References
There are many books and other references on sheep and goat production and related topics. On this page, references are listed alphabetically according to subject matter: business and marketing, dairy, genetics and reproduction, goats, management, meat, miscellaneous, pasture, recipes, shearing, sheep, veterinary, wool, and youth. Unless otherwise noted, most of these references can be purchased from Amazon.com or similar web sites. Companies that sell sheep and goat supplies usually have books to sell. Some books may be available for check-out at local libraries or purchase from local book stores. Some books may be available for electronic download. Contact Susan Schoenian at sschoen@umd.edu to suggest or recommend additional resources.
This page was last updated on 21-Dec-2012.
Business and marketing
Building a Sustainable Business (2003)
by University of Minnesota
Farm Business Management (2010)
by Peter L. Nuthall
The Legal Guide to Direct Farm Marketing (1999)
by Neil D. Hamilton
The Organic Farmer's Business Handbook (2009)
by Richard Wiswall
Starting and Running Your Own Small Farm Business (2008)
by Sarah Beth Aubrey
Dairy
Dairy Sheep Nutrition (2004)
Edited by Giuseppe Pulina
Practical Sheep Dairying (1989)
Author: Olivia Mills
Publisher: Harper Collins
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 (1990)
Author: Jerry Belanger
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Raising Milk Goats Successfully (1986)
Author: Gail Luttmann
Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company
Sheep's Milk Cheeses (2010)
by Books LLC
The Small Dairy Resource Book (2000)
by Vicki Dunaway
The Smallstead Creamery Advisor (2010)
by Gianaclis Caldwell
Storey's Guide to Raising Dairy Goats (2000)
Authors: Jerome and Jerry Belanger
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Genetics and Reproduction
Controlled Reproduction in Sheep and Goats (1997)
Editor: Ian Gordon
Publisher: CABI
The Genetics of Sheep (1997)
Editor: Laurie Piper
Publisher: CABI
Author: Murray Long
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
Genetic Improvement of Cattle and Sheep (2000)
Author: Geoff Simm
Publisher: CABI
Reproduction in Domestic Ruminants V (2003)
Edited by BK Campbell, R Webb, H Dobson and C Doberska
Three Twice-a-Year Breeding Schedules in Four Breeds of Sheep (2010)
by Akin Pala
Goats
Angora Goat and Mohair Production (1993)
by Maurice Shelton
Angora Goats the Northern Way 5th edition (2005)
Author: Susan Black Drummond
Publisher: Stony Lonesome Farm
The Angora Goat: Its History, Management, and Diseases (1999)
Author: Stephanie Mitchum
Publisher: Crane Creek Publications
Complete Idiot's Guide to Raising Goats (2011)
Author: Ellie Winslow
Publisher: Alpha
Farming Meat Goats (2005)
Author: Barbara Vincent
Publisher: CSIRO Publishing
The Field Guide to Goats (2009)
Author: Cheryl Kimball
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Goats: A Guide to Management (1995)
Author: Patricia Ross
Publisher: Crowood Press
Goatkeeping 101 2nd edition (1999)
by Caprine Supply Company
Goat Farming (1992)
Author: Alan Mowlem
Publisher: Diamond Farm Book Publications
Goat Husbandry 5th edition (1996)
Author: David Mackenzie
Publisher: Faber and Faber
Goat Science and Production (2010)
Author: Sandra G. Solaiman
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Goats: Small-Scale Herding for Pleasure and Profit (2006)
Author: Sue Weaver
Publisher: Hobby Farm Press
How to Raise Goats (2009)
Author: Carol Amundson
Publisher: Voyageur Press
Meat Goat Production Handbook (2007) 
by Langston University
Buy from Langston University
Meat Goat Production and Marketing DVD (2005)
by Tony Nye, Ohio State University Extension
Meat Goats (1994)
by Alberta Agriculture, Food and Rural Development
The Meat Goats of Caston Creek (2007)
Author: Sylvia Tomlinson
Publisher: Redbud Publishing Company
Meat Goats: Their History, Management and Diseases (2000)
Author: Stephanie Mitchum
Publisher: Crane Creek Publications
The New Goat Handbook (1989)
by Ulrich Jaudas and Matthew M. Vriends
Practical Angora Goat Raising [Kindle edition] (2010)
Publisher: Quality Classics
Practical Goat Keeping (2001)
Author: Alan Mowlem
Publisher: Crowood Press
Raising Goats for Dummies (2010)
Author: Cheryl K. Smith
Publisher: For Dummies
Raising Goats: Easy Guide to Raising and Caring for Goats
[Kindle edition]
Author: anonymous
Raising Goats for Milk and Meat
by Heifer Project International
Raising Meat Goats for Profit (1999)
