Oklahoma Cooperative Extension

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Oklahoma Cooperative Extension Meat Goat Programs
Meat Goat Boot Camp
Basic Meat Goat Manual
OSU
Basic Meat Goat Education Program
A 3 day workshop utilizing a mixture of hands-on
activities and classroom exercises to teach
producers goat production practices. Activities
include Hoof Trimming Ear Tagging Aging
Goats Fecal Egg Counts Forage
Budgeting Business Planning Farm Tour Carcass
Evaluation Fencing Forage Testing Herd
Health Procedures Tattooing Goat
Selection Goat Marketing Goat
Nutrition Predator Control Birthing Neonatal
Care Pregnancy Checking FAMACHA
A multi-session workshop teaching basic skills
and knowledge needed to operate a meat goat
operation. The curriculum is based upon the
Oklahoma Basic Meat Goat manual.

• A comprehensive manual describing the basic
  concepts and knowledge needed to operate a
  successful meat goat operation.
• Chapters
• Fencing Housing Corrals
• Kidding Predator Control Herd Health
• Marketing Record Keeping Nutrition
• Bucks and Breeding Forage, Forbs Browse
• Meat Goat Selection Breeds of Meat Goats
• General Herd Management
• So You Want to Be A Goat Rancher
• Cost 10

• Participants receive
• Oklahoma Basic Meat Goat Manual
• Program CD
• Notebook
• Youth Component
• One day workshop
• Combines production with showing techniques.

For more information about goat programming,
please contact your county extension educator.
This material is based upon work supported by
USDA/CSREES under Award Number 2004-49200-06126