Farming Meat Goats: Breeding, Production and Marketing

Paperback / softback

Main Details

Title Farming Meat Goats: Breeding, Production and Marketing
Authors and Contributors      By (author) Barbara Vincent
Physical Properties
Format:Paperback / softback
Pages:352
Dimensions(mm): Height 245,Width 170
Category/GenreAnimal husbandry
ISBN/Barcode 9781486306572
ClassificationsDewey:636.3913
Audience
General
Edition Second Edition

Publishing Details

Publisher CSIRO Publishing
Imprint CSIRO Publishing
Publication Date 1 May 2018
Publication Country Australia

Description

Goat meat is growing in popularity in Australia and is also an important export industry. It offers many opportunities for large- and small-scale farmers who need to diversify or seek alternative enterprises. Farming Meat Goats provides producers with comprehensive and practical information on all aspects of the goat meat industry. It covers selecting and preparing a property, choosing breeding stock, breeding, health care and nutrition, drought feeding, condition scoring and marketing. This second edition of Farming Meat Goats has been updated throughout and contains new information about the National Livestock Identification System, current regulations for ovine Johne's disease and animal welfare during transportation, and information about marketing. It will allow farmers to produce animals to specification for targeted markets in Australia and overseas including: butchers; supermarkets; restaurants; on-farm live sales; sales to abattoirs that specialise in Halal kills; and breeding stock either as replacements or for improved herd genetics.

Author Biography

Barbara Vincent has worked in a number of federal government departments and has been a livestock consultant for more than 25 years. She has been closely involved in cross-breeding of Boer and feral goats for meat production since the first imports of Boer goats into Australia. Barbara is currently the animal production manager for Claravale Park Boer Goat Stud.