Sheep Breeding

Author : Murray Long
Publisher : Landlinks Press
ISBN 13 : 0643098690
Total Pages : 145 pages
Book Rating : 4.95/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Breeding Stud Sheep written by Murray Long and published by Landlinks Press. This book was released on 2008-06-25 with total page 145 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Breeding Stud Sheep shows how to establish and manage a successful sheep stud. All aspects of stud breeding are covered, including where and how to buy your sheep, selecting the right breeding stock for your stud, flock management, nutrition, disease control, lambing problems, showing sheep, promotion and marketing, and selling stud genetics. The detailed step-by-step strategies will give the reader the ability to develop alternative approaches that best suit their situation. It also explains how new initiatives such as performance recording, DNA testing and modern reproductive techniques can be integrated with the old, time-honoured traditions of sheep breeding. Profiles of highly recognised stud breeders are included, detailing how they started and the strategies they have used to grow their stud sheep operations over many years. This book will help new breeders avoid the pitfalls and mistakes that can occur when starting a new stud venture, and show how to succeed in what is ultimately a tough but very rewarding industry.

Author : Paula Simmons
Publisher : Storey Publishing, LLC
ISBN 13 : 1612129803
Total Pages : 369 pages
Book Rating : 4.08/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Storey's Guide to Raising Sheep, 5th Edition written by Paula Simmons and published by Storey Publishing, LLC. This book was released on 2019-06-25 with total page 369 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Storey’s Guide to Raising Sheep is the best-selling, most trusted reference for farmers and backyard homesteaders with any size flock. The fifth edition is now updated with full-color illustrations and photographs throughout, including a gallery of the best breed choices for both meat and fiber. With their small size and gentle dispositions, sheep are one of the easier livestock species to raise and offer varied marketing opportunities, including meat, wool, and milk. Detailed instructions and graphics lead readers through every essential procedure, including shearing, building a lambing shed, breeding and lambing, butchering, and marketing.

Author : G. J. Tomes
Publisher :
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 608 pages
Book Rating : 4.18/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sheep Breeding written by G. J. Tomes and published by . This book was released on 1979 with total page 608 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: National Sheep Industries - Structure, Breeds and Objectives. Genetic Selection and breed Improvement. Group Breeding Schemes and Stud Breeding. Reproduction in the Ewe. Male Reproduction and Artificial Insemination.

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ISBN 13 : 9780974285702
Total Pages : pages
Book Rating : 4.06/5 ( download)

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Download or read book SID Sheep Production Handbook written by and published by . This book was released on 2003 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Author : Kathryn Dun
Publisher : Ivy Press
ISBN 13 : 1782407774
Total Pages : 115 pages
Book Rating : 4.75/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Beautiful Sheep written by Kathryn Dun and published by Ivy Press. This book was released on 2020-03-03 with total page 115 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This stunning collection of portraits shows sheep as you’ve never seen them before. Featuring commissioned studio photography of champion breeds styled to perfection prior to competition, the animals showcased here are works of ovine art. Beautiful color portraits of 42 different breeds from around the globe are accompanied by graphic charts containing all the essential breed information. There’s also a potted history of sheep, plus reportage photography of the behind-the-scenes primping and preening at the agricultural shows, to document the care lavished on prizewinning sheep as well as the nail-biting judging process. Whether you regard it as a photographic exposition, an amusing objet d’art, or a shepherd’s delight packed with visual and texual breed information, this is a unique giftbook destined to adorn coffee tables around the globe.

Author : Jack Byard
Publisher : Fox Chapel Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1910456845
Total Pages : 91 pages
Book Rating : 4.42/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Know Your Sheep written by Jack Byard and published by Fox Chapel Publishing. This book was released on 2008-08-31 with total page 91 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: For each breed he dedicates two pages, the left being a full page high-quality picture and the right giving a brief but comprehensive description of the appearance, history and uses of each sheep. Only the size of a postcard, the book fits perfectly into a rucksack or pocket so is ideal for the interested rambler who is keen to discover more about the flock fleeing from him at the time. Clear color photographs taken of sheep 'straight from the field' illustrate the immense diversity within this species.

