Storey's guide to raising beef cattle : health, handling, breeding
Thomas, Heather Smith2009
Books, Manuscripts
Main title:
Storey's guide to raising beef cattle : health, handling, breeding / Heather Smith Thomas ; foreword by Baxter Black.
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Edition:
[New ed.]
Imprint:
North Adams, Mass. : Storey, c2009.
Collation:
x, 340 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Notes:
Originally published as: Guide to raising beef cattle, c1998.Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
Breeds and genetics: an overview -- Handling and behavior of beef cattle -- Issues in buying and selling -- General guidelines for raising beef cattle -- Pasture, fencing, and facilities -- Feeding cattle -- Keeping cattle healthy -- Growing and breeding heifers -- Care of the pregnant cow -- Calving -- Care of the newborn calf -- Calf health -- Weaning the calves -- Rebreeding.
ISBN:
9781603424547
Dewey class:
636.213
Language:
English
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BRN:
7959
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