Sheep and Goat References

Sheep

Beginner's Shepherd Manual
by Barbara Smith, Mark Aseltine, and Gerald Kennedy
Buy from Premier1, Pipestone Vet.

British Sheep Breeds (1999)
by Elizabeth Henson
Buy from Amazon.

Handbook for Raising Small Numbers of Sheep 3rd edition (rev. 2002)
by University of California Davis
Buy from UC-Davis.

How to Raise Sheep (2009)
by Philip Hasheider
Buy from Amazon.com or Voyageur Press.

An Introduction to Keeping Sheep (1996)
by Jane Upton and Dennis Soden
Buy from Sheepman Supply, Diamond Farms, Amazon, Voyageur Press.

Living with Sheep: Everything You Need to Know to Raise Your Own Flock (2005)
by Geoff Hansen and Chuck Wooster
Buy from Amazon, Back 40 Books.

The Modern Shepherd
by Dave Brown and Sam Meadowcraft
Buy from Amazon, Sheepman Supply, Back 40 Books.

National Sheep Database [CD-ROM]
by USDA - Agricultural Databases for Decision Support
Buy from ADDS.

Practical Sheep Keeping (1998)
by Kim Cardell
Buy from Amazon.

Raising Sheep the Modern Way (rev. 1993)
by Paula Simmons
Buy from Amazon.

The Sheep Book: For Small Holders (2010)
by Tim Tyne
Buy from Amazon.com or Voyageur Press.

Sheep Production Handbook Volume 7 (2002) -- now includes a CD-ROM
by American Sheep Industry Association
Buy from ASI, Premier1, Mid-States Woolgrowers, Amazon.

Sheep Raisers Manual (1984)
by William K. Kruesi
Buy from Amazon, Sheep! Magazine.

The Sheep Book: A Handbook for the Modern Shepherd (2001)
by Ron Parker
Buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Premier1.

Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep (2000)
by Paula Simmons and Carol Ekarius
Buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Sheepman Supply, Mid-States Woolgrowers, Diamond Farms, Caprine Supply, Hoegger, Sheep! Magazine.

Small Scale Sheep Keeping (1997)
by Jeremy Hunt
Buy from Amazon.

Sheep: Everything About Housing, Care, Feeding, and Sicknesses/Special Chapter: Milking and What to Do With the Milk, Shearing and Processing the Wool (1989)
by Hans Alfred Muller et al.
Buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble.

Sheep and Wool Production (1998)
by David Crean and Geoff Bastian
Buy from Amazon.

Sheep and Wool Science, Production, and Management (1998)
by Ray Field et al.
Buy from Amazon.

Sheep and Goat Science 6th Edition (1998)
by M.E. Ensminger
Buy from Amazon.

Sheep Production Series [5 VIDEOS] (1988-1993)
buy from eNasco.

Sheep Breeds Directory
by American Sheep Industry Association
Buy from ASI.

Sheep Breeds [Poster]
by American Sheep Industry Association
Buy from ASI.

Showing Sheep: For Pleasure or Profit
by Sue Kendrick
Buy from Amazon.com or Voyageur Press.

Storey's Barn Guide to Raising Sheep (2006)
by Storey Publishing LLC
Buy from Amazon.

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Goats

Angora Goat and Mohair Production (1993)
by Maurice Shelton
Buy from Amazon.

Angora Goats the Northern Way
by Susan Black Drummond
Buy from Sheepman Supply, Premier1, Caprine Supply, Hoegger.

The Angora Goat: Its History, Management, and Diseases (1999)
by Stephanie Mitchum
Buy from Hoegger.

The Field Guide to Goats
by Cheryl Kimball
Buy from Amazon.com or Voyageur Press.

Goatkeeping 101 2nd edition (1999)
by Caprine Supply Company
Buy from Caprine Supply, Springcreek, Sheepman Supply, Hoegger.

Goat Farming (1992)
by Alan Mowlem
Buy from Amazon, Sheepman Supply, Hoegger, Back 40 Books.

Goat Husbandry 5th edition (1996)
by David Mackenzie
Buy from Amazon, Hoegger.

How to Raise Goats (2009)
by Carol Amundson
Buy from Amazon.com or Voyageur Press.

