Youth will learn about management, health, feeding, milking, fitting, breeding, pedigrees, quality assurance, genetics, national industry issues, and showing. Having a dairy goat, youth will learn about the dairy industry through ownership of and care for a dairy animal. In a 4-H Dairy Goat project, in addition to general care and health, you will to recognize various dairy breeds and learn about dairy products and how they are produced, packaged, and marketed. In a 4-H Meat Goat project, participants will learn the selection, breeding, feeding, and health fundamentals for meat animals.

POTENTIAL COLLEGE MAJORS

• Agribusiness
• Agricultural Education
• Animal Sciences
• Farm Management
• Food Science
• Pre-Veterinary Medicine
• Sustainable Food and Farming Systems
• Veterinary Technician or Technologist
• UAF Course Catalog
• UAA Course Catalog
• UAS Course Catalog

POSSIBLE CAREERS

• Agriculture
• Veterinarian

RESOURCES

4-H Curriculum and Guides

• Dairy Goat 1: Getting your goat
• Dairy Goat 2: Stepping Out
• Dairy Goat 3: Showing the Way
• Dairy Goat Group Helper's Guide
• Meat Goat 1: Just Browsing
• Meat Goat 2: Growing with Meat Goats
• Meat Goat 3: Meating the Future
• Meat Goat Helper's Guide
• Feeding Dairy Goats (MN 4-H)
• Goat breeds
• Goat anatomy

Exhibit Requirements and Guidelines

• Alaska State Fair
• Other State Fairs (Tanana Valley, Southeast Alaska, Deltana, Kenai Peninsula, Kodiak, Kenny Lake)
• Livestock exhibits: AK State Fair
• Fleece and Wool Exhibit Guidelines​​