Keeping goats

The "poor man's cow" has long been a popular pet, and its products like milk and cheese are also very much in vogue. Goat expert Kai Haus introduces 10 goat breeds – German Improved Fawn, German Improved White, Thuringian Forest Goat, Toggenburg Goat, Tauern Schecke, Peacock Goat, Valais Blackneck Goat, Boer Goat, West African Dwarf Goat, Anglo-Nubian Goat – that are suitable for hobby keeping and milk production. Based on their natural behaviors, he describes species-appropriate keeping in stables and outdoors, and provides information on nutrition, disease prevention, breeding, and rearing of these intelligent animals. A guide to milking and many tips and tricks make getting started easy.

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