This vintage book contains an exhaustive guide to cattle farming for meat and diary products. It explores in detail the various breeds of the British Isles, looking at their history and origins, notable breeders, etc.; as well as offering a wealth of practical information on diary farming, with sections on selection, housing, feeding, diseases and their treatment, and much more. Farming Cattle for Meat and Dairy is a timeless handbook that will be of considerable utility to farmers and breeders of cattle. Contents include: Shorthorns-Lincolnshire Red Shorthorn Cattle-Herefords , Devons-South Devons-Galloways-Highlanders-Ayreshires-Orkneys and Shetlands , Channel Islands Breeds: Jerseys and Guernseys-Irish Breeds , Feeding and Treatment of Diary Cattle , etc. Many vintage books such as this are becoming increasingly scarce and expensive. We are republishing this book now in an affordable, modern, high-quality edition complete with a specially-commissioned new introduction on cattle farming.
By:
Various, Professor J Prince-Sheldon Imprint: Home Farm Books Dimensions:
Height: 254mm,
Width: 178mm,
Spine: 12mm
Weight: 386g ISBN:9781528707923 ISBN 10: 1528707923 Pages: 218 Publication Date:14 December 2018 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active