This is a presentation by David Sparks, D.V.M., from a 2011 meat goat field day, covering the growing problem of dewormer resistance in the barber pole worm, and a monitoring-based strategy for managing this meat goat parasite based on the FAMACHA system of eye-color scoring.

This is a presentation by David Sparks, D.V.M., from the 2008 Future Farms conference. It makes an economic case for adding goats to existing cattle operations, and addresses diet, predator control, fencing, and parasite management.

This NRCS fact sheet was used as a handout in the Oklahoma Beginning Farmer & Rancher program.

This presentation by Chris Rice, from the Oklahoma Beginning Farmer and Rancher Program, discusses the management of forage for grazing animals on the small acreages typical of many Oklahoma farms. It uses the example of “Old McDaniel’s farm” to illustrate considerations a new rancher (or an existing rancher on newly acquired land) would face when…

This presentation discusses the management of goat reproduction to maximize profits.