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Temple Grandin extends her expert guidance to small-scale farming operations. Grandin's fascinating explanations of how herd animals think -- describing their senses, fears, instincts, and memories -- and how to analyze their behaviour, will help you handle your livestock more safely and effectively.

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Celebrating the much-loved remake of the iconic series All Creatures Great & Small, and featuring exclusive interviews from the cast and creators, as well as full colour photography from the show. Based on James Herriots memoirs.

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Intended for animal geneticists, agriculturalists and students, this book places Australia's efforts in selected areas of animal biotechnology in the context of research developments occurring internationally. Topics discussed are relevant to animal production industries into the next century.

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A Memoir about Leaving the City Behind for Life on a Farm, For Fans of Barbara Kingsolver's Animal, Vegetable, Miracle and James Rebankss The Shepherds Life

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Goats Giving Birth presents stories, lessons, and reflections from over 600 goat births with insights into the differences between normal births, necessary C-sections, and incidents that may turn deadly serious, giving you the confidence to handle all goat birthing situations.

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Homestead Cows is a comprehensive guide to raising cattle, from a single milk cow to a small farm herd. Offers detailed planning rooted in practical experience, covering breed selection, herd size, whole farm management with cattle, safe handling, finances, housing, health, reproduction, processing, and more.

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(Paperback, New edition)

This code is intended as a guide for all people responsible for the care and management of cattle. It aims to set an industry standard by defining acceptable cattle management practices in situations that vary from extensive grazing to close confinement and housing.

(Paperback, 4)

Covers the basic standards of husbandry for physiological and behavioural needs of poultry.

(Paperback, Third Edition)

A guide for all people responsible for the welfare of pigs.

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Shows small holder dairy farmers in Asia how to attain optimal growth in young stock.

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The old-time shepherd is an emblem of sturdiness, dependability and independence. How did he manage his charges and his own life What skills and equipment did he use How did sheep farming change in the nineteenth and twentieth centuries, and what effect did those changes have on the shepherd's work This title deals with these questions.

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A small flock of poultry can supply all of the eggs your family needs during the year. And, after your hens have completed their egg-laying days, there will be meat for barbecuing or roasting.

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Captures the moment in American history when home animal husbandry was giving way to more industrialized meat production. This book offers guidance to the small-scale farmer on all manner of livestock issues, centered around the proper breeding, feeding, and care of pigs.

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A collection of essays on one of the most important environmental and ethical issues: the rise of Concentrated Animal Feeding Operations, or CAFOs, where increasing amounts of the world's meat, dairy, eggs, fish, and seafood are produced. It analyzes and depicts the devastating impacts and conditions in and around factory farms.

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How to raise goats for meat, milk or bucolic...

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A practical guide to keeping and managing horses on small...

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Forms part of a series of 15 books on animal production in the tropics, which are intended to provide up-to-date information for students, extension specialists and farmers, in an accessible manner. The book explains why livestock are an important component of agriculture in the tropics.

(Paperback, 2nd edition)

Covers the welfare and environmental implications of producing cattle.

(Hardback, 2nd Revised edition)

Aimed at both the novice and experienced beekeeper, and supported by over 350 photographs and drawings, this is the ultimate guide to Australian beekeeping. Chapters cover equipment, including the Flow Hive; colony management; pests and diseases; extracting honey; the bee-friendly garden; entering honey in competitions; and native bees.