The Goat Handbook (Barron's Pet Handbooks) [Paperback]

Ulrich Jaudas (Author), Seyedmehdi Mobini DVM (Author)

Book Description

Series: Barron's Pet Handbooks | Publication Date: February 1, 2006

Goats are economically valuable animals, but owners need basic information about their care, housing, breeding, and upkeep. Here is expert advice in non-technical language. Barron’s popular line of Pet Handbooks resembles Barron’s Pet Owner’s Manuals series, but are larger, having more pages, more photos and line illustrations, and more detailed advice and information. Pet owners and soon-to-be owners will find reliable information from breeders, veterinarians, and pet care experts presented in easy-to-follow, handsomely designed volumes.

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Text: English, German (translation) --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title.

From the Back Cover

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The Information
You Need to Raise
Healthy Goats

Facts, advice, and fascinating insights tell you all you need to know about

Purchase

Housing

Feeding

Health

Behavior

Filled with color photos and instructive line illustrations

Product Details

• Paperback: 144 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series; Rev Tra edition (February 1, 2006)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0764132687
• ISBN-13: 978-0764132681
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.6 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 5.6 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #226,608 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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70 of 72 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Out of date in some areas, but an ok addition to others..., June 10, 2001

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Laura Haggarty (Northern KY USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: New Goat Handbook, The (New Pet Handbook) (Paperback)

This reference book on goats is not the best I've seen, but has some very nice points to it. It is out of date in several areas, the most important being the issue of mineral supplementation (the problem with copper being the most glaring.) But that info can be found in other places, like newslists on the Internet and so on.

The book is smaller than most, with only 93 pages, but has some very nice illustrations and photos. The topics covered include: Buying Goats; Housing and Equipment; Feeding; Care and Management; Health Maintenance and Sickness; Breeding and Raising Young; Goat Products; and Goat Breeds of the World.

All in all this is an ok book, but should not be the primary resource for someone entering into raising goats.

56 of 60 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Major error in feeding advice: no copper in minerals, June 30, 1999

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This review is from: New Goat Handbook, The (New Pet Handbook) (Paperback)

The author states "When using mineral feed for goats you must be careful that it is free of copper...mineral feed for sheep also conforms to the requirements for goats" Not true. Sheep must not have copper, but goats do need it.

34 of 36 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My favorite information book on goat care., December 26, 1998

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[e-mail] (Richmond, Virginia USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: New Goat Handbook, The (New Pet Handbook) (Paperback)

The New Goat Handbook is only one of many books I've read on caring for goats as pets. This book is by far the best in my opininion because the writer covers all topics in great detail. Many topics are covered more than once as he covers related subjects. It makes for very interesting reading and sucessfully answers even your crazy and small questions. I really recommend this book.If you were only to buy one book on goat keeping, this should be the one.