Storey's guide to raising sheep
Book - 2001
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- Published
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Pownal, Vt. :
Storey Books
2001.
- Language
- English
- Main Author
- Other Authors
- Item Description
- Revised edition of: Raising sheep the modern way. Updated and rev. edition c1989.
- Physical Description
- x, 389 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 354-355) and index.
- ISBN
- 9781580172622
- Foreword
- Preface
- 1. Starting with Sheep
- Some Background on Sheep
- Sheep Farming Today
- Behavior
- Breeds
- Buying Sheep
- Home at Last
- 2. Breeding and Breeds
- Breeding and Genetics
- Genetic Diversity and Sheep Breeds
- Individual Breeds
- 3. Pasture, Fences, and Facilities
- Pasture
- Facilities
- 4. Herding Dogs
- Traits of Herding Dogs
- Breeds
- Selecting a Dog
- Training
- Dog Trials
- 5. Predators and Protection
- Managing for Predators
- Guardian Animals
- 6. Feeds and Feeding
- Digestion
- Nutrients
- Feeding Practices
- Types of Feed
- 7. General Health Considerations
- Healthy Strategies
- Recognizing Sick Sheep
- Alternative Health Practices
- Natural Defenses
- Causes of Illness in Sheep
- Parasites
- Other Disorders of Sheep
- Drugs for Sheep
- 8. Problems of Rams, Ewes, and Lambs
- Problems with Rams
- Disorders in Ewes
- Lamb Problems
- 9. Flock Management
- Successful Breeding
- The Ram
- Ewes
- 10. Lambing
- Preparation for Lambing
- The Lambing Process
- After Lambing
- Problems with Newborn Lambs
- Orphan Lambs
- Care of Baby Lambs
- 11. Products and Marketing
- Merchandising to Reach Your Market
- Wool
- Meat and Milk
- Pelts
- The Live-Animal Business
- Odds and Ends
- Recipes
- 12. Showing Sheep
- Kinds of Shows
- Show Classes
- Training Sheep
- Fitting
- Final Fitting
- Showring Strategies
- Lambing Calendar
- Feed Requirements for Sheep
- Composition of Common Feedstuffs
- Resources
- Glossary
- Index