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Illustrated Guide to Cows : How to Choose Them - How to Keep Them by Celia Lewis (2014, Hardcover)
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Product Identifiers
PublisherBloomsbury Publishing
ISBN-101408181355
ISBN-139781408181355
eBay Product ID (ePID)167425566
Product Key Features
Book TitleIllustrated Guide to Cows : How to Choose Them-How to Keep Them
Number of Pages160 Pages
LanguageEnglish
Publication Year2014
TopicAgriculture / Animal Husbandry, Reference, Animals / Mammals, General, Agriculture / General
IllustratorYes
GenrePets, Nature, Technology & Engineering
AuthorCelia Lewis
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height0.7 in
Item Weight28.6 Oz
Item Length10.3 in
Item Width8.5 in
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Intended AudienceTrade
TitleLeadingThe
Table Of ContentIntroduction/a short history of cattle; What to consider: land, fencing, water and housing; Feeding; Bull or AI; DEFRA rules and regulations; Acquiring stock; Handling; Breeding and calving; Organic farming; Breed profiles (see list below); Milking; Making dairy products; Finishing/cuts of beef; Common ailments; How to make a bugle; Tanning; Websites.Breed names [and place of origin]: Aberdeen Angus [Scotland]; Ankole-Watusi [Africa]; Aubrac [France]; Ayrshire [Scotland]; Bazadaise [France]; Beef Shorthorn [England]; Belgian Blue [Belgium]; Belted Galloway [Scotland]; Belted Galloway [Scotland]; Blonde D'Aquitaine [France]; Brahman [India]; British White [England]; Brown Swiss [Switzerland]; Canadienne [Canada]; Charolais [France]; Chianina [Italy]; Corriente [Mexico]; Dairy Shorthorn [England]; Dexter [Ireland]; Dutch Belter (Lakenvelder) [Netherlands]; Florida Cracker [USA]; Friesian [Netherlands]; Galloway [Scotland]; Gascon [France]; Gelbvieh [Germany]; Gloucester [England]; Guernsey [Channel Islands]; Hereford [England]; Highland [Scotland]; Holstein [Netherlands]; Irish Moiled [Ireland]; Jersey [Channel Islands]; Kerry [Ireland]; Limousin [France]; Lincoln Red [England]; Longhorn [England]; Luing [Scotland]; Maine-Anjou [France]; Marchigiana [Italy]; Meuse Rhine Issel [Netherlands/Germany]; Montbeliarde [France]; Murray Grey [Australia]; Normande [France]; North Devon or Red Ruby [England]; Parthenais [France]; Piedmontese [Italy]; Pinzgauer [Austria]; Romagnola [Italy]; Salers [France]; Senepol [Virgin Islands]; Shetland [Scotland]; Simmental [Switzerland]; South Devon [England]; Texas Longhorn [USA]; Sussex [England]; Welsh Black [Wales]; White Park [GB]; Whitebred Shorthorn [GB].
SynopsisKeeping cattle as a smallholder can be a rewarding enterprise, supplying you with food and milk and helping with the management of grassland on your property. This delightfully illustrated and informative book is ideal for anyone interested in keeping a cow or two, who would like to choose the best breed for their circumstances. The Illustrated Guide to Cows covers the 58 most familiar breeds of cattle in Europe and North America. Breed profiles are written in engaging text that covers the history of each breed, its main characteristics and how to look after them, and each one has been beautifully illustrated by the author. Introductory sections contain practical advice on all elements of rearing calves and keeping cattle, including what to consider about land, housing and fencing, whether to choose beef or dairy cows, tips on buying, moving and handling your stock, and guidance on feeding and breeding., Keeping cattle as a smallholder can be a rewarding enterprise, supplying you with food and milk and helping with the management of grassland on your property. This delightfully illustrated and informative book is ideal for anyone interested in keeping a cow or two, who would like to choose the best breed for their circumstances. The Illustrated Guide to Cows covers the 58 most familiar breeds of cattle in Europe and North America. Breed profiles are written in engaging text that covers the history of each breed, its main characteristics and how to look after them, and each one has been beautifully illustrated by the author.Introductory sections contain practical advice on all elements of rearing calves and keeping cattle, including what to consider about land, housing and fencing, whether to choose beef or dairy cows, tips on buying, moving and handling your stock, and guidance on feeding and breeding., Covers the most familiar breeds of cattle in Europe and North America, with concise text about each one and illustrated with delightful paintings by the author.
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- 02 Oct, 2019
Illistrations and history of the breeds were good.
It is all written from an English( European) perspective, all situated in English towns, money described in pounds, didn't make sense to an American.Verified purchase: YesCondition: Pre-owned
