| Description |
vii, 206 pages : colour illustrations ; 26 cm. |
| ISBN |
1910455938 |
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9781910455937 |
| Contents |
Keeping sheep -- The normal sheep -- The organ systems of the sheep -- Diet and nutrition -- Breeding sheep -- Lambing time -- Sick sheep -- Preventative treatments -- Preventing disease from entering your flock -- The sheep farming year. |
| Summary |
As a sheep keeper have you ever wanted to go into more depth with your vet and gain expert advice that will keep your flock happy? This guide provides a depth of veterinary information to complement local veterinary consultations. Advice is offered on everyday issues such as feeding and nutrition, housing, organ systems and their function, disease, treatments, and sheep behaviour. The authors guide the reader through different sheep keeping systems, organ biology, correct diet and nutrition, lambing time and the many problems that can occur at this time of year. The book is filled with helpful photographs and diagrams to help identify and describe diseases, what to look for in terms of abnormal behaviour and signs of disease. The chapter on routine husbandry procedures helps inform the reader how to prevent diseases through good practice. Sheep Keeping is a practical guide to common problems see in small sheep flocks, suitable for experienced smallholder sheep farmers, but also relevant to new and prospective ones.--COVER. |
| Series |
Professional Smallholder Series
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| Library Class |
Agriculture R70
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| Subject |
Sheep farming.
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| Other Author |
Hamer, Kim, author.
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