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    The Field Guide to Goats

    The Field Guide to Goats

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    by Cheryl Kimball


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      ISBN-13: 9781616732189
    • Publisher: Voyageur Press
    • Publication date: 12/15/2009
    • Sold by: Barnes & Noble
    • Format: eBook
    • File size: 32 MB
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    Author Cheryl Kimball is a certified veterinary technician and the author of several books, including The Complete Horse and Mindful Horsemanship. She works part-time at the New Hampshire Farm Museum and lives in Middleton, New Hampshire.

    Table of Contents

    Contents

    Introduction

    Chapter 1

    Goat Evolution, History, Research, and Lore

    Chapter 2

    Goat Practicalities

    Chapter 3

    Goat Breeds

    Breeds Recognized by the ADGA

    Alpine

    Oberhasli

    Nubian

    Saanen

    Sable

    LaMancha

    Nigerian Dwarf

    Toggenburg

    Other Breeds

    Pygmy

    Boer

    Savannah

    Spanish

    Myotonic

    Kiko

    Arapawa

    San Clemente

    Cashmere

    Angora

    Pygora

    Nigora  

    Chapter 4

    Goat Behavior

    Chapter 5

    What Can You Do with a Goat?

    Glossary

    Index

    About the Author

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    Kept as pets, raised for their milk, meat, or fiber, or prized for their beauty or rarity, goats are increasingly popular animals on farms large and small.  Whether you raise a favored few or a hundred head, this guide is the ultimate resource on North American breeds.  The book provides detailed descriptions of more than twenty goat breeds found in the United States and Canada, from the popular Nubian, Pygmy, and Boer to the rare and lovely Golden Guernsey.  Illustrated with 150 color photographs, this convenient, easy-to-use field guide includes exhaustive information about behavior, characteristics, breeding, and history, as well as a glossary of caprine terms and a list of breed associations.  It is the essential reference that anyone with an interest in goats should not be without.

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