Agriculture category: 3369 books
The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens
Simple Steps for Healthy, Happy Hens
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2017
**The Chicken Chick's Guide to Backyard Chickens takes enthusiasts through all aspects of small-flock ownership. You’ll find all the info you need on feeding, housing, flock health, and more.
Internationally known as The Chicken Chick, Kathy Shea Mormino brings an informative style and fresh...
by Kat Bazeley, Alastair Hayton
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: June 30, 2013
Practical Cattle Farming is written by two experienced, practising veterinarians, and covers the essential elements of beef and dairy cattle farming and the latest cutting-edge scientific research, and is therefore of value both to the novice and to those with experience. The text is clearly written...
by Leigh Tate
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
Language: English
Release Date: October 17, 2016
If you keep a few goats as pets or for milk, meat, or brush control, you likely don't give much thought to potential disease in your herd. If you are interested in breeding and selling or showing goats, however, you are likely concerned about your herd being free of specific goat diseases, particularly...
Modern Pig Production
A practical guide to profit
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2011
This is the third textbook from this award-winning and internationally-recognised pig consultant. Having already covered 'Pig production Problems' and their solutions followed by 'What the Textbooks don't tell You', this new book goes further in providing practical, easy-to-understand advice on all...
Rabbit Housing
Planning, Building, and Equipping Facilities for Humanely Raising Healthy Rabbits
Language: English
Release Date: July 13, 2012
Create a safe, sanitary, and efficient home for your rabbits. In this informative guide, Bob Bennett provides clear step-by-step instructions for building attractive all-wire hutches of all sizes, with additional tips for adding the necessary accessories like feeders, watering systems, nest boxes,...
Growing Local
Case Studies on Local Food Supply Chains
Language: English
Release Date: February 1, 2015
In an increasingly commercialized world, the demand for better quality, healthier food has given rise to one of the fastest growing segments of the U.S. food system: locally grown food. Many believe that “relocalization” of the food system will provide a range of public benefits, including lower...
by George B. Looby, Steven Thomas
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: June 13, 2017
A new edition of the essential guide to animal husbandry
Have you ever celebrated Thanksgiving with a turkey from a local farm, instead of a packaged, frozen supermarket bird? Ever cracked a farm-fresh egg into the skillet next to a store-bought one? The difference in quality can’t be overstated....
Achieving sustainable production of milk Volume 3
Dairy herd management and welfare
Language: English
Release Date: August 7, 2017
Reviews advances in understanding and improving the welfare of dairy cattle;
Summarises current research on rumen biology, digestion and ways of optimising nutrition of dairy cattle from grazing to feed and feed supplements;
Discusses latest developments in maintaining the health of dairy cattle, including the genetics of disease resistance and dairy herd health management
by John Moran
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Language: English
Release Date: November 1, 2012
Rearing young stock for replacement heifers is probably one of the least well understood and practised aspects of herd and feeding management on dairy farms throughout the world, particularly on small holder dairy farms in the tropics. This book addresses all the major concerns of the small holder dairy...
Keep Chickens!
Tending Small Flocks in Cities, Suburbs, and Other Small Spaces
Language: English
Release Date: February 27, 2015
No matter how small your lot is, you can keep chickens and enjoy fresh eggs every morning. Barbara Kilarski shares her passion for poultry as she fills this guide with tips and techniques for successfully raising chickens in small spaces. Spotlighting the self-sufficient pleasures of tending your...
by Prof. Mick Price, Dr Matt Spangler, Annie Vénien
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: April 30, 2017
Reviews advances in understanding how breeding and growth affects the development of quality attributes such as fat content and tenderness;
Summarises recent research on how management of cattle and carcass handling affects sensory properties;
Discusses current research on measuring and optimising quality traits such as color, flavor and tenderness
Achieving sustainable production of pig meat Volume 2
Animal breeding and nutrition
Language: English
Release Date: October 9, 2017
Pig meat is the most widely-consumed meat in the world. Previous growth in production has relied, in part, on more intensive systems. In meeting rising demand, these systems face challenges such as the ongoing threat of zoonotic diseases, the need to improve feed efficiency in the face of rising costs,...
Humane and Healthy Poultry Production
A Manual for Organic Growers
Language: English
Release Date: April 15, 2011
Part of the NOFA guides. Includes information on:
Organic poultry basics
Establishing the facilities (housing and equipment, choosing and using litter, outdoor access, brooding, grazing and pasturing)
Purchasing and brooding chicks
Organic feed and supplements
Poultry health care in the organic...
The Joy of Hobby Farming
Grow Food, Raise Animals, and Enjoy a Sustainable Life
Language: English
Release Date: April 1, 2011
When the farm is a lifestyle, but not quite a way to earn a living, it’s considered hobby farming. Most of us want to live a sustainable and healthy life in which we protect the environment and keep it safe from development and overproduction. But we can take this a step further by learning how...