Home goat keeping

This book will guide you from the first considerations of where and what breed of goat to buy, through the practicalities of housing, feeding and milking, to breeding, showing, milk recording and cheese production. It also includes a section on common ailments of goats and a useful glossary of terms and a list of sources of further information.

Lois Hetherington breeds and has exported goats to many parts of the world, she served on the commitee of the British Goat Society for many years, and her goats have frequently won prizes at major shows.

This book covers:

• Why keep goats?
• What to buy
• Where to buy
• Housing
• Feeding
• Breeding
• Kidding
• Milking
• Uses of milk
• Milk recording
• General care of goats
• Showing
• Ailments