Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle - Hardcover

Thomas, Heather Smith

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1580176046 ISBN 13: 9781580176040

Verlag: STOREY PUB, 2005

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With nearly every supermarket now featuring an borganicb section, the demand for organically grown meat and dairy products has risen rapidly in recent years. Small farmers have taken note, and many more beginners are considering cattle as a viable farm commodity. Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle is the essential handbook for this growing audience. Heather Smith Thomas, a lifelong catt

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"...will help inexperienced farmers select the breed that is best-suited for their goals."

- Angus Journal

"With the information in this book you can reap the pleasures and rewards of using your land to raise healthy, happy and productive animals." - American Small Farm

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Heather Smith Thomas, a lifelong cattle rancher and author of several previous books for more experienced farmers, offers a succinct layperson’s guide to the basics of raising a small herd of cattle, whether for meat or dairy products. She outlines organic and natural farming methods and covers all the information needed to get started and be successful.

Getting Started with Beef & Dairy Cattle encourages new and beginning farmers to start small and start right. Thomas explains the basics of selecting and raising a calf, along with feeding, shelter, and care guidelines. She covers breeding and calving, as well as tips for managing a herd through the seasons. There is basic health care information for preventing disease and addressing common ailments. For those raising beef cattle, Thomas offers guidelines for butchering; for those raising dairy cattle, there are step-by-step guidelines on milking.

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• Verlag: STOREY PUB
• Erscheinungsdatum: 2005
• ISBN 10: 1580176046
• ISBN 13: 9781580176040
• Einband: Tapa dura
• Anzahl der Seiten: 288