Cascade Boer Goat Association : Not-for-profit : Boer goat : meat goat: Links

Links

management & health topics

email info@cascadebga.org to suggest links that have been useful to you

Books: What Books do our Members recommend? Check out the choices and ideas that our members are sharing.

Boer Goat Sweaters created by Gorge US Boers
Photo courtesy of: Just Kidding Farm

New!: Goat Heating Boxes Tim from Just Kidding Farm says: "The boxes work really well. I build them 18 or 24 inches square. We use them with lights or farrow pads. The Premier Heat Lamps are outstanding. They are plastic and really tough."

Premier Heat Lamps with Lightbox created by Just Kidding Farm

Hoof Trimming. Jim & Sue from Gorge-Us Boers have helped to put together the Hoof Trimming information that is presented here. We also offer the Hoof Trimming Handout in .pdf format.

Vaccination Information:

Web-based training & certification program for meat goat producers. Collaborating institutions/ organizations include ABGA, AKGA, AMGA, USBGA,TGPA, & eleven universities. It includes a Vaccination Schedule, Medications Commonly Used in Goats & Approximate Withdrawal Times, Planning Calendar for Meat Goat Herd Health. It also discusses whether to vaccinate the herd for CL.

Meat Goat Poster: Goat Meat Quality & Demand Facts from Washington State University.

Goat Feed: Site to calculate the feed needs for goats -- young, pregnant, lactating, bucks, etc. It also tells you the nutrients in a wide variety of feeds you may be using -- give it a try and see how your feed program measures up!

Soil & Water Conservation District Links for Oregon & Washington (these are the folks that hold pasture management & mud control classes.

Oregon: Oregon Soil & Water Conservation
Washington: Washington Soil & Water Conservation

Goats for Brush Clearing: Interested in hiring a company to clear your land with goats?

Pigment Pictures (thanks to Claudia of MacGoats -- visit her site for lots more educational content!)
Pigment Photos
MacGoats
New: More Pigment Photos

ABGA Market Goat Report - Market News from the American Boer Goat Association.

Amber Waves: Articles on Goats! Diseases, breeds, breeding, kidding. All Things Goat!

Cornell University: Poisonous Plant Informational Database

Bar None Meat Goats: Raising Meat Goat Information

Goat Connection: Pregnancy Care & Concerns

Goat Wisdom: Kidding & Labor

Internet Vets: Online Reference of Veterinary Drugs

Jack Mauldin: Goat Health Issues & Other Information

Mac Goats: Goat Information

Saanendoah: Goat Information

Maryland Small Ruminants: Information related to small ruminants

Tyny Goat Ranch: More Kidding Information (ligaments)

U Say Ranch: Lots of "HOW TO" information related to goats

updated: 7/18/08