Description: This popular and widely praised book describes everything you need to know about selecting and raising small livestock.Long the primary reference for anyone who keeps animals as a sustainable food source, this latest edition includes up- to-date information on breeds and breeding, feed, disease prevention, housing, and management. The book also includes a chapter on growing feed; appendices covering disease identification and treatment, manure, tanning, incubators, and injections; and a catalog of supplemental resources. Country Journal calls it "a handbook in the true sense of the word. You can pick it up and turn to any section to find quickly the information needed." 35 b&w illustrations and 25 color photographs
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All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
Features: Ex-Library
Format: Trade Paperback
Item Width: 6in.
Number of Pages: 238
Item Length: 9in.
Item Height: 0.7in.
Topic: Agriculture / Animal Husbandry
Book Series: 0
Country/Region of Manufacture: United States
Ex Libris: Yes
Edition: 0
Language: English
Publication Year: 2007
Book Title: Backyard Livestock : Raising Good Natural Food for Your Family
Intended Audience: Ages 9-12, Young Adults, Adults
Author: Steven Thomas, George B. Looby
Original Language: English
Signed By: 0
Narrative Type: Nonfiction
Publisher: Norton & Company, Incorporated, w. w.
Inscribed: Yes
Signed: No
Genre: farm animals
Type: Activity Book
