| Table
of Contents for Personal Milkers: A Primer to Nigerian Dwarf Goats |
|
Page |
Chapter |
i |
Note to the Readers |
1 |
Chapter 1 - How's
The Wether? Glossary of Frequently Used Terms |
3
|
Chapter
2 - Why This Book & Why Me? Meet the Audience and the Author |
7
|
Chapter
3 - Nigerian Dwarf Goats From the Start History of the Breed ? Intro to the Registries ? Understanding a Milk Record ? Color in ND's ? Milk vs. Size ? Introduction to Facilities |
15
|
Chapter 4 - Can I
Keep a Nigerian in my Town? Considerations in Keeping ND's |
19
|
Chapter
5 - Where Do They Live? Flooring ? Stall and Fence Design |
25 |
Chapter
6 - Caprine Care - Your Turn Basic Needs ? Ruminant Digestion ? Hay ? Feeders ? Toxic Plants ? Feeds ? Minerals & Salts ? How Much? ? Grooming ? Record Keeping |
37 |
Chapter
7 - I'm Not a Vet - What Can I Do? |
47 |
Chapter 8 - Why Goat's
Milk? Goat Milk Traits ? Raw Milk Debate |
53 |
Chapter 9 - Breedings,
Babies, Then Milk Why? ? Buying Your First Doe ? No Buck? Now What? ? Breeding ? Pregnancy Detection ? Problem Girls ? Stud Service |
63 |
Chapter 10 - Sharing
the Milk - Kids Are Coming! Kidding Preparation ? Birthing ? Kid Care ? Disbudding ? Castration ? Identifications ?Sharing and Weaning ? Marketing Kids ? Showing Goats ? Marketing Your Herd ? Milk Tests ? Evaluations ? Sales |
79 |
Chapter 11 - White
Gold Equipment ? Milking ? Milk Handling ? Storing ? Clean Up ? How Often? ? Udder Police |
85 |
Chapter 12 - What
Do I Do with All This Milk Uses for the Milk ? Making Butter ? Soapmaking ? Cheesemaking? Other Markets |
89 |
Goats and Politics The Importance of Networking and Advocating |
Appendices |
|
91 |
Registries |
93 |
Resources |
95 |
Bibliography |
96 |
Suppliers |
97 |
Milk Records Top
Ten Over the Years |
99 |
Breeders' Questionnaires |
104 |
Health Record Forms |
105 |
Ethics Code |
111 |
Wether
Care |
118 |
Buyer's
Guide to Nigerian Dwarf Goats |
