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This book provides background information for anyone wanting to farm sheep, with profit very much in mind. It’s a reference book, and to make the information easier to use, it is presented in Parts. There are appendices and a comprehensive index at the back.
Part 1. Getting started. Why keep sheep; sheep farming
systems; buying and selling sheep; sheep farming calendar.
Part 2. Sheep behaviour and handling.
Part 3. Breeding. Sheep identification & recording; breeds & animal genetics;
official recording schemes; breeding coloured sheep.
Part 4. Reproduction. The ram; the ewe; mating & lambing hoggets; lambing.
Part 5. Feeding. Feeding sheep; practical feeding.
Part 6. Meat & wool. Meat from sheep; wool.
Part 7. Sheep health & disease. Sheep health; sheep diseases; sheep’s teeth;
organic sheep farming and homeopathy.
Part 8. Husbandry tasks. Condition scoring; injection techniques; castration &
tail docking; mulesing; euthanasia (slaughtering); dipping; fencing for sheep.
For sale on CD. Price $25 which includes postage. Not GST registered. To order email Clive here
This book provides background information for anyone wanting to farm beef cattle, with profit very much in mind. It’s a reference book, and to make the information easier to use, it is presented in Parts. There are appendices and a comprehensive index at the back.
Part 1. Getting started. Why keep cattle; cattle farming
systems; buying and selling cattle; cattle farming calendar.
Part 2. Cattle behaviour and handling.
Part 3. Calving and calf rearing.
Part 4. Breeding and cattle identification.
Part 5. Reproduction. The bull; the cow.
Part 6. Feeding.
Part 7. Cattle for meat.
Part 8. Cattle health and disease.
Part 9. General husbandry. Keeping a house cow; injection techniques; dehorning
& castration; euthanasia; fencing for cattle.
For sale on CD. Price $25 which includes postage. Not GST registered. To order email Clive here
This book provides information on how farm animals behave – what they do and why they do it, and the implications (both moral and legal) this has for people who look after them. As a result, the book provides practical advice to get animals to perform well, without compromising their wellbeing with a special feature on solving behaviour problems (as seen by humans).
The chapters dealing with each species cover how the animal fits in with modern society, senses, diet, communication, social structure, reproduction, and solving problems.
Chapter 1. General principles.
Chapter 2. Dogs.
Chapter 3. Cats.
Chapter 4. Sheep.
Chapter 5. Goats.
Chapter 6. Cattle.
Chapter 7. Deer.
Chapter 8. Horses.
Chapter 9. Donkeys.
Chapter 10. Pigs.
Chapter 11.Poultry.
Chapter 12. Rabbits.
For sale on CD. Price $25 which includes postage. Not GST registered. To order email Clive here
This book was first written in 1980 for students and farmers and was well received, being translated into Japanese and Spanish and sold by the publishers (Granada) in a special low-price edition for developing countries. It’s success was because if was written for people who had practical breeding problems to solve. The book is written in parts, has two appendices, a glossary of terms and a comprehensive index.
Part I. The traits in farm animals.
Man and his animals; traits; growth & development.
Part II. Basic biology and Mendelism.
Basic biology; Mendelism; Mendel’s mathematics & more terminology; how many
genes concern breeders; heredity & environment.
Part III. Population genetics, selection and breeding.
The complexity of traits in farm animals; population genetics; variation;
selection; genetic progress: what controls it; measuring genetic improvement;
selection limits; breeding value and aids to selection; breeding & the
environment; breeding methods; hybrids & heterosis.
Part IV. Breeding in practice.
Practical breeding plans; breeds & breed structure.
For sale as a bound photocopy of original 1980 book. Price $45 (inc P&P) within NZ. Not GST registered. To order email Clive here here
This book was written for young shepherds and farm staff who needed a trained dog for their work. The best way to learn is from an experienced dog handler, but these folk don’t put their knowledge on paper. The information in this book has been distilled from dog handlers and the scientific literature to provide a background to hands-on work with a farm working dog. There are chapters on each subject area covering training and welfare.
Chapter 1. Introduction.
Chapter 2. Dog Behaviour
Chapter 3. Breeds of working dogs
Chapter 4. Buying a dog
Chapter 5. Mating, Birth and Weaning
Chapter 6. Basic Training
Chapter 7. Further training - fine-tuning
Chapter 8. Common Health Problems
Chapter 9. First Aid
Chapter 10. Breeding
Chapter 11. Housing and Welfare
Chapter 12. Basic Nutrition
Chapter 13. Practical Feeding
Chapter 14. The Law and your Dog
Chapter 15. Dog Trials
Appendix 1 Names for working dogs
Appendix 2 Further reading
For sale on CD. Price $20 which includes postage. Not GST registered. To order email Clive here
This is a book for “Northumbrians“ – a tribe who inhabit the southern side of the Scottish border in the north east of England drained by the river North Tyne and Rede. Anyone who has ever had a connection with the county of Northumberland or whose ancestors came from there will find it of interest.
The content relates the humorous experiences of the authors as two young farm workers (called “Daft Laddies“) in the 1950s when farming was experiencing rapid change from horsepower to tractors.
The book is written using many Northumbrian dialect words in the text with a glossary provided in the back. It describes the seasonal work of a farm at that time, and which is now part of agricultural history.
On an accompanying audio CD, Donald Clegg reads eight excerpts from the book in the Northumbrian dialect of the day.
For sale on CD with a complementary audio CD. Price $20 which includes postage. Not GST registered. To order email Clive here