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Key Resource 01-01-1993 Dairying covers in detail the rearing, husbandry and management, feeding and nutrition of calf, heifer and milk cows. Many examples of milk production systems and milk cow regimes are also described. The issues of the development of dairying and the constraints that affect farmers in tropical...
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Key Resource 01-01-1996 A guide to the practical management of goats in both tropical and temperate countries. Chapters on different breeds, nutrition and feeding, reproduction and kid rearing, and health and routine husbandry are included in the text.
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01-01-1970 The Sheepman's Handbook provides the reader with information on resaerch and technology for sheep production. The reccommendations in the handbook are intended as guidelines to profitable sheep production. This handbook will go through keys areas of sheep production such as genetics,...
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01-01-2006 Ensure the health and well-being of every sheep in your flock with expert advice and practical guidance trusted by shepherds around the world. This invaluable resource includes up-to-date information on breed selection, lambing, feeding, housing, pasture maintenance, and disease prevention and...
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01-03-1984 This handbook was developed by the USDA to provide comprehensive information on goats. Notebook, various page numbers
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01-01-2017 Twenty years ago Joel Salatin wroteYou Can Farm, which has launched thousands of farm entrepreneurs around the world. With another 20 years of experience under his belt, bringing him to the half-century mark as a full-time farmer, he decided to build on that foundation with a sequel, a graduate...
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01-01-2014 This 8-page leaflet, practical for use in the field and easy to read, describes how pastoralists can produce strong, healthy animals and high-quality milk that will fetch a good price. It gives background information on markets for animals and milk, choosing the right animal breeds, and animal...
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01-01-1996 In a day when beef is assailed by many environmental organizations and lauded by fast-food chains, a new paradigm to bring reason to this confusion is in order. With farmers leaving the land in droves and plows poised to "reclaim" set-aside acres, it is time to offer an alternative that is both...
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01-01-2021 A comprehensive how-to manual of Polyface Farm’s signature designs--with tips, tricks, and a half century of lessons learned through trial and error Have you wondered how to build the Polyface broiler shelter, or the dolly to move it, or an Eggmobile, Gobbledygo or Shademobile? For folks getting...
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01-01-1996 A couple working six months per year for 50 hours per week on 20 acres can net $25,000-$30,000 per year with an investment equivalent to the price of one new medium-sized tractor. Seldom has agriculture held out such a plum. In a day when main-line farm experts predict the continued demise of the...