Saturday 30 October 2010

More Dairy Goat Stuff

Something that I have learned through these early days of goat ownership is that it is a very good idea to become a member of a local group relating to the animal that you are responsible for. The benefit of being a member of such an organisation is that you have ready access to a wealth of knowledge that has been grown over a much longer time than you have. This includes access to information on breeds, value adding the produce of your livestock, access to other breeders and members as well as tools and equipment that you would not normally have access to.

For example, Shelley Johnson provided us with a copy of her booklet “Dairy Goats in the 21st Century” – taking goat owners from your “L” plates to your “P” plates. This booklet contains an enormous wealth of well considered and accurate information about raising dairy goats in the southern hemisphere.

As I have very little experience with goats and with goat ownership I have found that becoming a member of the Tasmanian branch of the Dairy Goat Society of Australia is very high on my list of priorities.

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