This page provides more resources for you to follow up on various husbandry issues.
Topic: Transporting of goats.
This is a DPI site that provides up to date guidelines for managing the transport of goats. These days it is not acceptable to transport goats in open crates, or tied to the back of utes, or to transport young kids with unrelated goats. Check out what is acceptable in the transport of goats.
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/agriculture/animals-and-livestock/goats/transport-and-care-of-goats#skipcontent
Topic: Preparing meat goats for sale
This is a DPI site that provides the steps to be taken in assessing and preparing meat goats for salehttp://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/agriculture/animals-and-livestock/goats/preparing-meat-goats-for-sale
Topic: Assessment skills for goat meat marketing
This is a DPI site that provides skills for assessing the size and condition score of goats.http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/agriculture/animals-and-livestock/goats/assessment-skills-for-goat-meat-marketing
General advice from breeders on animal management and husbandry.
Three years of BGBAA Victoria branch newsletter contents are available at this website. If you click on the website it will provide the contents for each year.
2010: http://www.bgbaavictoria.com.au/index.php/newsletters/75-newsletters-2010
2011: http://www.bgbaavictoria.com.au/index.php/newsletters/75-newsletters-2011
2012: http://www.bgbaavictoria.com.au/index.php/newsletters/75-newsletters-2012
More on husbandry issues. Check out the Dept. Primary Industry NSW website. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/goats/health
This site gives excellent advice on artificially raising kids at this link.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/goats/mgt/general/rearing
Check out Americal goat research site......specially video on how to condition score goatshttp://www.luresext.edu/goats/research/bcshowto.html
Other recommended Boer Goat Breeder sites with lots of information:
http://www.jackmauldin.com/
This is a DPI site that provides up to date guidelines for managing the transport of goats. These days it is not acceptable to transport goats in open crates, or tied to the back of utes, or to transport young kids with unrelated goats. Check out what is acceptable in the transport of goats.
http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/agriculture/animals-and-livestock/goats/transport-and-care-of-goats#skipcontent
Topic: Preparing meat goats for sale
This is a DPI site that provides the steps to be taken in assessing and preparing meat goats for salehttp://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/agriculture/animals-and-livestock/goats/preparing-meat-goats-for-sale
Topic: Assessment skills for goat meat marketing
This is a DPI site that provides skills for assessing the size and condition score of goats.http://www.dpi.vic.gov.au/agriculture/animals-and-livestock/goats/assessment-skills-for-goat-meat-marketing
General advice from breeders on animal management and husbandry.
Three years of BGBAA Victoria branch newsletter contents are available at this website. If you click on the website it will provide the contents for each year.
2010: http://www.bgbaavictoria.com.au/index.php/newsletters/75-newsletters-2010
2011: http://www.bgbaavictoria.com.au/index.php/newsletters/75-newsletters-2011
2012: http://www.bgbaavictoria.com.au/index.php/newsletters/75-newsletters-2012
More on husbandry issues. Check out the Dept. Primary Industry NSW website. http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/goats/health
This site gives excellent advice on artificially raising kids at this link.http://www.dpi.nsw.gov.au/agriculture/livestock/goats/mgt/general/rearing
Check out Americal goat research site......specially video on how to condition score goatshttp://www.luresext.edu/goats/research/bcshowto.html
Other recommended Boer Goat Breeder sites with lots of information:
http://www.jackmauldin.com/