Raising Kiko Goats

Description

Looking for a goat book that goes beyond the basics? Raising Kiko Goats: Farm-Tested Strategies for Better Goats and Better Farms — Second Edition offers practical guidance for new and experienced goat producers.

This expanded goat farming book draws on decades of hands-on experience. It will help you raise healthier goats, make better decisions, and avoid costly mistakes.

First, Jeffrey Peterson walks you through planning your farm and building the right infrastructure. You’ll learn about fencing, shelters, equipment, and selecting quality breeding stock. Next, you’ll explore nutrition, pasture management, breeding, kidding, parasite control, and herd health. Finally, you’ll learn about marketing, record-keeping, and profitability.

The expanded Second Edition also adds important new material. You’ll find practical information about goat farm finances, startup costs, breeder sales events, and buck testing. In addition, Jeffrey covers herd improvement, equipment, infrastructure, and the business side of goat farming.

The Goat Health Quick Reference Appendix puts essential information within easy reach. It covers common medications, treatments, dosages, frequencies, symptoms, and withdrawal considerations.

Jeffrey draws from decades of experience raising New Zealand Kiko goats. However, this book reaches far beyond the Kiko breed. Its farm-tested principles can help virtually any pasture-based meat goat producer. Whether you raise Kikos, Boers, Spanish goats, crosses, or other meat breeds, you’ll find useful information throughout the book.

Most importantly, this isn’t theory from behind a desk. Jeffrey shares lessons learned while building fences, improving pastures, selecting genetics, delivering kids, treating sick goats, and solving everyday farm problems. He also shares the mistakes that taught some of the most valuable lessons.

New goat owners gain a practical roadmap for getting started. Meanwhile, experienced producers will find strategies to improve herd performance, pasture utilization, efficiency, and profitability.

If you’re searching for a goat book about raising goats, this Second Edition belongs within easy reach. Use it for goat health, breeding, nutrition, kidding, pasture management, meat goat production, and practical farm management.

Keep it in the house, truck, or barn. Before long, coffee stains, hay dust, dog-eared pages, and handwritten notes may tell the story.

Build better goats. Build a better farm. Enjoy the journey.