Livestock and Range

Meat Goats

Goats for Meat Operation

Northern California, 2010

UC Cost Studies are prepared by local UCCE Advisors, professors and staff in the Department of Agriculture and Resource Economics at UC Davis.  A common heard size for the area is used, and then costs, overhead, income, investments, etc. are all entered for the area to provide an example cost and return for an average enterprise.  These are meant to be used as examples of current costs and returns to help people considering changing or diversifying their enterprise, or perhaps starting a new enterprise. Click here for full text.