Author : Elizabeth Henson
Publisher : Shire Publications
ISBN 13 : 9780852637791
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.99/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Sheep Breeds written by Elizabeth Henson and published by Shire Publications. This book was released on 2009-06-23 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: There are over thirty million sheep in Britain belonging to more than sixty different breeds. They are almost as varied in shape, color and size as the many breeds of dog, but are far less well-known. The sheep industry in Britain is based on a stratified system which makes the best use of the harsh mountains of Scotland, Wales and northern England, as well as of the more fertile and mild regions of southern Britain. It has helped to develop a rich range of specialist regional breed types. This book places the breeds into intelligible groups by outlining the way the national industry works, classifying their different roles and determining where each breed fits into an overall picture. Each breed and its wool is featured and illustrated with an extensive collection of pictures.

Author : G.L Tomes
Publisher : Butterworth-Heinemann
ISBN 13 : 1483162133
Total Pages : 597 pages
Book Rating : 4.33/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sheep Breeding written by G.L Tomes and published by Butterworth-Heinemann. This book was released on 2013-10-22 with total page 597 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheep Breeding, Second Edition covers sheep breeding in its widest context through a collection of papers about sheep breeding from experts in the field across the globe. The book incorporates sections composed of general review articles and important research findings on the structures and objectives of national sheep industries from many of the major sheep-producing areas of the world. The text also discusses the genetic selection and breed improvement; stud breeding and cooperative breeding schemes; reproduction in the ewe; and male reproduction and artificial insemination. The monograph is recommended for those who wish to learn different techniques and practices in raising and breeding sheep, especially those who are new in the field. The book is also for those who wish to conduct research that would help improve raising and breeding sheep.

Author : Agnes C Winter
Publisher : Crowood
ISBN 13 : 1847975402
Total Pages : 633 pages
Book Rating : 4.09/5 ( download)

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Download or read book Sheep Health, Husbandry and Disease written by Agnes C Winter and published by Crowood. This book was released on 2013-03-01 with total page 633 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This comprehensive book covers all aspects of sheep health and disease, and sheep husbandry throughout the annual breeding cycle. Through extensive and detailed photographs it highlights the disease and welfare issues that can arise within the great variety of breeds and flock types. Written by two veterinary surgeons closely involved in sheep health, this book takes a veterinary view of husbandry and emphasizes the importance of keeping diseases out of a flock. From practical tasks such as how to check teeth, feet and udders, through to vaccination schedules, injection techniques and parasite control, it covers the whole life cycle of your flock. Topics covered include: Routine procedures; Selecting breeding stock; Internal and external parasites; Tupping time; Pregnancy; Lambing ewes; Lameness. An essential guide to all aspects of sheep health, disease and sheep husbandry through the annual breeding cycle. Invaluable reference for anyone who keeps sheep on a small scale, with one or two as pets, to those with a commercial flock. It will be of interest also to agricultural and veterinary students and shepherds working with valuable pedigree flocks. Considers how to tackle common diseases, the potential problems that can arise and the preventative measures that can be taken. Superbly illustrated with 609 extensive and detailed colour photographs. Agnes Winter is a specialist sheep vet and Honarary Professor of the Veterinary School at the University of Liverpool and Clare Phythian is a full-time veterinary surgeon specializing in sheep health and welfare.

Author : Susannah Robin Parkin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1784420816
Total Pages : 104 pages
Book Rating : 4.19/5 ( download)

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Download or read book British Sheep Breeds written by Susannah Robin Parkin and published by Bloomsbury Publishing. This book was released on 2015-06-10 with total page 104 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Sheep have been farmed in Britain for hundreds of years and more than thirty million sheep now inhabit these islands. The many breeds developed over this time have been carefully matched to their surroundings – from the hardy, seaweed-eating North Ronaldsay to the tough hill-dwelling Swaledale and the docile Dorset Down of the lowlands. Susannah Robin Parkin here explains the main differences between the various breeds and the qualities of their appearance, temperament, meat and wool, and also outlines the history of sheep farming and the way the industry works. Illustrated with beautiful colour photographs throughout, this is an essential introduction and guide to the main breeds and their classification into upland, hill and lowland varieties.