Get Goating!
In the Dairy Goat Project, youth will:
•Discover opportunities in the dairy goat industry by selecting a project goat, raising it, developing their own herd, and exploring careers in the industry
•Learn how to make products such as soap and cheese
•Understand the nutritive value of dairy products and promote their use
•Acquire skills in dairy goat production through ownership and care of dairy goats
•Learn marketing, processing, distribution, consumption, and use of dairy products
.
The camp serves as an introduction to dairy goats and showmanship. Participants can (and should!) continue their project throughout the year.
Starting Out
Learning More
Expanding Horizons
•Know your dairy goat breeds
•Select your animal
•Identify parts of the animal
•Learn to evaluate your animal
•Feed your animal
•Demonstrate multiple showing
techniques
•Grooming your animal
•Keep cost expense records
•Research on where to find
answers to all your dairy
questions
•Showmanship techniques
•Ramp up your judging skills
•Make ethical decisions
•Identify a sick animal, how to
treat it, and future prevention
•Understand medication uses,
storage, administering of
medication and how it relates
to food safety
•Learn appropriate handling
techniques and housing of
dairy goats
•Evaluate feed quality and how
it affects digestion
•Find a career in goat
production
•Learn body condition scoring
•Debate animal welfare issues
•Use records to make
management decisions
•Investigate signs and causes of
mastitis
•Balance a goat ration
•Learn about breeding and
reproduction techniques
•Promote the dairy industry
•Explore different career
opportunities