Hoegger Supply Company (hoeggerfarmyard.com)
Excellent resource for goat equipment, cheese-making supplies, books, and everything else goat.
Goat-Link (goat-link.com)
Excellent online resource for all types of information about goats.
(www.extension.purdue.edu/extmedia/AS/AS-595-commonDiseases.pdf)
(www.aces.edu/pubs/docs/U/UNP-0079/UNP-0079.pdf)
(www.omafra.gov.on.ca/english/livestock/goat/facts/goatnutrition.htm)
(www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/MGBrdKidd.htm)
Nice and simple outline of the dairy goat.
Basic information on goats, written simply.
Another excellent source of goat supplies, including for cheese-making and working goats.
A great online resource for those interested in the working goat.
(www.ehow.com/how_5757563_make-goat-harnesses.html)
Covers the basics of making a harness for your working goat.
(www.dummies.com/how-to/content/how-to-train-a-goat-to-pull-a-cart.html)
Tips on teaching your goat to pull a cart.
(www.ehow.com/how_5644865_make-driving-harnesses-goat.html)
Interesting and useful online resource.
Organization that focuses on rare-breed and heritage livestock.
(newcenturyhomesteader.blogspot.com)
Workshops and programs. Feel free to contact with questions on goats or any other aspect of backyard and small/no-space farming.
(www.urbanfarmonline.com/urban-livestock/?navm=toplivestock)
Keeping livestock in urban situations. Many articles on goats.
http://biology.clc.uc.edu/fankhauser/cheese/cheese_course/cheese_course.htm
A good introduction to cheese making, written by a Professor of Biology at the University of Cincinatti.
A free app that helps you keep track of your doe’s heat cycle, kidding date, and more.
Free application that will assist you in keeping track of your livestock’s activities.
Gestation charts and calendar for use with livestock.
Excellent magazine for sustainable and organic farming. Lots of articles for the small and backyard farmer.
One of the first in self-sufficiency. Lots of articles on goats.
Excellent magazine for homesteading, urban farming, and more.
Publisher of wonderful magazines in all areas of urban farming, backyard farming, and more.
One of the first magazines for those interested in homesteading and self-sufficiency. A variety of articles about goats, their upkeep, and use. Also has articles on building stands.
Bowman, Gail B., and Annette Maze. Raising Meat Goats for Profit. Twin Falls, ID: Bowman Communications Press, 1999.
Burch, Monte. The Ultimate Guide to Home Butchering: How to Prepare Any Animal or Bird for the Table or Freezer. New York: Skyhorse Publishing, 2012.
Butchering, Chevon, and Goat Hides. Columbia, MO: Dairy Goat Journal.
Cannas, Antonello, Giuseppe Pulina, and Ana Helena Dias Francesconi. Dairy Goats: Feeding and Nutrition. Wallingford, UK: CABI, 2008.
Coleby, Pat. Natural Goat Care. Austin, TX: Acres U.S.A., 2001.
Dardick, Geeta. Home Butchering and Meat Preservation. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, 1986.
Luttmann, Gail. Raising Milk Goats Successfully. Charlotte, VT: Williamson Publishing, 1986.
Nutrient Requirements of Goats: Angora, Dairy, and Meat Goats in Temperate and Tropical Countries. Washington, D.C.: National Academy Press, 1981.
Smith, Mary C., and David M. Sherman. Goat Medicine. Philadelphia: Lea & Febiger, 1994.
Thedford, Thomas R. Goat Health Handbook: A Field Guide for Producers with Limited Veterinary Services. Morrilton, AR: Winrock International, 1983.
Vincent, Barbara. Farming Meat Goats: Breeding, Production and Marketing. Collingwood, Australia: Land Links, 2005.
Weems, David B. Raising Goats: The Backyard Dairy Alternative. Blue Ridge Summit, PA: TAB Books, 1983.