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Summary: A good place to start
Review: I bought my first goats a little over a year ago. This book was a good start up book that covered the basics of goatkeeping. I referred to it many times. One criticism would be that I would like to see more in depth coverage of the individual breeds.
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Summary: Okay for the under-15 crowd but....
Review: If you're looking for a livestock giftbook for a child under 15 years of age, buy this book. It is an easy read, full of excellent photos, and, here and there, it has some useful tips.Otherwise, get Raising Meat Goats For Profit and/or Goat Husbandry.
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Summary: A nice little reference
Review: The compact size of this book makes it easy to keep handy, and it is full of useful information. Some may (through personal experience) disagree with parts of it, but it will be invaluable to any new owner as it covers such an array of topics. The easily readable style doesn't talk down to you, but is as if you have a friend talking to you. I think it is excellent.
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Summary: A nice little reference
Review: The compact size of this book makes it easy to keep handy, and it is full of useful information. Some may (through personal experience) disagree with parts of it, but it will be invaluable to any new owner as it covers such an array of topics. The easily readable style doesn't talk down to you, but is as if you have a friend talking to you. I think it is excellent.
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Summary: Aces
Review: The New Goat Handbook updates and remedies most of the deficiencies of its predecessor, The Old Goat Handbook. While goats' housing, care and feeding needs have changed little since the days of Homer, recent veterinary research has made great strides in the field of goat health and fitness. The special new chapter on using goat milk, meat and hair offers useful and valuable information, but I object to the book's strictly utilitarian approach to goating. Goats are also beautiful, intelligent animals that make loving, loyal companions.
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Summary: This is an excellant book on goats
Review: This book is practical and up to date. It has sound advice that covers nearly all the fields of goats. It has an index of useful addresses of goat books, magazines, associations, and suppliers. The New Goat Handbook is one of the best books on goats.
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Summary: Top Trumps!
Review: This has been a valuable resource over the years. My first goat was a 125cc model and with the help of this manual, i learnt all about the care and maintenance needed.
I plan, in the summer, to get another 125cc and then take them on a cross country trek through Romford via Stratford. Highly recommended is the section on the uses of the milk, meat and hair and the methods of reconstruction if any bits go missing.
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Summary: A must for goat owners
Review: This is an excellent manual for new owners of goats. Everything is in here from cradle to grave. I have raised goats my entire life and I even learned a couple of things from this wonderful book. While I had some minor disagreements with some things here and there, I felt that the book was 99% accurate in its content. While I don't eat goat meat myself, I am told that the recipes are excellent.
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Summary: Out of date in some areas, but an ok addition to others...
Review: This reference book on goats is not the best I've seen, but has some very nice points to it. It is out of date in several areas, the most important being the issue of mineral supplementation (the problem with copper being the most glaring.) But that info can be found in other places, like newslists on the Internet and so on. The book is smaller than most, with only 93 pages, but has some very nice illustrations and photos. The topics covered include: Buying Goats; Housing and Equipment; Feeding; Care and Management; Health Maintenance and Sickness; Breeding and Raising Young; Goat Products; and Goat Breeds of the World. All in all this is an ok book, but should not be the primary resource for someone entering into raising goats.
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