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4-H Meat Goat Guide Texas
http://tcebookstore.org/pubinfo.cfm?pubid=975
Meat Goat Email Discussion Group MISA
http://www.misa.umn.edu/Meat_Goats.html
Facilities and Equipment for Commercial Meat Goat Production UofMd Ext
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/goathouse.htm
Georgia Goat Center Ft Valley St U
http://www.ag.fvsu.edu/html/publications/GoatCenter/Publications.htm
A Market for Meat Goats? AURI
http://www.auri.org/news/ainoct00/07goat.htm
The Feasibility of Meat Goats in Minnesota AURI Enterprise Budget
http://www.auri.org/research/goatmeat/budget.htm
Meat Goat Herd Health Management UofFL
http://edis.ifas.ufl.edu/scripts/htmlgen.exe?DOCUMENT_VM005
Meat Goat Initiative AURI
http://www.auri.org/research/goatmeat/goat.htm
Meat Goat Industry – Alberta CA Alberta Gov’t
http://www1.agric.gov.ab.ca/$department/deptdocs.nsf/all/agdex1363?opendocument
Meat Goat Links Univ of MO
http://agebb.missouri.edu/mac/links/linkview2.asp?catnum=113&alpha=G
Meat Goat Production UofMD
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/meatgoat.htm
Meat Goat Production and Marketing Langston Univ
http://www2.luresext.edu/goats/library/fact_sheets/m01.htm
Meat Goat Production in GA UofGA Ext
http://pubs.caes.uga.edu/caespubs/pubcd/b1168-w.html
Maryland Small Ruminant Center: Goats UofMD
http://www.sheepandgoat.com/goatlnks.html
Meat Goat Production in NC Extension
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/mgproduction.html
Meat Goats: Extension Animal Husbandry NC State U
http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/ahgoats_index.html
Associations:
American Boer Goat Association,http://www.abga.org/
American Meat Goat Association,www.meatgoats.com
Boer and Meat Goat On-Line Magazine,
http://www.boergoats.com/clean/coverpage.php
Minnesota Meat Goat Association, http://groups.yahoo.com/group/mnmeatgoat/
Web Site Resources
Descriptions of Major Ethnic Holidays with Goat Meat Specifications (pdf). This sheet summarizes religious holidays and the type and size of goat desired. http://www.auri.org/research/goatmeat/pdfs/append3.pdf
Development in Ohio’s Meat Goat Industry, Ohio State University. This link includes results of the Ohio Moslem Consumers Meat Purchase and Consumption Patterns Study conducted by the University of Dayton.
Emerging Goat Meat Industry in Australia, USDA Foreign Agricultural Service, GAIN Report, 2005. Australia is regarded as the world’s largest exporter of goat meat. http://www.fas.usda.gov/gainfiles/200506/146129869.pdf
Enhancing Goat Production, USDA & Alcorn State Goat Production Manual. This provides a brief overview of the materials and costs associated with goat production. http://marketingoutreach.usda.gov/info/99manual/goat.htm
Ethnic Holiday Calendar , Sheep and Goat Marketing Program. This lists the religious holidays and type of goat desired for a traditional feast. http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/ethnicholidays.htm
Feasibility of Goat Production in West Virginia. A Handbook for Beginners. West Virginia University. http://www.caf.wvu.edu/avs/sheep/Research%20Highlights/Goat%20production%20bulletin.pd
The Feasibility of Meat Goats in Minnesota Summary Report, Minnesota Agricultural Utilization and Research Institute. Marketing channels and economic feasibility are reviewed at this site. http://www.auri.org/research/goatmeat/meatindu.htm
Goat Market Prices, USDA Ag Marketing Service. http://www.ams.usda.gov/LSMNpubs/index.htm
Goat Overview, Texas Department of Agriculture. Texas leads the nation in goat production. http://www.agr.state.tx.us/marketing/livestock/mkt_livestockdirgoat.htm
Marketing Directory, Sheep and Goat Marketing Project. This online directory lists feeders, live animal markets, auctions, dealers, haulers and processors primarily located on the East Coast. http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=directory/Market_Directory.cfm
Marketing Slaughter Goats, Cornell University. Read about the different marketing options available for meat goats. http://www.ansci.cornell.edu/extension/meatgoat3.html
Markets for Meat Goats– Florida A&M University. This link connects to various information on goat production and management. http://smallfarm.ifas.ufl.edu/Livestock/goats.htm
Meat Goat Production and Marketing Handbook, Rural Economic Development Center, North Carolina and Mid-Carolina Council of Governors. This online handbook provides technical information on goat production and marketing and guidelines for enterprise budgeting and planning. http://www.clemson.edu/agronomy/goats/handbook/cover.html
Meat Goat Production – Elements Essential for Long-Term Success, Texas A&M Research & Extension Center. This reviews four fundamentals for long-term success. http://uvalde.tamu.edu/staff/Machen6.htm
Meat Goat Quality Assurance Program, E (Kika) de la Garza American Institute for Goat Research, Langston University. This program provides guidelines for goat producers on how to ensure the quality of animals produced. http://www2.luresext.edu/goats/library/field/MerkelB05.pdf
Meat Goats, Fort Valley State University. This site outlines the opportunities and challenges facing the meat goat industry. http://www.ag.fvsu.edu/publicat/commoditysheets/fvsu006.htm
Meat Goats, North Carolina Cooperative Extension. This site features production and management information. http://www.cals.ncsu.edu/an_sci/extension/animal/meatgoat/ahgoats_index.html
National Sheep Industry Improvement Center. This center provides financial assistance for the enhancement and marketing of sheep or goat production. http://www.nsiic.org/
Niche Opportunity gets Iowa Farmer's Goat in a Good Way, The New Farm. Eric Finch explains how his Central Iowa crop and livestock farm became involved with meat goats. http://sheepgoatmarketing.info/PageLoad.cfm?page=education/ethnicholidays.htm
North Carolina Meat Goat Producers, Inc. This producer cooperative was founded by 40 meat goat producers in Franklin County, North Carolina. Sale items include Halal (Muslim-blessed) goat meat. http://www.ordergoat.com/
Producing and Selling Sheep and Goats to the Ethnic/Religious Meat Markets, Maryland Cooperative Extension. This site outlines the possible ethnic markets and marketing channels. http://www.sheepandgoat.com/articles/ethnicmarkets.html
Outlook for a Small Farm Meat Goat Industry for California, University of California Small Farm Center. This outlook examines the meat goat industry for the United State and California. 2005. http://www.sfc.ucdavis.edu/goatmeatpub.pdf
Sheep and Goats, National Agricultural Statistics Service, USDA.
Statewide Goat Program, Florida A&M University. This site features economic analysis of meat goat production. http://www.famu.edu/acad/colleges/cesta/goat_program.html
Sustainable Meat Goat Production, Appropriate Technology Transfer for Rural Areas (ATTRA). This is an overview of how to establish a meat goat business. http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/meatgoat.html
U.S. Goat Producers Cooperative. This organization is dedicated to developing a stable, prosperous meat goat industry. http://attra.ncat.org/attra-pub/meatgoat.html
Web-based Training and Certification Program for Meat Goat Producers, Langston University. This comprehensive course/resource takes a producer through production, farm business planning and marketing . http://www2.luresext.edu/goats/training/QAtoc.html |