats safe can benefit from raising these popular animals. and healthy Raising Goats • A rundown of goat breeding, • Goats 101 — get the basics on goat breeds, goat terminology, goat pregnancy, and kidding behavior, and choosing the best type of goat to suit your needs • How to get your property ready • Bring your goats home — learn how to purchase goats, prepare for a goat to transport them home, and get the gear you need to care for them • An explanation of diseases to watch for • Goat health and breeding — get the lowdown on what you need to keep your goats healthy, from testing and immunizations to • Tips for constructing a simple common goat health problems shelter • Live self-sufficiently and make money from your goats — learn • What and how to feed your goat about working in partnership with your goats to provide suste- nance for your family and to make money from milk or meat • Training techniques to keep your herd in order Learn to: • Choose the right kind of goat for you Go to Dummies.com® for videos, step-by-step photos, • Prepare your homestead and build how-to articles, or to shop! shelters • Properly handle, feed, and care for your goats • Raise goats for milk, meat, or as a family pet $19.99 US / $23.99 CN / £14.99 UK Cheryl K. Smith has raised a small herd of dairy goats under the herd ISBN 978-0-470-56899-6 name Mystic Acres since 1998. She published Ruminations: The Nigerian Dwarf and Mini Dairy Goat magazine and Goat Health Care. She writes a blog (ruminationsongoats.blogspot.com) and is an expert on goats at Cheryl K. Smith allexperts.com. Expert on goat management and Smith health care at allexperts.com Spine=.72" Get More and Do More at Dummies.com® Start with FREE Cheat Sheets Cheat Sheets include • Checklists • Charts • Common Instructions • And Other Good Stuff! To access the Cheat Sheet created specifically for this book, go to www.dummies.com/cheatsheet/raisinggoats Get Smart at Dummies.com Dummies.com makes your life easier with 1,000s of answers on everything from removing wallpaper to using the latest version of Windows. 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Library of Congress Control Number: 2010920649 ISBN: 978-0-470-56899-6 Manufactured in the United States of America 10 9 8 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 01_568996-ffirs.indd ii 1/21/10 8:23 PM About the Author Cheryl K. Smith has raised goats since 1998 when she got two Nigerian Dwarves. She published Ruminations, the Nigerian Dwarf and Mini Dairy Goat Magazine from 2001 through 2007 and published the book Goat Health Care (Karmadillo Press) in 2009. She has written for Dairy Goat Journal, Countryside, and other magazines. Cheryl served as legal counsel for the American Goat Society (AGS) from 2003 to 2005 and on their board of direc- tors from 2005 to 2009. She has also served on the boards of the American Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Association (ANDDA), the Northwest Nigerian Dwarf Dairy Goat Association (NNDDGA) and the Northwest Dairy Goat Herd Improvement Association (NDGHIA). She volunteers as a goat expert on allexperts.com. Cheryl lives in the community of Low Pass, located in the coast range of Oregon, with her herd of experimental miniature dairy goats, Mystic Acres Oberians. 01_568996-ffirs.indd iii 1/21/10 8:23 PM 01_568996-ffirs.indd iv 1/21/10 8:23 PM Dedication This book is dedicated to Bob Kimball, who made it possible for me to focus on writing it. He built the structures in the book and helped me translate the steps into writing. But mostly he kept the farm going and the goats fed and happy while I gave most of my attention to this project. I couldn’t have done it without him. Author’s Acknowledgments I would never have gotten goats had it not been for Simone Delaty, who showed me her goats and shared her goat cheese with me one evening in 1988 on her farm in Wellman, Iowa. Farming was already in my blood (both parents came from Iowa farms), but that event led me to the path I would ulti- mately take. I have been fortunate during my years as a goat owner to have a great com- munity of other goat owners who shared their knowledge and experience with me. My number-one mentor, Stacy Morris, deserves a special thank-you for always being willing to share her wisdom. Stacy also served as the techni- cal editor for the book, and I appreciate her time and expertise. I also want to give a special thank-you to my acquisitions editor, Erin Calligan Mooney, for fi nding me to write this book and working with me on the pre- liminary proposal. Thanks to Barbara Frake and Kathryn Born for the illus- trations that so aptly show you what the text describes. Last but not least, thanks to Traci Cumbay, my project editor, for guiding me through the pro- cess. We made a great team! 01_568996-ffirs.indd v 1/21/10 8:23 PM Publisher’s Acknowledgments We’re proud of this book; please send us your comments at http://dummies.custhelp.com. 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