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This work lays out the tasks and techniques of the herdsman whilst maintaining a central concern with the welfare of the stock throughout the text. Topics covered are general stockmanship, feeding, cow management, milking, housing, health, calf rearing, herd replacements, breeding and bulls, preparing stock for show and sale, maintenance of machinery and equipment, and records and record keeping. In this second edition, particular emphasis has been placed on the optimization of margins per litre, the improved planning of calving dates and the implications for health and other green issues. The book was first published in 1983 under the title The New Herdsman's Book . The author was, as a schoolboy, unchallenged as the Youngest UK Farmer , studied the management of large dairy herds as a Churchill Scholar and imported techniques such as grouping cows and shift milking into Britain.Product Identifiers
PublisherT.H.E. Crowood Press LTD
ISBN-139780852362150
eBay Product ID (ePID)90699605
Product Key Features
Number of Pages224 Pages
Publication NameThe Herdsman's Book
LanguageEnglish
SubjectScience
Publication Year2002
TypeTextbook
AuthorMalcolm Stansfield
FormatHardcover
Dimensions
Item Height240 mm
Item Weight587 g
Additional Product Features
Country/Region of ManufactureUnited Kingdom
Title_AuthorMalcolm Stansfield