Author: Gail B. Bowman
Publisher: Bowman Communications
Pygmy Goats: Management and Veterinary Care (1996)
by Lorrie Boldrick and Lydia Hale
Storey's Guide to Raising Meat Goats, 2nd edition (2010)
Author: Maggie Sayer
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Management
Flock Management Guide [3 RING BINDER]
by Premier1Supplies
Goat Breeding and Kid Rearing [VIDEO]
by Dr. and Mrs. John Matthews
Goat Health and Husbandry [VIDEO]
by Dr. and Mrs. John Matthews
Goats: A Guide to Management (1995)
by Patricia Ross
Humane Livestock Handling (2008)
Author: Temple Grandin
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Lamb Problems: Detecting, Diagnosing, and Treating (1996)
Author: Laura Lawson
Publisher: T D F Publishing
Lamb Survival [DVD]
by David C. Henderson
Lambing Time Management [VIDEO]
by Don Bailey with Woody Lane
Livestock Care and General Management (books and DVDs)
from C.H.I.P.S. Online Book Store
Management Guidelines for Efficient Sheep Production (1993)
by G.E. Rickets
Managing Your Ewe (1997)
Author: Laura Lawson
Publisher: T D F Publishing
Manual of Lambing Techniques (2003)
Auhors: Agnes C. Winter and Cicely W. Hill
Publisher: Crowood Press
Organic Livestock Handbook (2004)
Edited by Anne Macy
Buy from Acres USA
Sheep Housing and Equipment Handbook (1994)
Authors: Harvey J. Hirning, Tim C. Faller, and Karl J. Hoppe
Publisher: Midwest Plan Service
Meat
Evaluation of Carcass and Meat Quality in Cattle and Sheep (2007)
EAAP Publication.
Edited by C. Lazzaroni, S. Gigli, and D. Gabina
Home Butchering and Meat Preservation (1986)
Geeta Dardick
How to Butcher Livestock and Game (2007)
Paul Peacock
Humane (Halal) On-farm Slaughter of Sheep and Goats [POSTER] (2003)
by Northeast Sheep and Goat Marketing Program
Purchase from www.sheepgoatmarketing.info
Meat Goat Selection, Carcass Evaluation, and Fabrication Guide (2007)
by Louisiana State University
Download, order, or purchase from Louisiana State University
Practice Lamb Carcass Judging [DVD]
Buy from eNasco
Quality and Grading of Carcasses of Meat Animals (1995)
by S. Morgan Jones
Miscellaneous
Beautiful Sheep: Portraits of Champion Breeds (2008)
by Kathryn Dun
Behind Chained Gates (2004)
by Moira Linaker
Goat Song: A Seasonal Life, A Short Story of Herding, and the Art of Making Cheese (2009)
by Brad Kessler
Mad Sheep: The True Story Behind the USDA's War on a Family Farm (2006)
by Linda Faillace
Sheep: Life on the South Dakota Range (1993)
by Archer B. Gilfillan
Sheep Wagon: Home on the Range (2001)
by Nancy Weidel
The Year of the Goat: 40,000 miles and the Quest for the Perfect Cheese (2007)
by Margaret Hathaway and Karl Schatz
Nutrition and Feeding
Basic Animal Nutrition and Feeding (2004)
Authors: Wilson Pond, David Church, Kevin Pond, and Patricia Schoknecht
Publisher: Wiley
Basic Livestock Nutrition [VIDEO]
Videotape training from C.H.I.P.S.
Dairy Goats, Feeding and Nutrition (2007)
by Antonello Cannas and Guiseppe Pulina
Nutrient Requirements of Sheep Sixth Edition (1985)
by National Research Council
Sheep Nutrition (2002)
Edited by M. Freer and H. Dove
Nutrient Requirements of Goats: Angora, Dairy, and Meat Goats in Temperate and Tropical Countries (1981)
by National Research Council
Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants: Sheep, Goats, Cervids, and New World Camelids (2007)
Authors: Committee on the Nutrient Requirements of Small Ruminants, National Research Council
Publisher: National Academies Press
Mineral Tolerance of Domestic Animals 2nd Revised Edition (2005)
by National Research Council
Livestock Feeds and Feeding 6th edition (2009)
Author: Richard Kellems and David Church
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Diet for Wethers (2001)
Author: Carolyn Eddy
Publisher: Eagle Creek Packgoats
Pasture
All Flesh is Grass: Pleasures and Promises of Pasture Farming (2004)
Author: Gene Logsdon
Publisher: Swallow Press
Forage Identification [CD-ROM]
by Oregon State University
Purchase from Oregon State University
Forages: An Introduction to Grassland Agriculture (2003)
Editor: Robert F. Barnes
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Grasses: An Identification Guide (1992)
by Lauren Brown
Grazing Management 2nd Edition (2006)
by John F. Vallentine
Greener Pasture on Your Side of the Fence: Better Farming with Voisin Management-Intensive Grazing (1999)
by Bill Murphy
More Sheep, More Grass, More Money (1997)
Author: Peter Schroeder
Publisher: Ramshead Publishing Ltd.
