Information about Short Hill Dairy Goats Short Hill Dairy Goats is located on a small farm in Lovettsville, Virginia, approximately twelve miles northwest of Leesburg, Virginia. Initially started as a 4-H project for the children, the herd consisted of three breeds: Nubians, Alpines, and LaManchas. Today, only Alpines and LaManchas are raised. All of our dairy goats are hand-raised and fed pasturized milk. Most of our does are bred by artificial insemination or with our private bucks. Please inquire for possible boarding and stud service.

Short Hill Dairy Goats

The following products are for sale; please inquire for specific information:

In addition, numerous kids are available after the spring kidding season; please inquire for pricing and availability.

Information about Dairy Goats on the Internet

Believe it or not, but there is information about dairy goats on the Internet! If you don't find anything of interest listed below, please feel free to search the Internet with the following Search Engines.

Several Sources of Information about Dairy Goats

Visit the Goat Page at the Langston University-E (Kika) de la Garza Institute for Goat Research for information such as:

• Kidding and Pre-Kidding Tips,
• Housing Your Goat,
• Castrating Buck Kids, and
• Trimming the Hooves of Goats.

The Livestock Section of The World Wide Web Virtual Library-Goat Resources includes the Breeds of Goats, and links to the following information:

• Feeding and Housing Dairy Goats and
• Mastitis in Dairy Goats.

Visit the New Mexico State University-College of Agriculture & Home Economics for information about Artificial Insemination of Dairy Goats. Information regarding External Parasites of Dairy Goats and Recommendations for Dairy Goats is available from the the Florida Agricultural Information Retrieval System at the University of Florida's Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences. Also check out the Basic Goat Primer.

Online goat-related publications and associations include:

• Dairy Goat Journal Online,
• American Dairy Goat Products Association,
• National Goat Handbook, and the National Goat Database Home Page.

View the Parts of a Dairy Goat.

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all inquires to Emelia Maloid, owner of Short Hill Dairy Goats.