Author : G. J. Tomes
Publisher :
Page : 608 pages
File Size : 33,86 MB
Release : 1979
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN :
National Sheep Industries - Structure, Breeds and Objectives. Genetic Selection and breed Improvement. Group Breeding Schemes and Stud Breeding. Reproduction in the Ewe. Male Reproduction and Artificial Insemination.
Author : Paula Simmons
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 48,67 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 : Murray Long
Publisher : Landlinks Press
Page : 145 pages
File Size : 41,95 MB
Release : 2008-06-25
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 0643098690
Breeding Stud Sheep shows how to establish and manage a successful sheep stud. All aspects of stud breeding are covered, including where and how to buy your sheep, selecting the right breeding stock for your stud, flock management, nutrition, disease control, lambing problems, showing sheep, promotion and marketing, and selling stud genetics. The detailed step-by-step strategies will give the reader the ability to develop alternative approaches that best suit their situation. It also explains how new initiatives such as performance recording, DNA testing and modern reproductive techniques can be integrated with the old, time-honoured traditions of sheep breeding. Profiles of highly recognised stud breeders are included, detailing how they started and the strategies they have used to grow their stud sheep operations over many years. This book will help new breeders avoid the pitfalls and mistakes that can occur when starting a new stud venture, and show how to succeed in what is ultimately a tough but very rewarding industry.
Author : Jack Byard
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
Page : 91 pages
File Size : 42,83 MB
Release : 2008-08-31
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1910456845
For each breed he dedicates two pages, the left being a full page high-quality picture and the right giving a brief but comprehensive description of the appearance, history and uses of each sheep. Only the size of a postcard, the book fits perfectly into a rucksack or pocket so is ideal for the interested rambler who is keen to discover more about the flock fleeing from him at the time. Clear color photographs taken of sheep 'straight from the field' illustrate the immense diversity within this species.
Author :
Publisher :
Page : pages
File Size : 36,75 MB
Release : 2015
Category : Animal culture
ISBN :
Author : Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations
Publisher : Fao
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 28,90 MB
Release : 1977
Category : Agricultural education
ISBN : 9789251001523
FAO economic and social development series no/ 3/12. - Designed as handbooks for 2 year intermediate level agricultural and training course. Translated and adapted from the French
Author : Kathryn Dun
Publisher : Ivy Press
Page : 115 pages
File Size : 39,20 MB
Release : 2020-03-03
Category : Nature
ISBN : 1782407774
This stunning collection of portraits shows sheep as you’ve never seen them before. Featuring commissioned studio photography of champion breeds styled to perfection prior to competition, the animals showcased here are works of ovine art. Beautiful color portraits of 42 different breeds from around the globe are accompanied by graphic charts containing all the essential breed information. There’s also a potted history of sheep, plus reportage photography of the behind-the-scenes primping and preening at the agricultural shows, to document the care lavished on prizewinning sheep as well as the nail-biting judging process. Whether you regard it as a photographic exposition, an amusing objet d’art, or a shepherd’s delight packed with visual and texual breed information, this is a unique giftbook destined to adorn coffee tables around the globe.
Author : Susannah Robin Parkin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 104 pages
File Size : 32,59 MB
Release : 2015-06-10
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1784420816
Sheep have been farmed in Britain for hundreds of years and more than thirty million sheep now inhabit these islands. The many breeds developed over this time have been carefully matched to their surroundings – from the hardy, seaweed-eating North Ronaldsay to the tough hill-dwelling Swaledale and the docile Dorset Down of the lowlands. Susannah Robin Parkin here explains the main differences between the various breeds and the qualities of their appearance, temperament, meat and wool, and also outlines the history of sheep farming and the way the industry works. Illustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, this is an essential introduction and guide to the main breeds and their classification into upland, hill and lowland varieties.
Author : G.L Tomes
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
Page : 597 pages
File Size : 36,16 MB
Release : 2013-10-22
Category : Technology & Engineering
ISBN : 1483162133
Sheep Breeding, Second Edition covers sheep breeding in its widest context through a collection of papers about sheep breeding from experts in the field across the globe. The book incorporates sections composed of general review articles and important research findings on the structures and objectives of national sheep industries from many of the major sheep-producing areas of the world. The text also discusses the genetic selection and breed improvement; stud breeding and cooperative breeding schemes; reproduction in the ewe; and male reproduction and artificial insemination. The monograph is recommended for those who wish to learn different techniques and practices in raising and breeding sheep, especially those who are new in the field. The book is also for those who wish to conduct research that would help improve raising and breeding sheep.
Author : G. E. Ricketts
Publisher : DIANE Publishing
Page : 69 pages
File Size : 19,58 MB
Release : 1999-08
Category :
ISBN : 0788182862
Chapters: sheep production systems; crossbreeding and selection; using production records to help develop a more profitable flock; national sheep improvement program; ram testing; considerations during the breeding season; sheep health management; common sheep diseases; parasite control; foot health; nutrition; ewe management during gestation, lambing and lactation; artificial rearing of lambs; feeding and management of lambs to weaning and from weaning to market; feeding replacement lambs; breeding ewe lambs; management on pasture; sheep handling facilities; lamb marketing; lamb carcass shows; and wool production and marketing.