Pasture Management (1997)
Author: Rick Bickford
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Pasture Management Guide for Livestock Producers
by Iowa State University
Purchase from Iowa State Extension Online Store
Pasture Production and Management (1998)
Authors: J.M. Scott and J.V. Lovett
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Prevention of of Plant Poisonings in Livestock and Pets [CD-ROM]
by VA-MD Regional College of Veterinary Medicine
Buy from VA Tech.
Quality Pasture: How to Create It, Manage It & Profit from It (1995)
Author: Allan Nation
Publisher: Green Park Press
Small Scale Livestock Farming: A Grass-based Approach (1999)
Author: Carol Ekarius
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Southern Forages 4th Edition (2007)
Authors: Don Ball, C .S. Hoveland, and G.D. Lacefield
Publisher: IPNI
Targeted Grazing Handbook (2006)
by American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)
Download from ASI
Recipes
Getting Your Goat: The Gourmet Guide (2009)
Authors: Patricia Moore, Jill Charlotte Stanford, and Susan Koch
Publisher: Evertype
Goat: Meat, Milk, Cheese (2011)
Authors: Bruce Weinstein and Mark Scarbrough
Publisher: Stewart, Tabori, and Chang
Lamb Recipes (2010)
by Edwin Perkins
Shearing
Sheep Shearing Techniques [VIDEO]
by Oster Professional Products
Sheep Shearing Equipment Maintenance [VIDEO]
by Oster Professional Products
Shearing [Poster]
by Premier Sheep Supplies
Purchase from Premier
Sheep
Beginner's Shepherd Manual (1997)
by Barbara Smith, Mark Aseltine, and Gerald Kennedy
British Sheep Breeds (1999)
by Elizabeth Henson
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)
Author: Philip Hasheider
Publisher: Voyageur Press
An Introduction to Keeping Sheep (1996)
Authors: Jane Upton and Dennis Soden
Publisher: Good Life Press
Living with Sheep: Everything You Need to
Know to Raise Your Own Flock (2005)
Authors: Geoff Hansen and Chuck Wooster
Publisher: Lyons Press
The Modern Shepherd (2002)
by Dave Brown and Sam Meadowcraft
Practical Sheep Keeping (1998)
Author: Kim Cardell
Publisher: Crowood Press
Raising Healthy Sheep 2nd edition (2008)
Authors: Cleon Kimberling DVM and Gerilyn Parsons
Publisher: Christian Veterinary Mission
Raising Sheep the Modern Way (rev. 1993)
Author: Paula Simmons
Publisher: Garden Way Publishing/Storey Publishing, LLC
The Sheep Book: For Small Holders (2010)
Author: Tim Tyne
Publisher: Good Life Press
The Sheep Book:
Handbook for the Modern Shepherd, Revised and Updated (2001)
Authors: Ron Parker and Garrison Keillor (contributor)
Publisher: Swallow Press
Sheep for Beginners (2003)
Author: Nigel Woodrup
Publisher: Gold Cockerel Books
Sheep Production Handbook Volume 7 - includes CD-ROM (2002)
by American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)
Purchase from ASI
Sheep Raisers Manual (1984)
Author: William K. Kruesi
Publisher: Williamson Publishing Company
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.
Sheep and Wool Production (1998)
Authors: David Crean and Geoff Bastian
Publisher: Butterworth-Heinemann
Sheep and Wool Science, Production, and Management (1998)
Authors: M.P. Botkin, Ray Field, and C. Leroy Johnson
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Sheep and Goat Science 6th Edition (1998)
Author: M.E. Ensminger
Publisher: Prentice Hall
Sheep: Small Scale Sheep Keeping for Pleasure and Profit (2005)
Hobby Farms. by Sue Weaver
Small Scale Sheep Keeping (1997)
by Jeremy Hunt
Sheep Production Series [5 VIDEOS] (1988-1993)
Sheep Breeds Directory
by American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)
Purchase from ASI
Sheep Breeds [Poster]
by American Sheep Industry Association
Purchase from ASI
Showing Sheep: For Pleasure or Profit (2008)
Author: Sue Kendrick
Publisher: Good Life Press
Showing Sheep: Selecting, Raising, Fitting, and Showing Guide (1994)
Author: Laura Lawson
Publisher: LDF Publications
Storey's Barn Guide to Raising Sheep (2006)
Publisher: Storey Publishing LLC
Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep (2000)
Authors: Paula Simmons and Carol Ekarius
Publisher: Storey Publishing LLC
Veterinary
Diseases of the Goat (2009)
Author: John Matthews
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Diseases of Sheep (2007)
Editor: Ian Aitken
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Goat Health and Welfare: A Veterinary Guide (2006)
Author: David Harwood
Publisher: Crowood Press Ltd.
