Popular MeSH Terms: Goats

Total Results: 54

• Meat goat production and marketing handbook
  Published by Clemson University, South Carolina this book covers many aspects of meat goat production and marketing. Topics covered include: breeding plans, reproductive management, feeding programs, disease and parasite management, and consumer issues.
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• Reproduction in the goat
  An animation created by Karin Christensen and published by Imagecyte. Illustrates the reproductive cycle of the goat with emphasis on the process of meiosis.
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• Anatomy and physiology of the goat
  Agfact published by NSW Department of Primary Industries. Incudes diagrams
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• Diagnosis of Internal Parasitism in Goats
  An On-line Manual for Conducting Fecal Egg Counts in Goats created by Dr. Bill Pomroy and published by the E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research, part of the Agricultural Research and Extension Program at Langston University, Oklahoma.
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• Nutrition of goats during drought
  Full text of a report authored by B. A. McGregor for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation in March 2003. The report reviews the water and energy needs of goats, appropriate feeding systems and ration formulation and welfare issues. The report is in .pdf format.
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• Shearing cashmere goats
  Agfact published by NSW Department of Primary Industries gives practical instructions on shearing goats. Includes diagrams and photographs.
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• The New Rural Industries: Goat chapters
  This book was edited by Keith Hyde and published by the Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation (RIRDC). There are several chapters on goat production written by Bruce McGregor. These are: Cashmere, Dairy goats and goat milk products, Goat meat, Mohair.
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• Threat Abatement Plan for Competition and Land Degradation by Feral Goats
  Report presented by the Biodiversity Group Environment Australia, published in 1999. Examines measures used to counter the threat posed by feral goats to native flora and fauna. Discusses factors affecting feral goat control, and developing a national approach to feral goat control.
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• Increase in Autumn and Winter milk production in dairy goats
  Full text of a report authored by Alexander Cameron for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation in September 2003. The report looks at how the production of goat milk can be increased in autumn and winter by overcoming the seasonal pattern of reproduction in goats. The report is in .pdf format.
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• goatworld.com
  An extensive US based website maintained by goat enthusiasts, Gary and Pamela Pfalzbot, with contributions from goat farmers, veterinarians and enthusiasts. There are sections on breeds, health, and nutrition. The site also features a drugs database, poisonous plants guide, and a latest news service.
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• Boer Goat Breeders' Association of Australia
  Boer Goat Breeders' Association of Australia website.
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• Improved Breeding in Dairy Goats and Milking Sheep
  Full text of a report authored by David Lindsay and James Skerritt for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation in April 2003. The aim of the report is to set out guidelines for the development of national breeding plans for dairy goats and milking sheep. The report is in .pdf format.
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• Meat Goats: Extension Animal Husbandry
  Published by theNorth Carolina State University cooperative Extension this website contains a number of fact sheets in .pdf format covering various aspects of meat goat farming. Subjects covered include: marketing and economics, management, health, nutrition, and reproduction.
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• Water quality and provision for goats
  Full text of a report authored by B. A. McGregor for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation in March 2004. The report provides data on a survey of the mineral content of saline water provided to drought affected goats and an expanded review of published reports on the use of saline water by goats.
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• How to tell the age of goats
  Agnote written by NSW Agriculture Livestock Officer, Terry Mitchell, published in 2002. Explains how to determine the age of a goat by examination of the teeth and mouth. Includes photographs and in .pdf format.
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• Worms in goats
  An AgNote from the Northern Territory Government. This note looks at the life cycle of the various worm species, methods of control and treatment and gives examples of treatment programs.
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• The Breeding of Goats
  Part of the website of the British Goat Society, this section gives practical information on identifying when goats are ready for breeding, mating goats, gestation periods and pre-natal and post-natal care
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• Breeds of goats
  Series of AgFacts written by Dr Paul Greenwood, Senior Research Scientist with NSW Agriculture on some of the more common breeds of goats farmed in Australia.
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• International Goat Association. Conference Proceedings.
