The Field Guide to Cattle Hardback
by Valerie Porter
Hardback
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This handy book profiles over 60 breeds of beef, dairy, draft cattle.
Whether you are a small farm with 50 cattle, raising a single one yourself, or simply want to learn where your milk and meat come from, this invaluable resource will tell you everything you need to know.
This field guide offers a wealth of information from practical tips for communicating with bulls and reading a cow's body language, the history and science behind cross-breeding and herd instincts, mooing, milking, and calving; horns, bovine digestion, and the difference between dairy wedge, beef block, and draught shoulders - these and many more topics are covered in depth for familiar breeds like the Holstein, Hereford, Angus, Jersey, and as rare as the Florida Cracker and Randall Lineback.
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- Format:Hardback
- Pages:144 pages, 152 color photos
- Publisher:Voyageur Press Inc
- Publication Date:29/02/2008
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- ISBN:9780760331927
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Unavailable
- Format:Hardback
- Pages:144 pages, 152 color photos
- Publisher:Voyageur Press Inc
- Publication Date:29/02/2008
- Category:
- ISBN:9780760331927