Dairy Goat Farming for Specialty Cheese and other Products

  • 99 pages

  • Published: 1 Jun 2003

  • Author(s): Stubbs, A.K., Abud, G.L.

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This publication outlines progress made by the industry and gives recommendations for future initiatives to help secure and progress the position achieved. Proposals made will assist careful guidance of development towards a profitable, self contained and controlled Australian Dairy Goat Industry, with an emphasis on specialty cheese production.

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