Goat Resources

Updates from the Cornell Small Ruminant Program

Updated 12/21/20

There is a new New York State Commercial Small Ruminant Discussion Group that meets monthly on Thursday evenings. If you are interested in joining, please send us an email and we'll share details! Raising Goats on the Homestead Friday, January 15, 4-5:30 p.m.

Goats have a reputation for being a bit naughty, but they also have lots to offer on the right homestead – including milk, meat, fiber and even help clearing new land or controlling weeds! Join Jacki Perkins, organic dairy and livestock specialist with Maine Organic Farmers and Gardeners Assoc. (MOFGA), for this introductory webinar on how to get started raising goats on a very small scale. Fee: sliding scale from $0-$15. Register here. Please email events@mofga.org with questions.

Penn State Meat Goat Production and Management Home Study Course, is for goat producers interested in improving their production practices and ultimately the profitability of their operation. This is a home study course with an additional offering of three optional supplemental webinars to review materials. Wed., Feb. 3, 2021 - Wed., Mar. 24, 2021

Dairy Goat Production
Cornell Goat Program
Housing and Working Facilities for Goats - UMass
Penn State Extension - Dairy Goat Production
Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Dairy - ATTRA

Fiber Goat Production 
Angora Goat Shearing - UMass Extension
Angora Goats: A Small-Scale Agriculture Alternative - University of California
Housing and Working Facilities for Goats - UMass
Pygora Goat Shearing - UMass Extension
Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Fiber - ATTRA

Meat Goat Production
Cornell Goat Program
Cornell Meat Price and Yield Calculator
Cornell Sheep and Goat Marketing Directory
Housing and Working Facilities for Goats - UMass
Meat Goat Production - Penn State Extension
Meat Goat Production and Budgeting - Ohioline
Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Live Animals - ATTRA
Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Meat - ATTRA

Parasite Management
American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control
Cornell Goat Program
Frequently Asked Questions About Parasite Management - ATTRA
Grazing to Control Parasites - ATTRA
How to Fecal Counts Can Help You Fight Parasites - ATTRA
Managing Parasite in Sheep and Goats - ATTRA
Maryland Small Ruminant Page
Simple Genetic-Selection Strategies to Manage Barber Pole Worm - ATTRA
Tips For: Preventing Internal Parasites - ATTRA
Tips For: Treating Internal Parasites - ATTRA
Tools for Managing Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants: Animal Selection - ATTRA
Tools for Managing Internal Parasite in Small Ruminants: Copper Particles - ATTRA
Tools for Managing Internal Parasites in Small Ruminants: Pasture Management - ATTRA
Why FAMACHA Score? - ATTRA

Marketing
Cornell Goat Program
Cornell Meat Price and Yield Calculator
Cornell Sheep and Goat Marketing Directory
Guide to Market Channel Selection
Marketing Lamb and Goat for Holidays - Penn State Extension
Maryland Small Ruminant Page
Meat Suite Marketing Site
Resource Guide to Direct Marketing Livestock and Poultry
Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Dairy - ATTRA
Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Fiber - ATTRA
Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Live Animals - ATTRA
Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Meat - ATTRA
Tips for Marketing Sheep and Goat Products: Vegetation Management Services - ATTRA

Health
Common Diseases of Goats - Merck Veterinarian Manaul
Cornell Goat Program
Coccidiosis: Symptoms, Prevention, and Treatment in Sheep, Goats and Calves - ATTRA
Goat Herd Health Calendar - Virginia Cooperative Extension
Maryland Small Ruminant Page
NY Sheep/Goat Health Assurance Program - Cornell University
Poisonous Plants to Livestock and Other Animals - Cornell University
USDA Sheep and Goat Health

Nutrition and Grazing
Cornell Goat Program
Grazier's Calculator: Forage Production and Grazing Demand - ATTRA
Grazier's Math: Matching Forage to Animal Demand - ATTRA
Nutrition of Goats - Merck Veterinarian Manual
Maryland Small Ruminant Page
Nutrient Requirement Calculators - Langston University
Ruminant Nutrition for Graziers

Last updated December 21, 2020