Agriculture Animal Husbandry category: 3344 books
by Samantha Johnson, Daniel Johnson
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2009
Language: English
Release Date: January 18, 2009
Rabbits are a wonderful animal to raise as a pet or as part of the livestock on a farm. They are a great starter animal for children who participate in 4-H or other rabbit shows. This book will detail information on raising animals in both urban and rural situations, breed types, housing and food...
The Donkey Companion
Selecting, Training, Breeding, Enjoying & Caring for Donkeys
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2012
In The Donkey Companion, Sue Weaver provides everything a donkey owner needs to know. She offers detailed information about different breeds and types of donkeys; explains how to find and select the right animal; addresses daily care and health requirements; and guides readers through the nuances...
The Cow and Her Grass
Rational Grazing - A Manual of Grass Productivity
Language: English
Release Date: March 3, 2015
This book by Messrs Voisin and Lecomte comes at the right moment. It is a synthesis of M. Voisin's important study, Grass Productivity. This manual presents the chief ideas of two specialists. Since they are also excellent practitioners, they have applied these ideas before recommending them....
Pigs, Poultry and Poo
An Urbanite Couple's Journey to Country Life
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2012
Pigs, Poultry and Poo is the story of two people who change their lives and discover a whole new world. Their first step is a move from living and working in the city to rural life and a two-hour commute. Over the five years recounted in the book they mature from feckless beginners to hardened country...
How to Build Animal Housing
60 Plans for Coops, Hutches, Barns, Sheds, Pens, Nestboxes, Feeders, Stanchions, and Much More
Language: English
Release Date: February 28, 2011
With dozens of adaptable plans for sheds, coops, hutches, multipurpose barns, windbreaks, and shade structures, this guide covers everything you need to know to build safe and sturdy housing for your animals. Stressing the importance of evaluating your goals, planning ahead, and budgeting accordingly,...
Temple Grandin's Guide to Working with Farm Animals
Safe, Humane Livestock Handling Practices for the Small Farm
Language: English
Release Date: May 2, 2017
Award-winning author Temple Grandin is famous for her groundbreaking approach to decoding animal behavior. Now she extends her expert guidance to small-scale farming operations. Grandin’s fascinating explanations of how herd animals think — describing their senses, fears, instincts, and memories...
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Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008
Language: English
Release Date: September 4, 2008
The 6th edition of a well-known and much used standard text in the field. This book covers all aspects of the biochemical abnormalities caused by various diseases and how they relate to the biochemical changes in the blood, urine, cerebrospinal fluid, joint fluids, other body fluids and in cells....
Microorganisms in Environmental Management
Microbes and Environment
Language: English
Release Date: January 2, 2012
Microbes and their biosynthetic capabilities have been invaluable in finding solutions for several intractable problems mankind has encountered in maintaining the quality of the environment. They have, for example, been used to positive effect in human and animal health, genetic engineering, environmental...
Achieving sustainable production of eggs Volume 1
Safety and quality
Language: English
Release Date: March 21, 2017
World egg consumption is increasing, particularly in developing countries. This creates new challenges, particularly for more intensive systems which have played a major role in increasing production and productivity. Intensive systems face a continuing threat from zoonoses. At the same time, consumer...
Fertility Pastures
Herbal leys as the basis of soil fertility and animal health
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2009
In Fertility Pastures, Turner details his methods of intensive pasture-based production of beef and dairy cows in a practical guide to profitable, labor-saving livestock production. He developed a system of complex "herbal ley mixtures," or blends of pasture grasses and herbs, with...
Manure Pathogens: Manure Management, Regulations, and Water Quality Protection
Manure Management, Regulation, and Water Quality Protection
Language: English
Release Date: July 6, 2009
A Complete Guide to Manure Pathogen Management
This comprehensive volume provides in-depth information on the management of potentially harmful pathogens present in the manure of agricultural animals, including cattle, pigs, and chickens. Developed by the Water Environment Federation, this...
Achieving sustainable production of poultry meat Volume 2
Breeding and nutrition
Language: English
Release Date: July 31, 2017
To meet growing demand, the FAO has estimated that world poultry production needs to grow by 2-3% per year to 2030. Much of the increase in output already achieved has been as a result of improvements in commercial breeds combined with rearing in more intensive production systems. However, more intensive...
Practical Tools for Plant and Food Biosecurity
Results from a European Network of Excellence
Language: English
Release Date: March 6, 2017
This book is based on EU-funded project PLANTFOODSEC, covering intentional and unintentional threats to plant biosecurity and to food safety areas.
Biosecurity is a strategic and integrated approach for analysing and managing relevant risks to human, animal and plant life and health, and associated...
by Glen Dupree
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
By applying the principles of homeopathy to organic livestock production, you can impact the health of animal species in a way that the effects are seen and felt far beyond the patient. Written for both organic farmers and homeopaths, Dupree in a logical and comprehensive way, has created a comprehensive...