Author : Jane Court
Publisher : CSIRO PUBLISHING
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 21,90 MB
Release : 2010
Category : Business & Economics
ISBN : 0643092943
John Webb Ware is a veterinarian and senior consultant with the University of Melbourne's Mackinnon Project. He has expertise in animal production systems and animal health.
Author : Paula Simmons
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 23,31 MB
Release : 2019-06-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1612129803
Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep is the best-selling, most trusted reference for farmers and backyard homesteaders with any size flock. The fifth edition is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber. With their small size and gentle dispositions, sheep are one of the easier livestock species to raise and offer varied marketing opportunities, including meat, wool, and milk. Detailed instructions and graphics lead readers through every essential procedure, including shearing, building a lambing shed, breeding and lambing, butchering, and marketing.
Author : David C. Henderson
Publisher : Diamond Farm Book Publications
Page : 689 pages
File Size : 42,62 MB
Release : 1990
Category : Ovejas
ISBN : 9780852361894
A wide-ranging manual on sheep diseases which offers to increase productivity and profitability by improving the standard of husbandry and upgrading the health status of the flock. The book stresses the understanding of the causes and development of disease so that a full prevention programme can be planned. A major section describes the latest techniques for fertility control.
Author : Jenna Woginrich
Publisher : Storey Publishing
Page : 213 pages
File Size : 24,35 MB
Release : 2013-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 160342718X
A popular blogger and homesteader shares the joys, sorrows, trials, tribulations and blessings she experienced during a year spent farming on her own land, during which she found deep fulfillment in the practical tasks and timeless rituals of agricultural life.
Author : Julie Murray
Publisher : ABDO
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 40,28 MB
Release : 2005-01-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1617141682
An introduction to the history, physical characteristics, and behavior of sheep.
Author : Sue Weaver
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 786 pages
File Size : 25,79 MB
Release : 2023-08-15
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1637412835
·Extensive sections devoted to the seven major farm animals, including profiles of the most popular breeds and varieties ·Detailed how-to chapters on the care, handling, feeding, health, and safety of each animal ·Special chapters devoted to the breeding and raising of young animals ·Recommendations for ways of capitalizing on your livestock's output, from selling eggs, milk, fiber, and so forth ·Tips for troubleshooting potential problems and warding off diseases, parasites, and predators ·New edition vetted and updated by Dr. Mark McConnon DVM, hobby farm professionals and veterinarians for the most up-to-date information available on the market for shelter, care, health, medicine, nutrition, behavior, marketing, and profit
Author : Jennifer Churchman
Publisher : Little, Brown Books for Young Readers
Page : 45 pages
File Size : 41,79 MB
Release : 2016-01-26
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 0316273546
Meet the adorable orphan lamb Sweet Pea and discover why her true story has become a picture book phenomenon and enchanted readers of all ages! One cold winter night, Sweet Pea the orphan lamb becomes very sick. Everyone in the farmyard is worried about her! Under the watchful care of Farmer John, Laddie the sheepdog, and Dr. Alison the mobile veterinarian, she slowly recovers. Dr. Alison tells Sweet Pea she can have a sleepover to celebrate as soon as she is well again. When the day finally comes, her closest friends Sunny, Prem, and Violet join her in the greenhouse for a fun and imaginative "SheepOver" celebration. This charming story of caring and friendship by farm owners John and Jennifer Churchman, brought to life with John's entrancing photo-illustrations, will enchant readers young and old. In the words of one of her many fans, "Sweet Pea brings a calming, authentic joy to my life that makes me laugh, cry and gives me hope that all is well in the world. . . . Everyone needs a little Sweet Pea in their lives!"
Author : Horatio Clare
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 293 pages
File Size : 34,33 MB
Release : 2008-03-11
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0743274288
Part memoir, part adventure story, and part study of the natural world, this is an evocative and vividly written memoir of a childhood on a remote sheep farm in Wales.
Author : Wendy Strobel Dieker
Publisher : Jump!
Page : 24 pages
File Size : 36,51 MB
Release : 2012-08-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1624960065
A sheep narrates this photo-illustrated book describing the body parts and behavior of sheep on a farm. Includes photo glossary and labeled diagram.
Author : Joanne Mattern
Publisher : Britannica Digital Learning
Page : 26 pages
File Size : 11,23 MB
Release : 2013-03-01
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 1615359028
How do farmers care for sheep?> Children learn about this as well as the benefits we get from these farm animals.
