New Goat Handbook, The (New Pet Handbook) [Paperback]

Ulrich Jaudas (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: March 2, 1989 | Series: New Pet Handbook

All the essentials for proper "goat care." This book is ideal for those who raise goats for business purposes, or as a hobby. There are nearly 70 illustrations including about 30 in color.

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Language Notes

Text: English, German (translation)

From the Back Cover

(back cover)
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 --This text refers to an alternate Paperback edition.

Product Details

• Paperback: 104 pages
• Publisher: Barron's Educational Series (March 2, 1989)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0812040902
• ISBN-13: 978-0812040906
• Product Dimensions: 7.8 x 6.5 x 0.3 inches
• Shipping Weight: 8.3 ounces
• Average Customer Review: 3.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (27 customer reviews)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #1,204,919 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

Customer Reviews

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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3.0 out of 5 stars Out of date in some areas, but an ok addition to others..., June 10, 2001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 It is out of date in several areas, the most important being the issue of mineral supplementation (the problem with copper being the most glaring.)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.