Goats
Description
Dairy Goats and Meat Goats are statewide 4-H projects. They feature
curriculum that will guide you through the project. For a copy contact
your County 4-H Office or order online at: Extension
Publications.
Dairy Goats 1
This revised beginning project is aimed at grades 3-5. Whether you own a dairy goat or are just curious about goats, these activities provide enjoyable, hands-on experiences to introduce you to goats. Emphasis is on selection, feeding, management, fitting, showing, and responsible goat ownership.
BU8352, Getting Your Goat
Dairy Goats 2
This revised intermediate project is aimed at grades 6-8 who own a goat. Explore how to keep your goat healthy, feed it for maximum production, prepare for kidding, develop judging skills, milk a goat properly, and more. Exciting activities for teams and individuals are included.
BU8353, Stepping Out
Dairy Goats 3
This revised advanced project is aimed at grades 9-12 who own a goat. Delve into genetics, careers, national industry issues, diseases, biosecurity, body condition scoring, linear appraisal, breeding programs, pedigrees, dystocia, quality assurance, and leadership opportunities.
BU8354, Showing the Way
Dairy Goats Leader
BU8355, Dairy Goat Helper’s Guide
Meat Goats 1
This beginning project is aimed at grades 3-4. It’s not necessary that you own a meat goat to get started. Activities include identifying meat goat breeds, identifying parts of a meat goat, selecting a good project animal, feeding and caring for goats, designing a safe goat facility, developing a budget for a meat goat project, preparing a goat for show, exhibiting good sportsmanship in the ring, keeping records on your project animal, comparing meat and dairy goats, and more.
BU7909, Just Browsing
Meat Goats 2
This intermediate project is aimed at grades 5-7. Learn to recognize meat goat diseases, select a veterinarian, select foundation breeding stock, protect meat goats from poisonous plants and predators, evaluate the body condition of your project animal, handle manure properly, understand the reproductive cycle of goats, keep animal records, fit and show meat goats, and more.
BU7910, Get Growing with Meat Goats
Meat Goats 3
This advanced project is aimed at grades 8-12. Learn to control goat parasites and reproductive diseases, understand biosecurity and prevention measures, organize a goat judging clinic, choose sires to improve your meat goat herd, formulate rations for your project animal, evaluate goat pastures, understand and practice livestock show ethics, study land use issues, educate the public about meat goats, learn about marketing meat goat products, and more.
BU7911, Meating the Future
Meat Goats Leader
BU7912, Meat Goat Helper’s Guide
4H500, I’m a 4-H Project Leader. Now What Do I Do?
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Events
Want to learn more about Goats? Try the links below.
Goats Project Training
Many counties hold local training for members and leaders in
their favorite project areas, including goats. Watch your county
4-H Family newsletter or contact your county Extension office for
details.
Wisconsin 4-H and Youth
Conference
If you’re in grades 8-10, check out the next Wisconsin
4-H and Youth Conference, scheduled each June at the UW-Madison
campus. The conference offers educational seminars in most areas
of 4-H. Contact your county Extension office for details.
Wisconsin State Fair
Annual 11-day event held in August at State Fair Park, West
Allis, WI.
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County Fair
The county fair . . . what a great time it is! Every summer, families
flock to county fairs to see the latest 4-H project exhibits. Exhibiting
is a fun and educational way for youth to showcase their project
work to judges and to the public.
Judging materials are supported by Bill Shaw in memory of his wife, Shirley
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Related Links
There’s so much more to learn in the 4-H Goat Projects. Just
follow these links!
American Boer Goat Association
Site is committed to seeing the meat goat industry in general,
and the Boer goat breed in particular, established as a respected
and profitable component of mainstream North American agriculture.
American Kiko Goat Association
Site aims to draw together in one place comprehensive written
material relating to the Kiko goat and the outcomes of crossbreeding
programs.
American Meat Goat Association
Site promotes meat goats as a viable source of long-term, stable
income in agricultural operations; to establish group breeding plans
for the improvement of meat goats; and to enhance consumer demand
at the retail level.
International Fainting
Goat Association
Site includes information on registration, pedigree documentation,
and links that educate the public about the uniqueness of the breed.
National 4-H Curriculum
Visit this site for updated National 4-H Curriculum information including new titles. Purchase curricula by accessing the online order form.
National
4-H Cooperative Curriculum System: Meat Goats
Here you will find the latest national 4-H curriculum for the
4-H Meat Goats Project.
Oconto County 4-H Project Resources
This web site provides links for many animal science projects
including links for fun project ideas on goats.
UW-Madison
Steenbock Library Resource Guide: Goats
Guide to links for many goats-related sites.
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Project Support
For more information on the 4-H Goat Projects, contact the following:
Cooperative Extension
Media Collection
This lending library features several resources on dairy goats.
UW-Extension County 4-H
Offices
This is your link to a list of Wisconsin County Extension Offices.
Select the county of your choice.
UW-Extension
State Dairy Goats Specialist: Ted Halbach
UW-Extension
State Meat Goats Specialist: Bernie O'Rourke
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Application for Registration as a Registered Judge for Wisconsin Fairs