Meat Goat Production Handbook (2007)
by Langston University
Buy from Langston University

Meat Goat Production Handbook and DVD
by Tony Nye, Ohio State University Extension
buy from Back 40 Books.

Meat Goats (1994)
by Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
Order from AGBA.

The Meat Goats of Caston Creek (1999)
by Sylvia Tomlinson
Buy from Rebud Publishing, Hoegger, Premier1.

Meat Goats: Their History, Management and Diseases (2000)
by Stephanie Mitchum
Buy from Amazon, Hoegger, Premier1.

The New Goat Handbook (1989)
by Ulrich Jaudas and Matthew M. Vriends
Buy from Amazon.

Raising Goats for Milk and Meat
by Heifer Project International
Buy from Caprine Supply, Hoegger.

Raising Meat Goats for Profit (1999)
by Gail B. Bowman
Buy from Amazon, Mid-States Woolgrowers, Caprine Supply, Springcreek, Diamond Farms, Hoegger, Back 40 Books.

Pygmy Goats: Management and Veterinary Care (1996)
by Lorrie Boldrick and Lydia Hale
Buy from Amazon.

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Management

Flock Management Guide [3 RING BINDER]
by Premier1Supplies
Buy from Premier1.

Goat Breeding and Kid Rearing [VIDEO]
by Dr. and Mrs. John Matthews
Buy from Hoegger, Sheepman Supply, Diamond Farms.

Goat Health and Husbandry [VIDEO]
by Dr. and Mrs. John Matthews
Buy from Hoegger, Diamond Farms, Hoegger.

Goats: A Guide to Management (1995)
by Patricia Ross
Buy from Amazon.

Humane Livestock Handling (2008)
by Temple Grandin
Buy from Amazon.

Lambing Time Management [VIDEO]
by Don Bailey with Woody Lane
Buy from Mid-States Woolgrowers, Sheepman Supply.

Lamb Survival [VIDEO]
by David C. Henderson
Buy from Sheepman Supply, Diamond Farms.

Management Guidelines for Efficient Sheep Production (1993)
by G.E. Rickets
Buy from Amazon, Missouri Extension.

Organic Livestock Handbook
Edited by Anne Macy
Buy from Acres USA.

Procedures for Evaluatian Predation of Livestock and Wildlife (1993)
by Dale Wade and James Bowns
Buy from Texas A&M.

Sheep Books - Managing Your Ewe, Lamb Problems, Showing Sheep and More
by Laura Lawson
Buy from Amazon, Sheepbooks, Sheepman Supply, Sheep! Magazine

Sheep Management Practices 1 and 2 [VIDEO]
Videotape training from C.H.I.P.S.
Buy from Chips Books.

Using Livestock Protection Collars [VIDEO]
by Dale Rollins
Buy from Texas A&M.

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Dairying

Dairy Sheep Nutrition (2005)
Edited by G. Pulina
Buy from Amazon, CABI Publishing.

Practical Sheep Dairying (1989)
by Olivia Mills
Buy from Amazon.

Principles of Sheep Dairying in North America [CD-ROM]
University of Wisconsin-Madison Extension Services
Buy from University of Wisconsin

Raising Milk Goats the Modern Way
Buy from Amazon, Springcreek.

Raising Milk Goats Successfully (1986)
by Gail Luttmann
Buy from Amazon, Caprine Supply, Hoegger.

The Small Dairy Resource Book (2000)
by Vicki Dunaway
Buy from SARE, Hoegger, Acres USA.

Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats (2000)
by Jerome and Jerry Belanger
Buy from Amazon, Caprine Supply, Hoegger, Back 40 Books.

Cheese books available from Hoegger Goat Supply.

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Genetics and Reproduction

Basic Animal Reproduction [CD-ROM]
Animal Science Reference from C.H.I.P.S.
Buy from Chips Books.

Controlled Reproduction in Sheep and Goats (1997)
Edited by Ian Gordon
Buy from Amazon.

The Genetics of Sheep (1997)
Edited by Laurie Piper
Buy from Amazon.

Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Sheep (2000)
by Geoff Simm
Buy from Amazon, CABI Publishing.

Reproduction in Domestic Ruminants V (2003)
Edited by BK Campbell, R Webb, H Dobson and C Doberska
Buy from Amazon.

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Veterinary

Diseases of the Goat (2009)
by John Matthews
Buy from Amazon, Caprine Supply, Hoegger

Diseases of Sheep (2007)
Edited by W. B. Martin and I.D. Aitken
Buy from Amazon.