Goat Health Care (2009)
Author: Cheryl Smith
Publisher: Karmadillo Press
Goat Health Handbook (1983)
Author: Thomas R. Thedford, DVM
Publisher: Winrock International
Goats: Homeopathic Remedies (2004)
Author: George MacLeod
Publisher: C.W. Daniel Company
Goat Medicine (1994, 2nd edition 2009)
Authors: Mary C. Smith and David M. Sherman
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
The Goatkeepers Veterinary Book (1999)
Author: Peter Dunn
Publisher: Diamond Farm Book Publications
The Happy Goat - Hoof Care
by Hoegger Goat Supply
Homeopathy in Organic Livestock Production (2010)
Author: Glen Dupree D.V.M.
Publisher: Acres USA
Keeping Livestock Healthy: A Veterinary Guide to Horses,
Cattle, Pigs, Goats & Sheep 4th edition (2001)
by N. Bruce Haynes and Robert F. Kahrs
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Manual of Sheep Diseases (2002)
Authors: J.C. Hindson and Agnes Winter
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Merck Veterinary Manual 10th Edition (2010)
Editors: Cynthia M. Kahn and Scott Line
Publisher: Merck
Natural Goat Care (2001)
Author: Pat Coleby
Publisher: Acres USA
Natural Sheep Care (2006)
Author: Pat Coleby
Publisher: Acres USA
Practical Lambing and Care: A Veterinary Guide (2004)
Authors: Andrew Eales, John Small, and Colin Macaldowie
Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
Producing Consumer Products from Sheep: The Sheep
Safety and Quality Assurance Program (1995)
by ASI and Colorado State University
Order from ASI.
Sheep Ailments: Recognition and Treatment (rev. 2001)
Author: Eddie Straiton (the original TV vet)
Publisher: Diamond Farm Book Publications
Sheep Diseases (2010) 
by Philip R. Scott
Sheep Disease Management 3rd edition (1994)
Author: Norman Gates
Publisher: News-Review Publishing Co.
Sheep and Goat Medicine (2001)
Author: David C. Pugh
Publisher: Saunders
The Sheep Keeper's Veterinary Handbook (1999)
Authors: Judith Charnley and Agnes C. Winter
Publisher: Crowood Press
Small Ruminant Production Medicine and Management (2004)
[3-Ring Binder and CD-ROM]
Authors: Cody Faerber, Lyle McNeal, Robert Harding, Kevin Hill, J.D. Bobb, Scott Horner, Jonathon Merriam, and S. Mario Durrant
Publisher: Animal Health Publications
The Veterinary Book for Sheep Farmers (2002)
Author: David C. Henderson
Publisher: Diamond Farm Books Publications
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
Veterinary Guide for Animal Owners (2001)
by C.E. Spaulding and Jackie Clay
Veterinary Drug Handbook (Pocket Edition) (2002)
by Donald C. Plumb
Veterinary Clinical Parasitology 6th edition (1995)
Authors: Margaret W. Sloss
Publisher: Iowa State University Press
Veterinary Parasitology Reference Manual (2001)
by William Foreyt
Wool
In Sheep's Clothing: A Handspinner's Guide to Wool (2003)
by Nola Fournier and Jane Fournier
Turning Wool Into a Cottage Industry (1991)
by Paula Simmons
Wool DVD
by American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)
Purchase from ASI
Wool Fast Fact Sheets
by American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)
Purchase from ASI
Wool Improvement Bulletins
by American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)
Purchase from ASI
Wool: Science and Technology (2002)
by W.S. Simpson and Geoff Crawshaw
Youth
Goat Resource Handbook
by Ohio State University
Buy from Ohio State University
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
Sheep Reporter (rev. 2007)
by American Sheep Industry Association (ASI)
Purchase from ASI
Sheep Resource Handbook for Market and Breeding Projects
by Ohio State University
Buy from Ohio State University
Your Goats: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing (1993)
Author: Gail Damerow
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC
Your Sheep: A Kid's Guide to Raising and Showing (1992)
Authors: Paula Simmons and Darrell Salsbury
Publisher: Storey Publishing, LLC