Story: Goats and goat farming

Page 7 – External links and sources

More links and websites

  • Dairy Goat Co-operative

    The Dairy Goat Co-operative is a farmer-owned co-operative. Their site includes history and information on farming dairy goats in New Zealand.

  • Goat information

    This page on the Meat & Wool New Zealand site links to information about meat and fibre production from goats.

  • Goats

    This page on the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry site has information and links about goat farming.

  • Mohair

    This page on the Ministry of Agriculture and Forestry site has information and links about fibre production from angora goats.

  • New Zealand Dairy Goat Breeders Association

    Information about breeding dairy goats in New Zealand.

  • Rare and minority livestock breeds in New Zealand

    This site has information on a number of rare goat breeds, including Arapawa and sable goats.

More suggestions and sources

    • Batten, Garrick. Goat cashmere: producing the finest fibre from New Zealand goats. Invercargill: New Zealand Cashmere Association, 2003.

    • Batten, Garrick. Simply goats: making more money from your farm with meat goats. Wellington: Meat NZ Goat Council, 2000.

    • Donne, T. E. The game animals of New Zealand: an account of their introduction, acclimatization, and development. Christchurch, Kiwi, 2000 (originally published 1924).

    • Thomson, G. M. The naturalisation of plants and animals in New Zealand. London: Cambridge University Press, 1922.

    • Yerex, David. Goat farming in New Zealand. Wellington: GP Publications, 1991.


How to cite this page:

Allan Gillingham. 'Goats and goat farming', Te Ara - the Encyclopedia of New Zealand, updated 9-Nov-12
URL: http://www.TeAra.govt.nz/en/goats-and-goat-farming/sources