  Published by the International Goat Association, this website gives the full text of papers presented at the 7th International Conference on Goats, Tours, France, 2000 and the 8th International Conference on Goats Pretoria, South Africa, 2004. Papers are authored by international experts and cover a wide range of subjects including: nutrition and feeding, pathology, genetics, milk and meat production, disease and parasite control.
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• Feral Goats - Capra hircus
  Published by the Australian Government Department of the Environment and Heritage, this web page gives brief details of the ecology, impact and control of the feral goat in Australia
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• Dairy goat production
  Fact sheet published by Pennsylvania State University Cooperative Extension. Provides information on milk production, health, nutrition, housing and equipment, as well as sample budgets giving details of costs and returns.
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• National goat handbook
  Published by the University of Maryland this comprehensive book covers most aspects of goat farming. It includes chapters on meat goats, dairy goats, angoras, nutritional requirements, diseases, herd health, breeding, genetics, and anatomy.
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• Dairy Goat Society of Australia
  Dairy Goat Society of Australia website
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• Down production on cashmere goats: genetic implications
  Full text of a report authored by R.J.Browne and R.G.Pearce for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation in March 2004. \"This project aimed to seek an understanding of genetic factors, or a combination of such, associated with high phenotypic down production in cashmere goats\".
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• Statewide Goat Program
  A series of articles published by the FAMU Statewide Goat Program at Florida A & M University. Subjects covered include: production practices, breeding, reproduction, herd health, and nutrition management.
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• Biotechnological Advances in Goat Reproduction
  Article written by E. A. Amoah and S. Gelaye of Fort Valley State University, Georgia. The article discusses artificial insemination, embryo transfer, in vitro fertilisation and cloning of embryos, and gene transfer.
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• Alphabetical list of sheep and goat diseases
  Part of the sheepandgoat.com website maintained by Susan Schoenian, a sheep and goat producer and University of Maryland Extension Agent. An alphabetical list of goat diseases with links to webpages with information on the chosen disease.
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• Dairy goat information of the serious kind
  Website maintained by Joyce Lazzaro of Saanendoah Dairy Goats, California. Contains a series of links to articles dealing with dairy goat health. Topics covered include: nutritional problems, mastitis, floppy kid syndrome, caseous lymphadenitis, caprine arthritis-encephalitis, ketosis and udder warts.
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• Nutrient Requirements of Goats
  Published in 1981 by the National Academy Press, this is a book produced by the US National Research Council Subcommittee on Goat Nutrition. The full-text of this book is freely available online, and can be browsed by chapter or searched by keyword. It includes chapters on ration formulation and nutrition related disorders, and feed composition tables.
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• Breeds of Livestock: Goats
  Published by the Department of Animal Science at Oklahoma State University as part of its Breeds of Livestock Project, this resource lists the various breeds of goats in alphabetical order. Each entry contains a photo and brief description of that breed.
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• Sheep and Goat Publications
  Series of articles published by the Department of Animal Science at Texas A & M University. Subjects covered include: nutrition, parasite control, and diseases.
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• Supplemental Winter Feeding of Goats
  Written by Frank Pinkerton, Ph.D., and Bruce Pinkerton, Ph.D., and published by Clemson University. Discusses the nutrient requirements of goats including specific details of protein, energy, and mineral requirements.
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• RIRDC: Rare Natural Fibres Research Reports
  Collection of reports published by the Rural Industries Research & Development Corporation covering research into cashmere and mohair production in Australia. Some examples are: Properties and Performance of Goat Fibre Australian Goat Fibre Improvement Research Increasing Production of Mohair and Cashmere Sought by Processors Developing Faure Island Goats for Long Stapled Cashmere The Economics of a Commercial Angora Goat Enterprise
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• E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research
  The E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research is part of the Agricultural Research and Extension Program at Langston University, Oklahoma. Its website gives details of research and extension activities. It includes factsheets covering various aspects of goat farming, a database of abstracts of published scientific papers, web based training modules covering reproduction, genetics, and parasites.
