Web Resources
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American Consortium for Small Ruminant Parasite Control
American Dairy Goat Association
Boer Goat Association of North Carolina
International Goat Association
National Sustainable Agriculture Information Service – ATTRA
- NC Choices is a CEFS initiative that promotes the advancement of local, niche and pasture-based meat supply chains
North Carolina 4-H Youth & Livestock
North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
- Powell Livestock-Smithfield Goat Auction (1st & 3rd Wed)
- Carolina Stockyards-Siler City Auction (Friday)
- WNC Regional Livestock Center-Canton Auction (Monday)
- USDA Live Goat Grades
- Marketing – Goat & Sheep inventory
- Meat & Poultry Division
- Veterinary Division
DAIRY
- A Guide for Starting a Commercial Goat Dairy
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
FORAGES
- NCSU Forage & Grassland Program
- North Carolina Department of Agriculture & Consumer Services
LIVESTOCK BREEDS
Goats, along with sheep, were among the earliest domesticated animals. Goat remains have been found at archaeological sites in western Asia, such as Jericho, Choga, Mami, Djeitun and Cayonu, which allows domestication of the goats to be dated at between 6000 and 7000 B.C.
POISONOUS PLANTS
- Poisonous Plants to Livestock and Pets in North Carolina – NCSU
- Poisonous Plants Informational Database – Cornell University
OTHER IMPORTANT SITES
- Carolina Farm Stewardship Association, Pittsboro NC
- Organic Growers School | Providing Organic and Sustainable Education to the Southern Appalachian since 1993
- Rural Advancement Foundation International (RAFI-USA), Pittsboro NC
- The Livestock Conservancy, Pittsboro NC