Goat Medicine (1994, 2nd edition 2009)
by Mary C. Smith and David M. Sherman
Buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Caprine Supply, Hoegger.

Goat Health Handbook
by Thomas R. Thedford, DVM
Buy from Caprine Supply, Springcreek, Sheepman Supply, Hoegger.

Goats: Homeopathic Remedies (2004)
by George MacLeod
Buy from Amazon.

The Goatkeepers Veterinary Book (1999)
by Peter Dunn
Buy from Amazon, Caprine Supply, Hoegger, Premier1.

The Happy Goat - Hoof Care
by Hoegger Goat Supply
Buy from Hoegger.

Keeping Livestock Healthy: A Veterinary Guide to Horses, Cattle, Pigs, Goats & Sheep (1994)
by N. Bruce Haynes and Robert F. Kahrs
Buy from Amazon.

Manual of Sheep Diseases (2002)
by J.C. Hindson et al.
Buy from Amazon.

Merck Veterinary Manual 8th Edition (1998)
Edited by Susan E. Aiello and Asa Mays
Buy from Amazon, Hoegger, Sheep! Magazine.

Natural Goat Care (2001)
by Pat Coleby
Buy from Acres USA, Amazon.

Natural Sheep Care (2006)
by Pat Coleby
Buy from Acres USA, Amazon.

Producing Consumer Products from Sheep: The Sheep Safety and Quality Assurance Program (1995)
by ASI and Colorado State University
Order from ASI.

Sheep Ailments (TV Sheep Book)
by Eddie Straiton
Buy from Sheepman Supply, Premier1, AllBookstores, Back 40 Books.

Sheep Disease Management 3rd edition
by Norman Gates
Buy from Amazon, Pipestone Vet, Sheep! Magazine.

Sheep and Goat Medicine (2001)
Edited by David C. Pugh
Buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble, Pipestone Vet, Caprine Supply.

Small Ruminant Production Medicine and Management [3-Ring Binder and CD-ROM]
by InfoVets
Buy from Infovets, Sheepman Supply, CMS Ohio State, eNasco.

The Veterinary Book for Sheep Farmers (2000)
by David C. Henderson
Buy from Amazon, Sheepman Supply, Pipestone Vet, Premier1, Diamond Farms, Sheep! Magazine.

Veterinary Medicine: A Textbook of the Diseases of Cattle, Sheep, Pigs, Goats and Horses 9th Edition (2000)
by O.M. Radostits, C. Gay, D. Blood, and K. Hindchchiff
Buy from Amazon.

Veterinary Guide for Animal Owners (2001)
by C.E. Spaulding and Jackie Clay
Buy from Amazon.

Veterinary Drug Handbook (Pocket Edition) (2002)
by Donald C. Plumb
Buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble.

Veterinary Clinical Parasitology (1994)
by Margaret W. Sloss
Buy from Amazon.

Veterinary Parasitology Reference Manual (2001)
by William Foreyt
Buy from Amazon.

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Housing and Fencing

Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook
by Midwest Plan Service
Buy from Pipestone Vet, Mid-States Woolgrowers.

Electric Fencing: Do It Right Book
by Bob Kingsberry
Buy from PBS Animal Health.

Building Small Barns, Sheds, and Shelters (1982)
by Monte Burch
Buy from Amazon, Caprine Supply, Hoegger, Mid-States Woolgrowers, Sheep! Magazine.

Fences for Pastures & Garden (1992)
by Gail Damerow
Buy from Amazon, Caprine Supply, Hoegger, Mid-States Woolgrowers, Sheep! Magazine.

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Nutrition

Basic Livestock Nutrition [VIDEO]
Videotape training from C.H.I.P.S.
Buy from Chips Books.

Nutrient Requirements of Sheep Sixth Edition (1985)
by National Research Council
Buy from NAP, Amazon.

Sheep Nutrition (2002)
Edited by M. Freer and H. Dove
Buy from Amazon.

Nutrient Requirements of Goats: Angora, Dairy, and Meat Goats in Temperate and Tropical Countries (1981)
by National Research Council
Buy from NAP, Amazon, Caprine Supply, Hoegger.

Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants: Sheep, Goats, Cervids, and New World Camelids (2006)
by Committee on the Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants, National Research Council
Buy from National Academies Press, Amazon.

Mineral Tolerance of Domestic Animals 2nd Revised Edition (2005)
by National Research Council
Buy from NAP.

Livestock Feeds and Feeding 5th edition (2001)
by Richard Kellems and David Church
Buy from Amazon.

Diet for Wethers
by Carolyn Eddy
Buy from Caprine Supply.

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Pasture Management

Pasture Management Guide
by Iowa State University
Buy from Premier1, Iowa State.

Targeted Grazing Handbook (2006)
by American Sheep Industry Association
Order from American Sheep Industry Association

Southern Forages 3rd Edition (2002)
by Don Ball et al.
Buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble.

Grazing Management 2nd Edition (2006)
by John F. Vallentine
Buy from Amazon.

Forages: An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture (2003)
Edited by Robert F. Barnes
Buy from Amazon, Barnes & Noble.

Grasses: An Identification Guide (1992)
by Lauren Brown
Buy from Amazon.

Greener Pasture on Your Side of the Fence: Better Farming with Voisin Management-Intensive Grazing (1999)
by Bill Murphy
Buy from Amazon.

More Sheep, More Grass, More Money
by Peter Schroeder
Buy from Premier1.

Forage Identification [CD-ROM]
by Oregon State University
Buy from Oregon State.

Prevention of of Plant Poisonings in Livestock and Pets [CD-ROM]
by VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Buy from VA Tech.

Pasture Management (1997)
by Rick Bickford
Buy from Barnes & Noble.

Quality Pasture: How to Create It, Manage It & Profit from It (1995)
by Allan Nation
Buy from Amazon.

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Shearing

Sheep Shearing Techniques [VIDEO]
by Oster Professional Products
Buy form Sheepman Supply, Mid-States Woolgrowers.

Sheep Shearing Equipment Maintenance [VIDEO]
by Oster Professional Products
Buy from Sheepman Supply, Mid-States Woolgrowers.

Shearing [Poster]
by Premier1Supplies
Buy from Premier1.

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Wool

In Sheep's Clothing: A Handspinner's Guide to Wool (2003)
Buy from Amazon.

Turning Wool Into a Cottage Industry (1991)
by Paula Simmons
Buy from Amazon.

Wool Fast Fact Sheets
by ASI
Buy or download from ASI.

Wool Improvement Bulletins
by ASI
Buy or download from ASI.

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Youth

Sheep Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding Projects
by Ohio State University
Buy from CMS Ohio State.

Your Goats: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing (1993)
by Gail Damerow
Buy from Amazon, Sheepman Supply, Caprine Supply, Mid-States Woolgrowers, Back 40 Books.

Your Sheep: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing (1992)
by Paula Simmons and Darrell Salsbury
Buy from Amazon, Sheepman Supply, Mid-States Woolgrowers, Sheep! Magazine, Back 40 Books.

National 4-H Curriculm - Sheep
Lambs, Rams, and You; Shear Delight; Leading the Flock; Sheep Helper's Guide; Lamb Pattern.
Buy from 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System.

National 4-H Curriculum - Meat Goats (2003)
Just Browsing, Growing Meat Goats, Meating the Future, Meat Goat Helper's Guide, Kid Pattern
Buy from 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System.

National 4-H Curriculum - Dairy Goats
Getting Your Goat, Stepping Out, Showing the Way, Dairy Goat Helper's Guide
Buy from 4-H Cooperative Curriculum System.

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Marketing and Business Management

Humane (Halal) On-farm Slaughter of Sheep and Goats [POSTER] (2003)
by Northeast Sheep and Goat Marketing Program
Buy from www.sheepgoatmarketing.info.

Practice Lamb Carcass Judging [VIDEO]
Buy from eNasco.

Meat Goat Selection, Carcass Evaluation, and Fabrication Guide (2007)
by Louisiana State University
Download low resolution copy [PDF]
Order/buy multiple copies from LSU Ag Center

The Legal Guide to Direct Farm Marketing (1999)
by Neil D. Hamilton
Buy from Drake University, Growing for Market.

Building a Sustainable Business: A Guide to Developing a Business Plan for Farms and Rural Businesses (2003)
by University of Minnesota
Buy from SARE, University of Minnesota, Acres USA.

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