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• Mohair Australia Ltd
  Mohair Australia Ltd website.
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• Biology of the goat
  A series of animations created by Karin Christensen and published by Imagecyte. The animations show goat digestion, anatomy, reproduction and internal and external parasites including life cycles of some common goat parasites, namely: Eimeria, Moniezia expansa, and Haemonchus contortus.
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• Meat goat production
  Fact sheet written by Clair Engle et al and published by Pennsylvania State University Cooperative Extension. Provides information on breeding and selection, pasture management, fencing, and budgeting.
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• NSW Dept of Primary Industries - Goats
  Collection of articles published by the NSW Dept of Primary Industries. Topics covered include: breeds, health, and management and production.
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• sheepandgoat.com
  Extensive website maintained by Susan Schoenian, a sheep and goat producer and University of Maryland Extension Agent. The site is divided into sections including: breeding and genetics, diseases, feeding and nutrition, parasites, and reproduction.
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• NSW Department of Primary Industries: Goat health
  Collection of Agfacts published by NSW Department of Primary Industries. Diseases discussed include: Cheesy gland, Copper deficiency, Enterotoxaemia, Lice, Poisoning, and Toxaemia.
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• Meat and offal yields of goats
  Agriculture Note written by Bruce McGregor and published by the Victorian Government Department of Primary Industries in May 2002. Gives details of the body components of a live goat, determining how much saleable meat is on a goat, and carcass meat yields. Contains several charts and tables and is in .pdf format.
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• Artificial methods of rearing goats
  AgNote written by NSW Agriculture Senior Research Scientist, Dr Paul Greenwood. Discusses the advantages of artificial rearing, care of the doe and newborn kid, milk feeding, and weaning.
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• GoatMap database
  Compiled and published by the Institut National de Recherche Agronomique. The database has a genes, phenes loci and mapping loci list. Each item in the list can be clicked on to reveal full details.
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• Goat research and education
  Published by the College of Agriculture, University of Kentucky. This website publishes a collection of resources on goats.
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• An introduction to reproduction management of fibre and meat goats
  Agriculture Note written by Bruce McGregor, and published by the Victorian Government Department of Primary industries. Practical discussion of goat reproduction including statistics, tables and charts
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• Australian goat leather
  Agfact written by NSW Agriculture senior research scientist P. J Holst published in 2003. Looks at different types of goats in Australia in relation to leather production and factors affecting the quality of skins. Includes images and in .pdf format.
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• Goats
  Collection of Agriculture Notes published by the Queensland Government Department of Primary Industries. Topics covered include diseases, transportation, feedlots, and fencing.
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• Goats
  Collection of resources on the biology, breeding, conservation and husbandry of goats.
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• Feral Goat - Capra hircus
  Fact sheet published by the Queensland Government Department of Natural Resources and Mines. Looks at the history, distribution and impact of feral goats in Australia. Also discusses the commercial use and control of feral goats.
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• Dairy goat manual
  Full text of a report authored by Arthur Stubbs and Gaille Abud for the Rural Industries Research and Development Corporation in April 2002. The report covers breed selection, milking premises requirements, nutritional needs, herd improvement and health problems. The report is in .pdf format.
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• Information Notes: Goats
  Series of Notes published by the Victorian Government Department of Primary Industries. Notes are divided into subjects including: breeds, diseases and health, feeding and nutrition, reproduction and breeding, fibre and meat production and welfare
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• Model Code of Practice for the Welfare of Animals: The Goat
  Prepared by the Standing Committee on Agriculture, Animal Health Committee. This Model Codes of Practice is intended as a guide for people responsible for the welfare and husbandry of goats.
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• Recent Advances in Goat Diseases
  Electronic book edited by Professor M. Tempesta of Bari University and published by the International Veterinary Information Service, Ithaca NY, 2001. Includes chapters on caprine chlamydiosis, border disease, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and goat warble fly infestation, with more chapters being added. Users need to register with IVIS to gain access. Registration is free.
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• Animals
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